Father of William Christopher Kleine and Bingham Trigg Kleine
Son of Augustus Kleine and Babette Pfleugger Kleine
Gonzales Inquirer July 1, 1920
Meets Tragic Death
W. C. Kleine Goes Rabbit Hunting and His Lifeless Body Found Near a Wire Fence With Dead Rabbit and Gun Nearby.
A tragedy that shocked the entire community, plunging one of its prominent families into the deepest bereavement, and casting universal sorrow over the town, occurred early Thursday morning, probably between 7 and 8 o'clock, when the lifeless body of W. C. Kleine, lifelong resident and prominent citizen of Gonzales, was discovered on the North Loop near the old gun club field at the northeast extremity of the loop with a gunshot wound in the stomach, a dead rabbit by one hand and the gun lying under the fence near which the body was found.
It was discovered by W. K. Lorraine, who was passing in her car, hurrying to town to notify citizens, a number rushed out to the scene of the tragedy. Physicians, upon examination were of the opinion that Mr. Kleine had been dead probably twenty minutes when he was found.
According to those who went to the scene, he was found lying on his back by the fence as if just having gotten through, going toward his car found standing in the road a dead rabbit, apparently in one hand, while the other clutched at the spot where the shot entered his body. The gun, a 12-guage automatic, lying under the fence by the body, indicated that in some way it was accidentally discharged as he was dragging it through the fence. Mr. Kleine had been in the habit of going out after rabbits, which the family used to feed to their flock of chickens, and it was one one of these little hunting expeditions that he set out shortly before 7 o'clock, we understand, planning to return in ample time to take his eldest son, William to the station to see him off on the 8:50 Southern Pacific train to Annapolis, where he was to enter the Naval Academy, having recently received word as to his appointment to a cadetship of Congressman Mansfield. The family had become anxious over his prolonged absence, and it was at this stage of affairs that news was brought to town of the tragic accident.
The body was taken to Kleins Undertaking Parlors where it was prepared for burial previous to its removal to the family residence.
Surviving Mr. Kleine are his heartbroken widow, formerly Miss Julia Trigg of Lockhart, two sons, William and Bingham, and one brother, Walter Kleine of this city.
Two brothers George and August Kleine, preceded him to the great beyond some years ago.
Mr. Kleine was a son of the late August Kleine Sr., pioneer merchant of Gonzales, who founded the furniture establishment of Kleine Bros. back in the early 50.s and who was prominent in Odd Fellow Circles, the present August Kleine Sr., Rebekah Lodge being named in his honor.
Mr. Kleine was born and reared in Gonzales, and after completing his education at A. & M. College entered into the furniture business here with his father until several years ago, when he withdrew to enter other pursuits. He was a prominent Odd Fellow and a member of the Episcopal church of this city.
He was 48 years old, having been born on January 12, 1872. His family having had a large part in the development of Gonzales, he loved his home town and that regard was expressed in a type of community loyalty unsurpassed as a citizen. Enjoying a wide popularity on account of his genial disposition and big heart, he numbered his friends by the score, many beinf of lifelong standing. As husband and father, he was devoted to those dearest to him, kind and indulgent almost to a fault.
Mrs. Kleine's sisters, Mrs. E. B. Coopwood and Mrs. M. O. Flowers of Lockhart, accompanied by Mr. Coopwood, Mr. Flowers, Mrs. Thomas McNeal, Mrs. W. B. Trigg and Mrs. A. S. Carter, arrived Thursday at noon.
One of the largest funerals ever witnessed in Gonzales was that of Friday afternoon when Gonzales paid its final tribute of respect to his memory.
