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Home My WebLink About1143_DEGARMO_LATON_81_421_03-22-1954_04-30-1954\, .'..- !ItJ l/tI\3 WILL Laton R.Degarmo Sept.17,1953 And now April 30,1954, it beinG a d jUd ged that $.id Will has been duly proved, it is hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded,and Letters Testa- mentary are issued to Homer Degarmo and Mart Conner, in s aid Testament named,who were duly qualified;the Executors being non-resident~, filed an approved Bond. James H.Douglas,Register WALTER A.MCGLUMPHY ATTORNEY AT LAW MOUNDSVILLE.W.VA. ,t·', IJ 'I. WILL BOOK 81 PAGE 421 ,. 1\ppliration for Jrohatr of Iftll of-LATON R.DEGA"RMO ______late of__~Wl.lii!e"",sJo!t~F~in1"""lIdeii.l"¥-~,Washington County, Pennsylvania deceased,and QDrc11lt of 'PIetters '(ITeshtmenhtr~. REGISTER'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON COUNTY,~SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared Homer Degarmo and Mart COnner who being duly sworn says that_~LA=T.:::ON~~R~._DE=GA=mI=O~-.lJate resident of west Finley ,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of U.s.A.died at 8:45 o'clock P.m.,on the__2_2n_d__day of M_a_r_c_h A.D.19_5_4_ leaving an estate of the estimated value of $5,100.00 personalty,and $,....:2::.;,l-:OOO::.=~.~00:=-_ realty,said real estate being located in west Finley,pa ••being a lot of ground as described in deed of testa J.Sprowls to L.R.DeE!.l'mO dated April 17,1952 and recorded in Deed Book 828,page 27. Age:71 Death at:Glendale Hospital,CUendale,w.Va. The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows:- )lA~1E RELATIO"'SHIP RESIDE 'CE 210 Jones St. Homer Degarmo -Son Elm Grove,w.Va. Laton R.Degarmo Son west Finley,pa. 512 lOth st. Opal Conner Daughter Moundsville,W.Va. 318 Olive Ave. Cecil Degarmo Son Moundsville,W.Va. Charles E.Degarmo Torrence Hospital Son TorrenceI pa. -- Testator has__n=o=--t-=--married and n_o children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed here with dated_-"S~e~p~te~~m~b~e~r~l~~LL..~_ _____________may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said &.-A~4a--& 'wi t1t;C ~--. ) I ) Register decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to Homer Degarmo and Mart Conner are __________whose postoffice address Xlt 210 Jones st.,Elm Grove,W.Va.and 512 lOth st.,Moundsville,W.Va.respectively. Sworn to and subscribed before me this .?¥ COlVIlVIONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, WAJSHINGTON COUNTY,~SS· ~Q.~---62 ~04=~_ And now April .11$1 ,19~,comes Homer Degarmo and Mart 'Conner .rho being duly sworn doth depose and say that theLwi1l well and truly administer the goods and chat- tels,rights an?}credits of ~.LAT~R.DEGARMO.'deceased, to the best of theirskill and judgment in strict compliance ''lith the la,Ys of this Commonwealth,. rmindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. "worn and subscribed before me this~ I I IO'l..MD. I ~~~\L~D C':lr-i"- ,,)I )..~I I I~ 'ttF:\~I\ t>-Q- j}Mte:£\tL .~~,\)SC. -\'.~1lt;@~it)R h~~~Y c. ....~Iel•,.Q.l..., ~X::§~F ~qlO - '>:;~~ e-f'.J 0 ~ '+-i til <l) 0 ~ 0 I )...... <l) ~ Q.l ...,...,+"...,~~Q.l ~H H .",., \. .1 ... OInuuty of 11tllttH~iuBtnn1 DS. ...(I ~ REGISTER'S OFFICE..A.JP:I'.~::I,)·.t?......A.D.19'f5:~.. Personally appeared..J.Ennnett Carson and W.R.Mahan.. who,after being duly qualified according to law,deposes and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting of ..r.~:t9.J:1R.•.....P.Elgf:t:I';rI1C>.......................... ,Deceased,Testator to the foregoing Will dated........Se.ptemb.e.r 17..~1953 ;......:JlX......,and that the signature .................S.WQr..P to and subscribed of said ~:t;9..n.R~.Pe.ga.:rmQ ,.........,~~im,is in his ~ own proper handwriting,as they,the affiants,verily believe. Also,that the subscribing witnesses are not now within this jurisdiction. )ar;3~C~ b,',,·,m'th,day and ya,",,,.,,.;d~i!~.,ll,..m.~."'~...~,;,.-L~ .............