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Judge Charles T. Zich

30 Sep 1874 – 24 Apr 1949

Birth30 Sep 1874
Death24 Apr 1949
CemeteryNeedville United Methodist Church Cemetery
Needville , Fort Bend County , Texas , USA
Added byCarolyn Brinkmeyer on 06 Dec 2015
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Texas Coaster, April 28, 1949: Funeral services for Judge Chas. T. Zich, 74, were held yesterday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock from the Needville Methodist Church, with Rev. W.A. Menking officiating, assisted by other minsters of the Needville churches. He was laid to rest in the family burial plot in the Needville Public Cemetery. Judge Zich died Sunday at 12:55 o'clock in the Fort Bend Hospital. He was rushed to the hospital last Thursday after being involved in an automobile accident one-half mile south of Needville on Highway 36. The accident occurred at 2:40 p.m. when a lumber truck driven by James W. Scott, 50, Austin negro, hit Judge Zich's pick-up truck as he came onto the highway from a side road. The truck was a 1946 Dodge truck-tractor and semi-trailer, owned by Troske Bros. Lumber Company of Giddings. Judge Zich was driving a 1947 Dodge pick-up. The truck hit the pick-up in the side as it entered the highway, according to Highway Patrolman J.L. Rundell who, with Deputy Sheriff Alva McGill, investigated the accident. Judge Zich's death brought the number of traffic fatalities in this county this year to five. Last year at this time, three people had been killed in car wrecks in this county. Judge Zich was born September 30, 1874 at Jennings, La., the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Zich. They moved to Brenham and in 1900; he came to Fort Bend County where he taught school for eight years and then took up farming. He retired from farming about 15 years ago. In July 1909, he was married to Miss Annie Miller. Seven children were born to this union but a son and daughter preceded him in death. He was Justice of the Peace of Precinct No. 2 of Fort Bend County, which office he had held intermittently since 1908, for a total of 28 years. Judge Zich was president of the Needville Lumber Company, president of the Farmers Gin Company, president of the Sons of Herman, vice-president of the Needville State Bank, director of the Fairchild Grain Dryer, member of the Jaybird Association of Fort Bend County, director of the Needville Lions Club, and trustee of the Needville Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Zich of Needville; three sons, John of Detroit, Mich., Edmund and Wallace of Needville; two daughters, Mrs. Leona Knight of Pleasantville, N.J., and Mrs. Annabelle Drumm of Rosenberg; four grandchildren; and a brother, J.R. Zich, of Ludey, Okla. Pallbearers were Dr. J.W. Weeks, Gus Kunkel, Fritz Hackstedt, John Feldhoff, Tom Snedecor, Charlie Lehman, Anton Schmidt, Steve Kneitz, and Hamilton Leissner. Funeral services were directed by the Foerster Funeral Home. ********************************************************************************************* Rosenberg Herald, April 29, 1949: The entire community was shocked when the death of Judge Chas. T. Zich occurred Sunday at 12:55 at the Fort Bend Hospital. Judge Zich was involved in an automobile wreck Thursday, April 21, while crossing the highway near Needville. He was rushed to the Fort Bend Hospital and remained in a serious condition until his death. Funeral services for Judge Zich were held Wednesday afternoon, April 27, at 3 p.m. from the Needville Methodist Church, with Rev. W.A. Menking officiating, assisted by other minsters of the Needville churches. He was laid to rest in the family burial plot in the Needville Public Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. J.W. Weeks, Gus Kunkel, Fritz Hackstedt, John Feldhoff, Tom Snedecor, Charlie Lehman, Anton Schmidt, Steve Kneitz, and Hamilton Leissner. Funeral services were the the direction of the the Foerster Funeral Home. Judge Zich was born Sept. 30, 1874 at Jennings, La., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Zich; from there, they moved to Brenham, Texas and in 1900, he came to Fort Bend County where he taught school for eight years and then he took up farming and retired from farming about 15 years ago. In July 1909, he was married to Miss Annie Miller. Seven children were born to this union. A son and daughter preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Zich of Needville; three sons, John of Detroit, Mich., Edmund and Wallace of Needville; two daughters, Mrs. Leona Knight of Pleasantville, N.J., Mrs. Annabelle Drumm of Rosenberg; four grandchildren; one brother, J.R. Zich, of Ludey, Okla.; other relatives and a host of friends. Judge Zich, at the time of his death, was president of the Needville Lumber Company, president of the Farmers Gin Company, president of the Sons of Hermann, vice-president and director of the Needville State Bank, director of the Fairchild's Grain Dryer, member of the Jay Bird's Association of Fort Bend County, director of the Needville Lions Club, trustee of the Needville Methodist Church, and was, at the present time, Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2. He had held this office for a total of 28 years, being elected the first time in 1908.

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