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Home My WebLink About1123_GOWERN_ALICE_100_267_07-27-1965_08-03-1965-0 d.-....-0 <:;J fd ~~g-c..?''? ~ ~ :J>~~ ;:;;:~C> L.>$:-J 0- \j..).-S. ~ ~~ ~ V\~ C' V\ -- ---~ "" • t .. ~.. ALICE M.GOWERN LAST WILL AND ~F.STAMENT DOIf.Aliluet 3.1965,it beiltc 'tidied'that Mid '1'111 has''beea,UlT prned it i.herebT.m1ttecl prebate aDi ordered tebe :No- ol'Ud ...le1lters t ••t __Jltary an ••ued t.IleUe.Rational.BaI1k Be It CeJlJPUl'in said teet_nt....,.0 was dul7 qualified.. Joeephine ](.»Oug1.- Register , Ul 'beek 100 Page 261 ~ ZEMAN &ZEMAN LAWYERS ZEMAN LAW BUILDING CANONSBURG.PA. Appltrnttnn fnr llrnbntr of IItll nf.AL.IQ.E.M..t GQ~B.N... .....................................late of c.9.D.Q.D.~.1?."H.r.g ,,Washington County, Pennsylvania deceased,and Q)rant uf 1Lttll'r.6 Wt.6tamtntarg. REGISTER'S OFFICE,~ WASHINGTON COUNTY,\SS.: B.efo:,e the R~istc:r of Wills of Washil?-gtonNationalBanKandTrustCompany, County,personily appeared.g.b.~EX~.~....t!..!.....g.?:!:I.m.!?~1J ..t......T.r,~§.t.....Qf..f..t.9..~.r.....Qf.....M§.JJ·.9..D~ho being duly sworn says that..A1.~.9..~M.~g..QW.~.r.n..t late resident of .......c..?-.D.QD.1?P3J.r,g ,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of.y.~.~.~.~9 e.~.?:.~.~.~died testate at...Q.9.D.9..D§.1?grg on the ·.1..day of...~~~.Y.:A.D.1g ?? at...l.l.;.3.Q.o'cloc.{P...~m.,age $.1.leaving an estate of the eSlimated value of $2.5.,1.0.QQ..,..QQ . personalty,and $_~O.,.O'QD OD.realty,said real estate being located in t..b.§.s.§S;.Q.D.g W.~J:d .......Q.f.:t..b§BQ.r..Qygh .Qf..C.9.D.9.nX?p..g.:r.g.J f..~g.D.!?y.J.y?.n.~9.J .. The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHI?RESIDENCE atholic _L.u..:.<.ou~i""'-s=e--'"'-G=o=w=e=-r=n~B~a=-r=c=l=ay"--+__N=i..::c.e..::c.c--,--e___~it...ttd.!'-~b Pa. west Pike street. Church ational Bank and Trust Company,trustee for Robert Paul Gre or-Gowern I . Grand-nephew I Canonsburg,Pa. Washington,pa. Testator has no.t married and D.Q children have been born since the execution of the will 03ered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated Oc.to.b.er.lB.l.96.3.,.. may be admitted to probate as the last vVill and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen- tary thereon to .M.e.:..l.an National Bank aJJ.g T.r.:Y:~.t c..Q.m.Qg.DX,. whose postoffice address is W.g,.f?.h.iDg.t.9..D..A .r.9.-..~.. Sworn to and subscribed before me this....;,:(~.S i d y~f...AugllS.t~A.~19..6.5 . .,c.~.o..(;.,~~_.~JY-.~::;~;;;;;\ I ~~::~:~;~~::.~:A:9..~.§2~SC:m:.~~~;.;.±:.:.~J.~;.:~P.:.:.r.tT~~t~~ffi.c~~m~~7 ' who being duly sworn doth depose and say that..0.~will well and truly administer the goods 2.nd chat- tels,rights and credits of f::~.t.g.~~.~(J.9.~~.~.~deceased, to the best of ....hJ.li?...skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mind- ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. Sworn and subcribed before me this .,6.O'L~. d~7:::;~yg!:t;9=;;:19.65. ...................:/&:..r-.Register tri\01d ~ ,...,;.,C1l~p-'0 :e.. I :0~.:~..~~,\'l •,.--,< o "",!bO ,,",'C_~bQ lr.~'l ~\I':'_,.~~•.-1_<l.J 1:-1:.....I.V:J .J r,,1 f"\.r:~......:'0 • ....u '"..'•.).~()"",.-<<1ll!l!I :<:,!(.o!:<:,......"" ...H '"r<i,t;j r<i'...."..'o c,.JO ,."00 .:....N,III ' H 0'""',1 ,bO'"c;~'~,~H""..,.',.'~,.."Oi "-,,'"J.,..~,"'.o,,,"z'~"5 Ul)e::t: 1 s:s:"..'..0EE0:<:,E c •";;r<i,Ql ..H H ::>N 1 NO ~•~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I,Alice M.Gowern,of Canonsburg,Washington County Pennsylvania,being of sound mind,memory and understanding,do make and pUblish this ~y Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST:I direct my executor hereinafter named to pay all my just.debts,funeral expenses,costs of administering my estEte,transfer inheritance taxes ano estate taxes as soon as can conveniently be done after my decease. .SECOND:I give and bequeath to Louise Gowern Barclay 811 of my household goods and furnishings,wearing apparel and jewelry. THIRD:I give and bequeath to St.Patrick's Roman Catholic Church,located at Canonsburg,Pennsylvania,the sum of $1,000.00. FOlffiTH:All the rest,residue anc remainder of my estate reel,personal or mixed I give,devise snd