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W ILL
of
DUDLEY L.FERGUSON
AND NOW,October 4,1982 ,It
being adjudged that said Will has been proved.it i~
hereby admitted to Probate and ordered to be Record.
ed and letters,testamen~arYare issuea to
James A.McBride
Who was duly qualified.
Kathleen Flynn Reda.
Register of WiU~
RICHARD G.MILLER.JR.
ATTORNEY AT l.AW
417 WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING
WASHINGTON.PENNSYLVANIA 115301
WB 143 Pages 209-216
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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
No.tt8..:t:2..-fLj ~Estate of .
also known as ....To:
Social Security No.232-07-9443 ..
Deceased.
Register of Wills for the
County of Washington in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s)is/are 18 years of age or older and the execut.....9...J;:"named in the last will of the above decedent,dated
Se..p.te.mp..~r.Jl.t.b..19 8.2..and codicil (s)elated .
(state relevant circumstances.e.g.renunciation.death of executor,etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Washington County,Pennsylvania,with h is jast family or principal residence at ..R~D #.l,
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Decedent,then ..7..7..years of age,died ...
Paris,Hanover Township,
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Except as follows,decedent did not marry,was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the will offered for
probate;was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent:
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.)All persond property
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
Personal property in Pennsylvania
Persunal pruperty ill Cuunty
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $Unkno:w.n ..
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WHEREFORE,petitioner(s)respectfully request(s)the probate of the last will and coelicil(s)presented herewith and the grant of
letters T.e...s..t.ame.n.t.a.r.y...............................................................................................................................................................................................................thereon.(testamentary;administration c.t.a.;administration d.b.n.c.t.a)
COLVfMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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tel'the estate according to law.
The petitioner(s)above-named sweads)or affirm(s)that the stutements in the foregoing petition are true and correct to the best of the
knuwledge and belief of petitioner(s)and that as personal representative(s)of the above decedent petitioner(s)will well and truly aelminis-
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DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
:\~D NOvV,Q.G.t..9.P.~.;r.:~19..$.4 ,in considerati(m of the petition on the reverse side hereof,satisfactory proof having
been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that the instmment(s),dated .S.e.p.temher ll.•......1.9.82 ,
described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will uf .P1,l(:]),l3.y :L,..~.f..I3..:r::g.g.9..9.P..
and Letters .Te..s.t.ament.ar.y.
and hereby granted to g.§.r,rt.~.:?.A.~I'1.c:::.~E.?:.cJ:.~................
FEES
Probate,Letters,Etc.
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ATTORNEY (Sup.Ct.J.D.No.)
417 Washington Trust Building
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Renunciation
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Oath of Subscribing Witness
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(each)a subscribing witness to the will presented herewith,(each)being duly qualified according to
law,depose(s)and say(s)that ~J:l~Y .~f!!"F.e.. .......present and saw .~(p.~y..J;.~.r€q.·ew.~qJ?.
h or . h d h they'.d . h...................., t e testat ,sIgn t e same an t at . . . . . ....slgne as a wItness at t e
request of testat PJ;".....in h.?-!3...presence and (in the presence of each other)(in the presence of the
other subscribing witness(es».
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this 4~J:.1~day of
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I,DUDLEY L.FERGUSON,of the Township of Hanover,County
of Washington,Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,declare this to b~my
last Will,hereby revoking any will previously made by me.
FIRST:I direct that all my just debts,funeral expneses,
and all inheritance taxes be paid as soon after my decease as may
be found convenient.
SECOND:I give and bequeath to my beloved wife,MEYRL
B.FERGUSON,all my personal effects,household articles,automobiles,
and all other articles of domestic and personal use.
THIRD:I give and bequeath to the TUCKER UNITED METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH two of my $5,000.00 Ohio County Building Commission
7%bonds.
FOURTH:I give and bequeath to the SALVATION ARMY two
of my $5,000.00 Ohio County Building Commission 7%bonds.
FIFTH:I devise and bequeath the residue of my estate
of every nature and wherever situate to my nephew,JAMES A.McBRIDE,
IN TRUST,NEVERTHELESS,for the following uses and purposes:
A.To pay the net income therefrom in quarterly install-
ments to my wife,MEYRL B.FERGUSON,for the term of her natural
life,or for her benefit,and in addition the said Trustee is
authorized in his discretion to use sums from principal as he may
deem advisable for the welfare and comfortable support of my said
wife.