It was a representative gathering of citizens, many of them lifelong friends of the decedent, together with a number of out-of-town friends and relatives of the family who were assembled at the family residence at 5 o'clock for the deeply touching services conducted by the Rev. Frances A. Brown, rector of the church of the Messiah, of which Mr. Kleine had been a prominent member for years. The handsome casket rested in the large living room which was almost a bower of beautiful flowers, so numerous were the offerings about the apartment and the casket. Here was read the simple burial service for the dead from the church ritual which was supplement by the reading of a beautiful section appropriate to the hour and especially comforting to the grief stricken loved ones. The choir softly rendered two selections, "Abide With Me" and "Lead Kindly Light," during the service.
At the conclusion of the service the acting pall bearers, J. B. Hoskins, W. H. Ainsworh
Obit-Gonzales Inquirer July 1, 1920
Pays Tribute to Late William C. Kleine
In chronicling the death of William C. Kleine, the Lockhart Post-Register paid his memory the following deserved high tribute:
"Mr. Kleine was one of the most prominent business men of Gonzales and was an important factor in all affairs of the town. He often visited Lockhart and being an amiable disposition had made many friends here. Wherever William Kleine is known, news of his death will be the occasion of grief."
Gonzales Inquirer July 29, 1920
Notice of Probate
Son of Augustus Kleine and Babette Pfleugger Kleine
Gonzales Inquirer July 1, 1920
Meets Tragic Death
W. C. Kleine Goes Rabbit Hunting and His Lifeless Body Found Near a Wire Fence With Dead Rabbit and Gun Nearby.
A tragedy that shocked the entire community, plunging one of its prominent families into the deepest bereavement, and casting universal sorrow over the town, occurred early Thursday morning, probably between 7 and 8 o'clock, when the lifeless body of W. C. Kleine, lifelong resident and prominent citizen of Gonzales, was discovered on the North Loop near the old gun club field at the northeast extremity of the loop with a gunshot wound in the stomach, a dead rabbit by one hand and the gun lying under the fence near which the body was found.
It was discovered by W. K. Lorraine, who was passing in her car, hurrying to town to notify citizens, a number rushed out to the scene of the tragedy. Physicians, upon examination were of the opinion that Mr. Kleine had been dead probably twenty minutes when he was found.
According to those who went to the scene, he was found lying on his back by the fence as if just having gotten through, going toward his car found standing in the road a dead rabbit, apparently in one hand, while the other clutched at the spot where the shot entered his body. The gun, a 12-guage automatic, lying under the fence by the body, indicated that in some way it was accidentally discharged as he was dragging it through the fence. Mr. Kleine had been in the habit of going out after rabbits, which the family used to feed to their flock of chickens, and it was one one of these little hunting expeditions that he set out shortly before 7 o'clock, we understand, planning to return in ample time to take his eldest son, William to the station to see him off on the 8:50 Southern Pacific train to Annapolis, where he was to enter the Naval Academy, having recently received word as to his appointment to a cadetship of Congressman Mansfield. The family had become anxious over his prolonged absence, and it was at this stage of affairs that news was brought to town of the tragic accident.
The body was taken to Kleins Undertaking Parlors where it was prepared for burial previous to its removal to the family residence.
Surviving Mr. Kleine are his heartbroken widow, formerly Miss Julia Trigg of Lockhart, two sons, William and Bingham, and one brother, Walter Kleine of this city.
Two brothers George and August Kleine, preceded him to the great beyond some years ago.
Mr. Kleine was a son of the late August Kleine Sr., pioneer merchant of Gonzales, who founded the furniture establishment of Kleine Bros. back in the early 50.s and who was prominent in Odd Fellow Circles, the present August Kleine Sr., Rebekah Lodge being named in his honor.
Mr. Kleine was born and reared in Gonzales, and after completing his education at A. & M. College entered into the furniture business here with his father until several years ago, when he withdrew to enter other pursuits. He was a prominent Odd Fellow and a member of the Episcopal church of this city.
