HomeMy WebLinkAbout1188_DOWNER_WILBUR_85_415_01-01-1957_01-10-1957,
l\pplirattou for Jrobatr of IItll of.i.I.LB.UR C.0.111 R...
......................................................late of ~.~EE9.}J T.g.~n.?.b.t.p.,Washington County,
Pennsylvania deceased,and <Alrant of 14dtrrs IDl'staUU'ntary.
REGISTER'S OFFICE,}
WASHINGTON COUNTY,SS.:
Before the Register of Wills of Washington
County,personally appeared E .11..T D.who being
duly sworn says that..i.l.bu.r.Q O'Jcl.D.e.r late resident of
Qar..r.Q.ll T.o.Jcl.n.s.b.ip ,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of Uni.t.e.d t.t.es died
testate at...N...Qr.th.C..h .r.le.r..o.i on the l.day of J..nuar.y.A.D.19..5..7..
at...12.:..2 o'clock a m.,age 5.6 leaving an estate of the estimated value of $M...,..QQ.Q Q'O .
personalty,and $n.O'realty,said real estate being located in .
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The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows:
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NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE
Bernice D.Tori ri rl ."',...r.~..T..T;1 1 [vi,..,,.,,..,,.,,.,..,h,
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Jean L..........·"ef dauP'hter '-"'7f7-~.T,-~-.oy-.
Clarence W.MononO'ah~la,Pa.
Downer son Wi~kprhqm Dr ,Fishpr
Ncrman E.Downer son Sp('onrl St-,,...",,,,1'.r.h
Testator has BG-t married and D.Q children have been born since the
execution of the will offered for probate.
Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated Q.c.t.Q.er......1 .J..9.5.3 .
may be admitted to probate as the'last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen-
tary thereon to B.~;r..r.J,.i.G.~.....oGi.Q .
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whose postoffice address is Q..r.a.y.~.n H.ill.,M.OJJ..Q.T.l.P.:~.h~.l~."p..~.D..D...y..ly..i?:.D..t..?:..
Sworn to and subscribed before me this .I..f;?.::!::!.~
........JanlJ...r.¥;o:___A.D.19 .5..2
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Register
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,}SS.
WASHINGTON COUNTY,..
And now q,§.l}y,9:.f.Y ..l.2).,d{.:,19.5..7.,comes Ber.nic.e D.T-GG..d .
who being duly sworn doth depose and say that sh@ will well and truly administer the goods and chat-
tels,rights and credits of ~.~.~E.~E g.::P.g.~l}.~X ,deceased,
to the best of .her.......skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mind-
ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes.
Sworn and subscribed bef~re me this......1..9::ti.......
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Personally appeared C3:~~.~.r..~de B.Gaskill and John.......................................................................,~7:.:-:.7:"..~.."'7"••~.-::.:7'.
who,after being duly qualified accorcling to law,deposes and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting
of W.~.:L.lJ.~q~P..().~.e..~...................,Deceased,Testator to the foregoing
.Oc tober 6th 19 53 and that the signatureWIlldated............................................................................................................... ,
of snid W:i,;l,:b..tl,:r.G J:).Qw;p,~;r.....................................,~~iK~OC.llZlll,is in his o.mhQK
own propel'handwriting,as they,the affiants',verily believe.
there were no
Also,that lX1X subscribil1g witnesses ~~~X!x~x.
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e the day and year aforesaid.
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LAST WILL AND T~STAME T
I,WILBUR C.DO\fflLR,of Carroll Township,ashin~ton
County,Pennsylvania,a widower,being of sound and disposing
mind and memory do on this,the 6th.day of October,1953,hereb
make,publish and declare the following to be my last Will and
Testament.
1.I hereby revoke any and all ills,Testaments and
Codicils by me at any time heretofore made.
2.I nominate and a)noint my daughter,B~RNICE D.TODD,
to be the executrix of this,my last Will and Testament and I
direct that she be permitted to serve without bond.
3.In the event that my dAughter aforenamed should be
unable to serve or unable to complete the duties of her annoint-
ment then I nominate and apnoint my son,CLAR1 CB W.DO\ER,to
be the executor of this,my last vill and Testament.
4.I direct t~at my executFix promptly pay,from out 0
the proceeds of my estate all of my just debts,including the ex
penses o~my funeral and the costs of administration.
5.I give,devise and bequeath all of my property,
whether the same be real,personal or mixed,unto my executrix,
and direct that she sell the same,at either private or public
sale,for the best obtainable price and then divide the proceeds
equally among my children:to wit,BBRNIC1 D.TODD,CLARENCE W.
DO'~ER,NORMAN I'.DO\VN~,and JEA LAVERNE DO~mER.In the event
that one or more of my children shall have predeceased me,then
his,her or their share or shares shall go to their issue.If
any of my children shall predecease me without leaving issue
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survivin~,then his,her or their share or shares shall be divide
equally among my remaining children or the children or issue of
,my deceased children.
6.Insofar as the foregoing paD~raph apnlies and relat s
to the sale of my realty for "the best obtainable price",it shal
be modified in this respect:in the event my realty is sold,my
daughter,JEAN LAVER B DOWNER shall have the first option to pur-
chase the property and such option shall be under the following
conditions:
a.It shall be exercised within one year from date of
notice to her by my executrix.
b.It shall be to purchase for the 'real'money v lue
of my investment in the property.That is to say:
I have an investment in the said realty of 12,600,
and it is my desire that she be able to purch~se
same for a sum which shall be then equal in purchas
ing power to $12,000.00 today.My executrix is auth
orized to use as an index therefor such a figure as
is determined and published by the United States
Government dealing with purchasing power of the dol_-
ar.
In the event that she does not exercise the option to purchase
within the ti~e alloted,then my son,NOHMA E.DO;mER shall have
the same option and under the same terms,and conditions as out-
lined above.Such option shall,in his case,also extend for a
oeriod of one year from date of notice to him.
7.The terms and conditions herein outlined shall apnly
to all property of which I may die siesed or of which I may have
the power of disposal.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 5e,1
this 6th.day of October,1953.
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iHLBUH c.DO\'R.
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