bequeath as follows:One-half thereof to my niece,Louise Gowern Barclay absolutely and in fee;one-half thereof to the Mellon National 3enk and Trust Company,:n trust,neverthele~s,for the use and benefit of Robert Paul Gregory Gowern. FIFTH:I cirect that my trustee shall disburse to or for the benefit of s aid beneficiary,or the chiloren of such beneficiary,if he be deceased leaving chilcren,so much of the income from ano so much of the principal of the trust 88 my trustee 1n its discretion shell deem advisable for the comfort, maintenance,support and ,~omplete education,including preparatory college and postgraduate or professional training and shell a~cumulate any balance of income not required for such purpose. When said beneficiary attains the age of twenty-five years,the t~ustee shall pay the rem£ining principal and any accumuletea income tbereon to said beneficiarr and the trust shall thereupon terminate,subject to the minority provisions hereinafter set fc·rth. SIXTH:In the event of the death of the beneficiQry during the term of this trust,the principal and the accumulated income shall be distributed to his chilcren,per stirpes,free ( QIommonlUralt4 of Jruunyluauta IIa.al1tngtnn Qrnunty..a.a: BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this 2.nd day of..A.ugus.t .. 19 ~.§.,before me _.;r.9..~.~.P.p.~p.~M.~.P~.11gJJ?dL Register for the Fobate of WJls and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came .. ~lbert J.llison,Jr.and Charles A.Maizland ..........................................................................................................the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of Alice M.Gowern :leceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the =xecution of said Will-saw the testat...r..ix sig·n the same-heard He.r publish it ~'S and for .................~~T..Iast 'Will and Testament;that they aL..~~.r.request,in ~~.r.presence,and in the presenc=of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said testat.....!..~~was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants' klDwledge and belief. Sworn and S scribed Before Me/\., '1-~"')~>-;;-~~4?~'~.........................................................................................................II Register "9 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I,Alice M.Gowern,of Canonsburg,Washington County, Penr.sylvania,being of sound mind,memory and understanding,do make and publish this my Last Will end Testament,hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST:I direct my executcr hereinafter named to pay all my just debts,funeral expenses,costs of administering my estate, transfer inheritance taxes and estate taxes as soon as can con- veniently be done after my decease. SECOND:I give and beque2th to Louise Gowern Barclay all Jf my household gcods and furnishings,wearing apparel and jewelry. THIRD:I give and bequeath to st.Patrick's Roman ncatholic Church,located at canonsburg,pennsylvar.ia,the sum of $1,000.00. FOURTH:All the rest,residue and remainder of my estate real,personal or mixed I give,devise and bequeath as follows:One-half thereof to my niece,Louise Gowern Barclay abso~utely and in fee;one-half the~eof to the Mellon National Bank and Trust Company,in trust,nevertheless,for the use and benefit of Robert paul Gregory Gowern. FIFTH:I direct that my trustee shall disburse to or for the benefit of said beneficiary,or the children of such beneficia~y,if he be deceased leaving children,so much of the income from and so much of the principal of the trust as my trustee in its discretion shall deem advisable for the comfort, maintenance,support and complete education,including preparatory, college and postgraduate or professional training a~d shall accurrulate any balance of income not required for such purpose. I I ~ I When said beneficiary attains the age of twenty-five years,the trustee shall pay the remaining principal and any accumulated income thereon to said beneficiary and the trust shall there~pon terminate,sub~ect to the minority provisions hereinafter set fcrth. SIXTH:In the event of the death of the beneficiary during the term of this trust,the principal