He was 48 years old, having been born on January 12, 1872. His family having had a large part in the development of Gonzales, he loved his home town and that regard was expressed in a type of community loyalty unsurpassed as a citizen. Enjoying a wide popularity on account of his genial disposition and big heart, he numbered his friends by the score, many beinf of lifelong standing. As husband and father, he was devoted to those dearest to him, kind and indulgent almost to a fault.
Mrs. Kleine's sisters, Mrs. E. B. Coopwood and Mrs. M. O. Flowers of Lockhart, accompanied by Mr. Coopwood, Mr. Flowers, Mrs. Thomas McNeal, Mrs. W. B. Trigg and Mrs. A. S. Carter, arrived Thursday at noon.
One of the largest funerals ever witnessed in Gonzales was that of Friday afternoon when Gonzales paid its final tribute of respect to his memory.
It was a representative gathering of citizens, many of them lifelong friends of the decedent, together with a number of out-of-town friends and relatives of the family who were assembled at the family residence at 5 o'clock for the deeply touching services conducted by the Rev. Frances A. Brown, rector of the church of the Messiah, of which Mr. Kleine had been a prominent member for years. The handsome casket rested in the large living room which was almost a bower of beautiful flowers, so numerous were the offerings about the apartment and the casket. Here was read the simple burial service for the dead from the church ritual which was supplement by the reading of a beautiful section appropriate to the hour and especially comforting to the grief stricken loved ones. The choir softly rendered two selections, "Abide With Me" and "Lead Kindly Light," during the service.
At the conclusion of the service the acting pall bearers, J. B. Hoskins, W. H. Ainsworh
Obit-Gonzales Inquirer July 1, 1920
Pays Tribute to Late William C. Kleine
In chronicling the death of William C. Kleine, the Lockhart Post-Register paid his memory the following deserved high tribute:
"Mr. Kleine was one of the most prominent business men of Gonzales and was an important factor in all affairs of the town. He often visited Lockhart and being an amiable disposition had made many friends here. Wherever William Kleine is known, news of his death will be the occasion of grief."
Gonzales Inquirer July 29, 1920
Notice of Probate
Father of William Christopher Kleine and Bingham Trigg Kleine
Son of Augustus Kleine and Babette Pfleugger Kleine
Gonzales Inquirer July 1, 1920
Meets Tragic Death
W. C. Kleine Goes Rabbit Hunting and His Lifeless Body Found Near a Wire Fence With Dead Rabbit and Gun Nearby.
A tragedy that shocked the entire community, plunging one of its prominent families into the deepest bereavement, and casting universal sorrow over the town, occurred early Thursday morning, probably between 7 and 8 o'clock, when the lifeless body of W. C. Kleine, lifelong resident and prominent citizen of Gonzales, was discovered on the North Loop near the old gun club field at the northeast extremity of the loop with a gunshot wound in the stomach, a dead rabbit by one hand and the gun lying under the fence near which the body was found.
It was discovered by W. K. Lorraine, who was passing in her car, hurrying to town to notify citizens, a number rushed out to the scene of the tragedy. Physicians, upon examination were of the opinion that Mr. Kleine had been dead probably twenty minutes when he was found.
According to those who went to the scene, he was found lying on his back by the fence as if just having gotten through, going toward his car found standing in the road a dead rabbit, apparently in one hand, while the other clutched at the spot where the shot entered his body. The gun, a 12-guage automatic, lying under the fence by the body, indicated that in some way it was accidentally discharged as he was dragging it through the fence. Mr. Kleine had been in the habit of going out after rabbits, which the family used to feed to their flock of chickens, and it was one one of these little hunting expeditions that he set out shortly before 7 o'clock, we understand, planning to return in ample time to take his eldest son, William to the station to see him off on the 8:50 Southern Pacific train to Annapolis, where he was to enter the Naval Academy, having recently received word as to his appointment to a cadetship of Congressman Mansfield. The family had become anxious over his prolonged absence, and it was at this stage of affairs that news was brought to town of the tragic accident.