B.Upon the death of my wife,or.if she should have
predeceased me,the remaining principal and any accrued Qr undistri-
bu~ed income shall be distributed as follows:
1.To my nephew,James A.McBride,all of my stock in Columbia
Gas System,now 3,400 shares.
2.1/6th of the residue in equal shares to the children of
Putnam Ferguson,deceased,as follows:Lenore Ferguson Long,
Annabelle Ferguson Hollis and Betty Jean Ferguson (widow of
William P.Ferguson,deceased,son of Putnam Ferguson).
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3.1/6th of the residue in equal shares to the children of
Glenn V.Ferguson,deceased,as follows:Louise Ferguson
McDonald,Lorraine Manning,Glenn V.Ferguson,Jr.and Charles
C.Ferguson.
4.1/6th of the residue in equal shares to the children of
Leatha McBride,deceased,as follows:James A.McBride and
William P.McBride.
5.1/6th of the residue in equal shares to the children of
Dennis C.Ferguson,deceased,as follows:Dennis R.Ferguson
and Margaret Ferguson Miller.
6.1/6th of the residue in equal shares to the children of
Della May Ferguson,deceased,as follows:Duane Ferguson and
Wanda Jean Ferguson Long.
7.1/6th of the residue in equal shares to the children of
Harold P.Ferguson,deceased,as follows:Edna May Looman,
Louise Marie Lucas,Shirley Capriotti,Harold P.Ferguson,Jr.,
Dolores Schneider,Joanne Baker,Raymond Ferguson and Doris
Jean Bertwell.
c.In the administration of the trust herein created,
the Trustee shall have,in addition to and not in limitation
of any authority given to him by law,and without the necessity
of obtaining the consent of any Court,the following powers:To
accept in distribution of my estate and to retain investments
and property which are a part of my estate;t9 invest and reinvest
the principal of the trust estate in any kind of property,real
or personal,or part interest therein,without being restricted
to investments which are legal for trust funds;to give options
for sales,leases and exchanges;to borrow money;to sell,pledge,
exchange or mortgage any real or personal property for terms
exceeding five years,for such considerations as the Trustee
deem advisable,and without liability on the part of the purchaser
to see to the application of the purchase price or to inquire into
the validity of the sale and to execute good and sufficient deeds
therefor;to join in or oppose the merger,consolidation,re-
~rganization or readjustment of the financial structure of any
firm or corporation in which the trust estate may have an interest;
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~o carry securities in the name of a nominee and to distribute
the trust estate either in cash or in kind.It is my intention
that in the administration of the trust,emphasis be put on
prividing maximum income for the life beneficiary rather than
on growth of principal.
D.My Trustee may expend out of the principal from which
said beneficiary is entitled to the income such sums as my Trustee,
in his sol~discretion,may deem proper for the support and welfare
of said beneficiary during illness or emergency of any kind,with-
OLt consideration of other incone and source of support or the
sEparate estates of the said beneficiary.In the event of the death
of any of said beneficiary,the Trustee is authorized in its
discretion to pay part or all of her funeral expenses.
E.If said beneficiary shall,in the sole opinion of my
Trustee,become mentally or physically incapacitated,my Trustee
may apply said beneficiary's share,either principal or income,
for the support and welfare of said beneficiary,directly,without
the intervention of any guardian.
F.The interest the beneficiary hereunder shall not be
subject to anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation;
and the principal and income shall be paid by the Trustee directly
to or for the use of said beneficiary,without regard to any assign-
ment,oreer,attachment·of claim whatever.
G.I direct that all federal,state and other death taxes,
payable because of my death,to which the property forming my
gross estate for tax purposes or the transfer of any property
hereunder may be subject,including any interest or penalties
imposed in connection with such tax,shall be considered a part
of the expense of the administration of my estate and shall be
paid out of the residue of my estate,without apportionment or
right of reimbursement.
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SIXTH:I appoint my'said nephew,JAMES A.McBRIDE,to be
the Executor of this my Will and'direct that he not be required to
furnish bond in any jurisdiction in which he may serve.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 1/day of ¥,1982.
Signed,sealed,published and declared by DUDLEY L.
FE~GUSON,the Testator above named,as and for his Will and in
the presenceof us,who at his request,in his presence and in
the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names
as witnesses thereto.
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