and the accumulated in~ome shall be distributed to his children,per stirpes,free and discharged of the trust,sUbject,however,to the minority provisicns hereinafter set forth.In the event that said beneficiary should be deceased before the termination of this trust,without surviving children,then I direct that distribution shall be made to his heirs-at-law,in accordance with the provisions of the intestate laws cf tne Commonwealth of pennsylvania,~n effect at the time of the death of said beneficiary. SEVENTH:The trustee is hereby empowered to invade the principa~of the trust in the event it deems it so advisable to aid any beneficiary in the event of any illness,injury or other emergency or condition affecting them or any of them wherein money is needed. EIGHTH:In the event that any beneficiary hereto shall be a minor,my trustee is authcrized at its discretion from time to time to disburse to or for the benefit of such minor the income fro~the ~rust ar.d so much of the principal as my trustee shall deem advisable for their comfort,maintenance,support and comple~e education,including preparatory,college and postgraduate or professional training. NINTH:Without detract~ng from any powers which may now or hereafter be conferred by any law,my trustee shall have the following powers as to all trusts herein provided for,viz: (a)to take and to retain as an investment for the -2- trust estate,without any duty o~diversification,any and all securities,or other property,real or personal,received from my estate,and my trustee shall ~ot be responsible for any loss by reason of such retention. (b)To invest and reinvest the principal of the trust estate,together with any income accumulated thereon,in such stocks,bonds,mortgages,securities or other property,real or personal,as it shall believe advisable,without being limited to the classes of securities or investments in which trustees are by law to invest trus~funds. (c)To sell any and all real estate received here- under,at such times,at public or private sale,for such prices and upon such terms as they shall telieve advisable,and to make, execute and deliver any deed or deeds therefor,conveying title thereto in fee simple absolute,or for any less estate,to any purchaser or purchasers,freed and discharged of any and all trusts hereunder. (d)To sell,exchange,lease,encumber,option or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the trust estate in such manner and upon such terms and ,;onditions as it shall believe advisable,and to make,execute and deliver deeds,mortgages, leases,assignments and other documents necessary to effect any of these powers. (e~To ma~e distribution of the trust estate to any person entitled thereto in kind,or in cash,as it shall believe advisable. (f)To register or carry any securities,investments or other property held by it hereunder in its own name or in the name of a nominee or bominees;providej~however,that all such investments shall be so designated upon the records of my trustee that the trust to ~hich it belongs sha:l appear clearly at all times. (g)To vote any and all s~ock held in the trust -3- seal to this,my Last Will and Testament,this estate and to participate in any reorganization or merger of companies or cor~orations whose stock is held in the trust estate. TENTH:Neither the principal nor the income of the t~ust shall be liable for the debts of any beneficiary thereunder nor shall thE same be subject to seizure or attachment by any creditor of the bEneficia~y under any writ or proceeding at law or in equity,and no beneficiary sha~l have any po~er to sell,assign, encumber,or in any manner to dispose of the principal of said trust or the income produced thereby. ELEVEN~H:I nominate,constitute and appoint the Mellon Nat~onal Bank and Trust Company as executor of this my Last Will and Testament. IN WITtmSS WHEREOF,I have hereunto affixed my hand ~nd /g7!J;ay of October,1963. ~_~~AL) Alice M.Gowern Sigr.ed,sealed,~ublished and declared by the above named Testatrix, Alice M.Gowern,as and for her Last Will and Testament in the presence of us,who,at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as wi tnesses .I ~\' ~. -4-