A Woodmen of the World monument for Charles L. Werlla.
Chas. Werlla
Apr.26, 1852
July 25, 1919
Death is but to Sleep
in Jesus,
When this life is o'er,
and to sorrows,
sins, disease,
never to awaken
more.
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AFTER LONG ILLNESS MR. WERLLA ENDED LIFE FRIDAY EVENING
Aged-Citizen Shoots Self in Head Late Friday Evening; Was In Ill Health For a Long Time.
Mr. C. L. Werlla, sixty-seven yeas of age, and one of the well known citizens of the community, ended his life by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun at his home in this city late last Friday afternoon. Mr. Werlla had been in ill health for a long time, and despondency over his continued illness is believed to have been the cause of his act.
Mr. Werlla was born in Austria in 1852, and at the age of three years moved to this county[sic] with his parents, who settled at Millheim, in Austin county. Here he grew to manhood and in 1874 was married to Miss Julia Schneider, who, with ten children, survives him.
Mr. Werlla was a good man, attending strictly to his own affairs and enjoyed the respect and esteem of all who knew him. He has been ill for more than a year, and at times his death was not unlooked for. Brooding over his condition, and his continued illness, are responsible, no doubt, for the method he took to end his sufferings.
Mr. Werlla, with his family moved to Colorado county in 1902, and for the past eleven years has been a resident of Eagle Lake.
The funeral services were held at the home Sunday morning, Rev. Mr. Render, the Episcopal rector conducting the services. The services at the grave were conducted by the Woodmen of he World and Rev. E. B. McLaughlin.
Mr. Werlla leaves to mourn his death his wife and ten children, five daughters and five sons, Mesdames, C. H. Brosig, C. H. Harter, Tim Tilson, Louis Hintz, all of this city, and Mrs. Blair of Houston. Messrs. G. C. Werlla of Altair, E. A. and C. J. Werlla of Dallas, W. S. Werlla of New Orleans and Julius Werlla of this city, all of whom were present at the funeral, and fourteen grand children and one great grandchild.
Other relatives and friends from out of town who were here for the funeral were, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hintz, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Brosig and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hillboldt of Millheim, Mrs. Augusta Schneider and daughters, Mrs. L. Hillboldt and Mrs. R. Lawrence, and Mrs. J. Heitmann of Bellville; Mr. and Mrs. J. Willrodt of Shaw’s Bend; Mrs. Mary Anderson of Wallis, Mr. John Werlla, a brother, of Louise, and Mr. Paul Schroeder of Houston.
The Headlight extends its deepest sympathy to the sorrowing relatives in their hour of deep sorrow.
Eagle Lake Headlight, August 2, 1919, page 1