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Home My WebLink About1052_AMOS_MERLE_123_369_07-15-1976_07-22-1976- ...J_-.c::.....__ , ,-...::. /O..:);2J 63-76-732 anb: of MERLE C.AlvDS , ~ '" ~~ ~\ ~~.. ," v .A \ And now July 22,1976,it being ad- judged tl?-at said will has been prov- ed,it is hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded and Letters Testamentary are issued to Shirley L.Rankin in said testament' named who was duly qualified. HARVEY STUART,REGISTER ADAM L.SANDERS ATTORNEY AT LAW WASHINGTON,PA. WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING • .. ';(3 rC'-3tr h3-7b~J3~ ([nmmnuUttult4 nf 'tuuliylnuuiu Ilht11~tU!ltnu Cltnuutg.1111: BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this ??.D4.,day of .J:Y.-JY.. 19....7.§..,before me !!~.~~Y.:~~~.~~~Register for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came .. ................Hel.en.T .B.e:v.e.r.i.dge an.d....Adam...,L Sander.s . ...........................................................................................................the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of Merle C.Amos..........................................................................................__. deceased,who,a£ter being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the execution of said Will-saw the testai:).r.sign the same-heard b.i.m.publish it as and for ..........b.is .last Will and Testament;that they at .b.is request,in .his presence,and in the presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said testat..Q;r.was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the afIiants' knowledge and belief. Sworn and Subscribed Before Me .- 1\J.1J.llirtttion fur probutc of IItll of.:.~~~~lt.M.Qs . __Iate of ~.9..::~.~~.~~.~.!.~.~~~!.~.~~~.~~p.,Wal;hillgtOll County, Pennsyh;jlllia deceased,and (9rullt llf 1!.irltrrs Wrstlllllrlllur!J. REGISTER'S OFFICE,t WASHINGTON COUNTY,(SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared ~.~.~.~~.~!:'..:~~.~~_who being duly sworn says that...}:~~.~.~~..:~?.~..!._late resident ofH1ll,~.~..~.~.~.:..~~.:.:~.::!!,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of :Q $.Aa died testate at...~~.~.~.~..~51.~.9..P.~2.~j?J:.~.~!on the l.?day of J.:u.ly.A.D.19 7..6.. aL.~.~.!.?o'c1ock ~m.,age ??.leaving an estate of the estimated value of $2.0.41..0.0..0 0.0 .. personality,and $!.g..!..~g.Q.~.9..Q realty,said real estate being located in N.Q!".th ~g.tb.le.be.m... !.~!..~.~~~..!~~.~.~~~.~.~9..~~.9.~.~.~¥..!.~.~~.~..~.;(.!Y.~.P..!.~.~:.. ...._..__._-__ __-.__ ___ ___. I The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: Pa. 11,Pa. 11,Pa. NAME REl.ATIOlXSHIP RESIDENCf. Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery ,. Glyde,None Penna. Horn Cemetery None ZollarsviIle,Penna. Bernice Anderson None R.D.#2,Prosperity, Mary Alice Bailey None WaShington,Penna. Bethlehem Evangelical Church NOne Glyde,Penna. Joseph Rankin None R.D.#1,Scenery Hi Shirley L.Rankin None R.D.#1,Scenery Hi - not .d no h'll b'Testator has marned an _..c I (ren have been orn since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated e.e.P..~~e;t;.fi l~.7..4.. may be admitted to probate us the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen- tary thereon to §.~.?:1~x._~..~_g~g~.~g _..__~~__._____ . whose postofTice address is ~.~!?..~JJ..l ~.~~~~.!.:i.tl!J.!..,~.~..Q~.{!.L.___ . ..20thSworntonndsubscribedbeforemethIs.. JUly f _.~.~_..~. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,}SS. \VASIUNGTON CqUNTY,... And 110'V J.Q..tlj ,2Q ,19:;t'O ,conles §.h.~.~.!.~Y.!'..~~.~!?-.~.!.!?-.. who being duly sworn doth depose and say that ?.~~will well and truly administer the goods and chat- tels,rights and credits of ~::.~.:~.:~.~.~deceased, to the best of ~.........skill and judgment in strict compliance with the\1\VS of this Commonwealth,mind- ~ ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. Sworn and subscribed before me this 2.0.th .. ou .I.'~yl~..o.:A.D.19 1.6..4~--·-- Ol'~~\.O!I >. ['0 :':~t) l=J :i F·l LED,E ~:H 0 0)...' i 0 ... .-4 <:E1 i j 0 J Ul::,"I b JUL 23-Pi1 IZ 03 r>::l:! f j ~~.. Ul ~~H ~]:>11 !r>::l:S HAR'·,,~\I ~;.,"j'ik.,:·lT t'CIl.-Ii !r:x:l t....~aJ ::1:I REGISTE:;Ol WILLS H....•8 a:)Ij!!.CJ).-o Q ~i i ~WAS Ii ll~)Tnl CO ..PA,~I !. r>::l tIl ~4 "0 !CI)~~....~rLl §i:E:I 1-4 i ~J ~Ii ~0 fIl :1-4 d·CI)CI)l:/}................~j :5~ • .'-..• ,. I,MERLE C.AMOS,of North Bethlehem Township,Washington Count Pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing mind and memory,do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking all Wills by me heretofore made: First;I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as convenient after my death.I have already made arrangements for my funeral with Greenlee Funeral Home,Beallsville, Pennsylvania. Second:I give and bequeath to the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemeter situate at Glyde,Pennsylvania,the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars,in cash,to be used for general cemetery purposes. Third:I give and bequeath to the Horn Cemetery situate at :Zollarsville,Pennsylvania,the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) dollars,in cash,to be used for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. Fourth:I give and bequeath to my friends,Bernice Anderson and Mary Alice Bailey,each the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00)dollars in cash,or a total of One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars,to the two of them. Fifth:I give and bequeath to the Bethlehem Evangelical Church at Glyde,Pennsylvania,the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00)dollars, in cash. Sixth:All the rest and residue of my estate,real,personal or mixed,and wherever situate,I give,devise and bequeath to my friends,Joseph Rankin and Shirley L.Rankin,his wife,share and share alike. , I direct my Executrix,hereinafter named,to convert all of my residuary estate,real or personal,into cash,in order to carry out this bequest and devise,unless one or both of my residuary ,. legatees and devisees elect in writing within three (3)months after my death to take s.ome part or parts of my residuary estate in kind. if no such election is made,then I authorize and direct my Executrix to sell my real estate for such price or sums as she thinks best for my estate and to execute,sign,and deliver a deed or deeds for the same,conveying it to the purchasers,the same as I could do if living,upon receipt of the purchasers price. AND LASTLY,I hereby nominate,constitute and appoint,Shirley L.Rankin,Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this t~day of September,1974,A.D. ,~C~(SEAL) Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above named Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament,in the presence of us,who, at his request,and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.