The body was taken to Kleins Undertaking Parlors where it was prepared for burial previous to its removal to the family residence.
Surviving Mr. Kleine are his heartbroken widow, formerly Miss Julia Trigg of Lockhart, two sons, William and Bingham, and one brother, Walter Kleine of this city.
Two brothers George and August Kleine, preceded him to the great beyond some years ago.
Mr. Kleine was a son of the late August Kleine Sr., pioneer merchant of Gonzales, who founded the furniture establishment of Kleine Bros. back in the early 50.s and who was prominent in Odd Fellow Circles, the present August Kleine Sr., Rebekah Lodge being named in his honor.
Mr. Kleine was born and reared in Gonzales, and after completing his education at A. & M. College entered into the furniture business here with his father until several years ago, when he withdrew to enter other pursuits. He was a prominent Odd Fellow and a member of the Episcopal church of this city.
He was 48 years old, having been born on January 12, 1872. His family having had a large part in the development of Gonzales, he loved his home town and that regard was expressed in a type of community loyalty unsurpassed as a citizen. Enjoying a wide popularity on account of his genial disposition and big heart, he numbered his friends by the score, many beinf of lifelong standing. As husband and father, he was devoted to those dearest to him, kind and indulgent almost to a fault.
Mrs. Kleine's sisters, Mrs. E. B. Coopwood and Mrs. M. O. Flowers of Lockhart, accompanied by Mr. Coopwood, Mr. Flowers, Mrs. Thomas McNeal, Mrs. W. B. Trigg and Mrs. A. S. Carter, arrived Thursday at noon.
One of the largest funerals ever witnessed in Gonzales was that of Friday afternoon when Gonzales paid its final tribute of respect to his memory.
It was a representative gathering of citizens, many of them lifelong friends of the decedent, together with a number of out-of-town friends and relatives of the family who were assembled at the family residence at 5 o'clock for the deeply touching services conducted by the Rev. Frances A. Brown, rector of the church of the Messiah, of which Mr. Kleine had been a prominent member for years. The handsome casket rested in the large living room which was almost a bower of beautiful flowers, so numerous were the offerings about the apartment and the casket. Here was read the simple burial service for the dead from the church ritual which was supplement by the reading of a beautiful section appropriate to the hour and especially comforting to the grief stricken loved ones. The choir softly rendered two selections, "Abide With Me" and "Lead Kindly Light," during the service.
At the conclusion of the service the acting pall bearers, J. B. Hoskins, W. H. Ainsworh
Obit-Gonzales Inquirer July 1, 1920
Pays Tribute to Late William C. Kleine
In chronicling the death of William C. Kleine, the Lockhart Post-Register paid his memory the following deserved high tribute:
"Mr. Kleine was one of the most prominent business men of Gonzales and was an important factor in all affairs of the town. He often visited Lockhart and being an amiable disposition had made many friends here. Wherever William Kleine is known, news of his death will be the occasion of grief."
Gonzales Inquirer July 29, 1920
Notice of Probate
Son of Augustus Kleine and Babette Pfleugger Kleine
Gonzales Inquirer July 1, 1920
Meets Tragic Death
W. C. Kleine Goes Rabbit Hunting and His Lifeless Body Found Near a Wire Fence With Dead Rabbit and Gun Nearby.
A tragedy that shocked the entire community, plunging one of its prominent families into the deepest bereavement, and casting universal sorrow over the town, occurred early Thursday morning, probably between 7 and 8 o'clock, when the lifeless body of W. C. Kleine, lifelong resident and prominent citizen of Gonzales, was discovered on the North Loop near the old gun club field at the northeast extremity of the loop with a gunshot wound in the stomach, a dead rabbit by one hand and the gun lying under the fence near which the body was found.
It was discovered by W. K. Lorraine, who was passing in her car, hurrying to town to notify citizens, a number rushed out to the scene of the tragedy. Physicians, upon examination were of the opinion that Mr. Kleine had been dead probably twenty minutes when he was found.