~N ......,3{/'--.JAMES H.DOUGLAS, LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LATON R.DEGARMO I,Laton R.Degarmo,a resident of West Finley,Washington County,Pennsylvania,being of sound mind and memory do hereby make,publish and declare this my last will and testament,revok- ing all former wills by me at any time made: I. I direct the payment of all my just debts,funeral expenses, and all claims against my estate. II•. :I give,devise and bequeath unto my four children,Cecil Degarmo, Homer Degarmo,Laton R.Degarmo,Jr.and Opal Conner,e ually, share and share alike,all my property,real and personal of which I may be seized or possessed and of which I may be in any manner entitled.It is my desire that at the death of my two sons,George S.Degarmo and Charles E.Degarmo,who are now in a home for the blind in Washington,Pennsylvania,be buried by the Grisell Funeral Home in Moundsville,W.Va.and that they shall be buried in the family plot,and that their funeral expenses shall be paid out of my estate and further that said charge of funeral expenses.shall be a lien against said property. III. I nominate and appoint as the executors of this will my son Hom~r Degarmo and my son-in-law,Mart Conner,and direct that they act without surety on their bond. IN WITl\lESS VILI:REOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of September,1953. ~€~-Laton R.egar~(SEAL) t Signed,published and ackno~ledged by Laton R.Degarmo as and for his last will and testament,in the presence of us,who,in his presence and in the presence of each other,and at his request, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses,this ,,4,day of September,1953. VVitnesses:~A,r;r;al!£.-.~ 'j?~rL."",J fi €~.,L,t,' of County,Pennsylvania STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,Marshall County,to-wit: Before me,the undersigned au thori ty ~this 17th day of September ,19~,came alter A.MeGlumphy and Phyllis Dowler who being by me first duly sworn say, and each of them says:-That the signature to the will dated the 17th day of September ,19--M,to which will this affidavi t is attached,is the signature of _ Laton R.Degarmo -----'--'W..=e--=s'----'t'--.::F=----=i"'--'nili=.-e=.'Y....,----=------:-'Wa shingt0 n t hat sai d L_a_t_o_n_R_._D_e..::::g:-a_r_m_o :r;:::;_ made h is said signature in our-------------------presense,both of us being present at the same time when h~said signa t ure was ma de;t hat sai d-----'L=-a--=-t--=-o--=-n'_______R--=-.'-----De~_'_'gc:..a-=r-=m:::.:o'________ ____________________-----:in our pres- ence acknowledged said writing to be his last will,both of us being present at the same time whm he made said acknowledgment that we,the saieh Walter A.Me lu:mphy and _ Phyllis Dowler ,and each of us,at the request of said Laton R.Degarmo and in his presence and in the presence of-----------each other,subscribed our respective names to said will and as wit- nesses attested his-signat':lre thereto,this 17 day of Sept. 19---.!?~,at Moundsville,.Va.in said Marshall County: that at the time said Laton R.Degarmo _________________________made h is signature to said will and made the aforesaid acknowledgement,_he had suffi- cient mental capaci ty to know generally the character and value of the property _he was disposing of thereby,and to remember and know the persons who are the natural objects of h is bounty,and to have an intelligent understanding,and did have an intelligent understanding of the nature and effect of h~act in making said will and of the manner in which_he was thereby disposing of hJJ2..property;and that a t the time said _ Laton •Degarmo signed and executed said will aforesaid,_he was of sound mind and disposing memory;that we know of no later will executed by the said _ Laton R.Degarmo Taken,sworn to and subscribed my said County, this 17th day a f_-=S--=-e=p--=-t--=-e=m:=.b--=-e=-r ,19 53 My commission eXPires-4a...I L ~ (/---"-'d~::-"""",:A-~,,.L--/-+--E-+->~t7""T?"-----?""""""'~,,--=·~/~_ Notary PUbl'iC~and for ;;tt~County,West Virginia.