According to those who went to the scene, he was found lying on his back by the fence as if just having gotten through, going toward his car found standing in the road a dead rabbit, apparently in one hand, while the other clutched at the spot where the shot entered his body. The gun, a 12-guage automatic, lying under the fence by the body, indicated that in some way it was accidentally discharged as he was dragging it through the fence. Mr. Kleine had been in the habit of going out after rabbits, which the family used to feed to their flock of chickens, and it was one one of these little hunting expeditions that he set out shortly before 7 o'clock, we understand, planning to return in ample time to take his eldest son, William to the station to see him off on the 8:50 Southern Pacific train to Annapolis, where he was to enter the Naval Academy, having recently received word as to his appointment to a cadetship of Congressman Mansfield. The family had become anxious over his prolonged absence, and it was at this stage of affairs that news was brought to town of the tragic accident.
The body was taken to Kleins Undertaking Parlors where it was prepared for burial previous to its removal to the family residence.
Surviving Mr. Kleine are his heartbroken widow, formerly Miss Julia Trigg of Lockhart, two sons, William and Bingham, and one brother, Walter Kleine of this city.
Two brothers George and August Kleine, preceded him to the great beyond some years ago.
Mr. Kleine was a son of the late August Kleine Sr., pioneer merchant of Gonzales, who founded the furniture establishment of Kleine Bros. back in the early 50.s and who was prominent in Odd Fellow Circles, the present August Kleine Sr., Rebekah Lodge being named in his honor.
Mr. Kleine was born and reared in Gonzales, and after completing his education at A. & M. College entered into the furniture business here with his father until several years ago, when he withdrew to enter other pursuits. He was a prominent Odd Fellow and a member of the Episcopal church of this city.
He was 48 years old, having been born on January 12, 1872. His family having had a large part in the development of Gonzales, he loved his home town and that regard was expressed in a type of community loyalty unsurpassed as a citizen. Enjoying a wide popularity on account of his genial disposition and big heart, he numbered his friends by the score, many beinf of lifelong standing. As husband and father, he was devoted to those dearest to him, kind and indulgent almost to a fault.
Mrs. Kleine's sisters, Mrs. E. B. Coopwood and Mrs. M. O. Flowers of Lockhart, accompanied by Mr. Coopwood, Mr. Flowers, Mrs. Thomas McNeal, Mrs. W. B. Trigg and Mrs. A. S. Carter, arrived Thursday at noon.
One of the largest funerals ever witnessed in Gonzales was that of Friday afternoon when Gonzales paid its final tribute of respect to his memory.
It was a representative gathering of citizens, many of them lifelong friends of the decedent, together with a number of out-of-town friends and relatives of the family who were assembled at the family residence at 5 o'clock for the deeply touching services conducted by the Rev. Frances A. Brown, rector of the church of the Messiah, of which Mr. Kleine had been a prominent member for years. The handsome casket rested in the large living room which was almost a bower of beautiful flowers, so numerous were the offerings about the apartment and the casket. Here was read the simple burial service for the dead from the church ritual which was supplement by the reading of a beautiful section appropriate to the hour and especially comforting to the grief stricken loved ones. The choir softly rendered two selections, "Abide With Me" and "Lead Kindly Light," during the service.
At the conclusion of the service the acting pall bearers, J. B. Hoskins, W. H. Ainsworh
Obit-Gonzales Inquirer July 1, 1920
Pays Tribute to Late William C. Kleine
In chronicling the death of William C. Kleine, the Lockhart Post-Register paid his memory the following deserved high tribute:
"Mr. Kleine was one of the most prominent business men of Gonzales and was an important factor in all affairs of the town. He often visited Lockhart and being an amiable disposition had made many friends here. Wherever William Kleine is known, news of his death will be the occasion of grief."
Gonzales Inquirer July 29, 1920
Notice of Probate
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