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Home My WebLink About1623_DARKE_DOROTHY_96_563_07-20-1963_08-07-1963~I NO./t:Z3 , c t '>~ WILL OF OOROTHY R.DARKE. And now,August 7,1963,it being ad- judged that said Will has been duly proved it is hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded and letters ofadministration eTA are issued to Betty J.Smith who filed approvedbond, and was duly qualified,the eXecutor named in the Will having d:hed. Josephine M.Douglas Register ,... Will Book 96 Page 563 residing at , I • I I -----------=c---------------------rr--~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DORO THY R.DARKE IN THE NAME OF THE BENEVOLENT FATHER OF ALL I,Dorothy R.Darke,a resident of the County 6t Franklin, State of Ohio,being of sound mind and memory,do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, hereby revoking and making null and void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made. ITEM I. I hereby direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate as soon after my decease as possible. ITEM II. I give,bequeath and devise to my husband,William Lee Darke all my estate and property,be it real,personalty or mixed, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate,which I may own or have the right to dispose of at my death,to be hiss absolutely and forever. ITEM lIT. In the event of a common disaster wherein my husband and myself should meet death,or in the event my h~sband does 'not survive me by ten full days,then in that event,I give,bequeath and devise all my estate,both realty and personalty,to my children to be theirs absolutely and forever,share and share alike. ITEM IV. I nominate and appoint my husband-,William Lee Darke,the executor of this my Last ill and of my estate,he to serve without bond. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and subscribed my signature to this my LAST WILL AND TESTA}mNT this It day of February,1957. Signed,published and declared by the said D~rothy R.Darke and by her acknowledged to be her h~ST WILL AND TEAT ~NT, before us,and in our presence,and in the presence of each other,and by us subscribed as attesting witnesses at her request,in her presence,and in the presence of each other, this II day of February,1957. /Jut.~reSiding at ~?~ ~I --,." 1\pplirnttnn far Jrahntr af IItll nf.D.ORO.THY.R DARHE .. ......................................................late of S).fI.~H T.QJY.N.s.RI:P.itam'inrire.rat.i"..i'i ,Washington County, Pennsylvania deceased,and ~tattt of i/jl'ttl'tS ~C.T.A. REGISTER'S OFFICE } WASHINGTON COUNTY,SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared ~~.';r.Tr.~.!!§M;t.~who being duly sworn says that P..QRQ.T.HY .R.DAR.KE .late resident of §M~.rn T.9..w..NS..lU.r.,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of JI.•.S.•,A died testate at S..:m.1th ~.l)Jm.e.h1p.fenn.a.on the 20.thday of...J.UJ.7-:..A.D.19 .63 at...7..:.45 0'clock A m.,age 6.5 leaving an estate of the estimated value of $..1.500.•00 . personalty,'and $BO realty,said real estate being located in .. The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE - BETTY J.SMITH DR 11 _'I..a.SlaD.,Pa. nerethy R:Lddle nil ,_'I...a.In,,4-+-'D"~~" Ruth Kno8:rdel nA .1'R..+:h.,'P.....",.'P.-......-, RGslyn Leve na VA 1 an ,,4 §'P..'OUV-r W1111~·t~~°Ea~!dH~~b:~~~i~A,~,.n 211lft.lQf;2, Testator has n•.:t married and nO children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated F.ebp.U&Py.;U:.,1957 .. may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen- tary thereon to ~.~.m J.."S.M.I.T.H .. whose post office address is ;r.!!.9...L ..~.~.~?§.g.l.:§J:.~.y~J?:.t ~~np.~.!!.. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1.:th .. )O:•.···.·.....:'~~;;g~~R~::;~ wj-:/I -t""'" , ·~f~·················· COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY,}SS.: And now ~J~..g~~.~"!.;t~.9.~,19 .,comes BE.T.TY J SMI.m .. who being duly sworn doth depose and say that...SliE will well 'ood truly administer the goods and chattels,rights and credits of DORQ;THY .B DABKE :...........................................................deceased, to the best of .....HER..skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mind- ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. Sworn and subscribed before me this 1..t.h .. fla~Of:l..g"~.~;1I..A.D.19 ~.. /-::.......~~~..,21·..~~ister .~..I-...~ j p,'"c::l-< tti 0...,~ J-~I LED ~....-l Pi IiHti~b AUG 7 PN 12:38 Iii ~"d ~...... =+!H ffi1 Q P=lQ)a :aCi~~~ JOSEPHINe::n DOUGLAS • ...... .,;l ......:u ~• I~EGISf"f~JF WILLS ....4~~~,.~4 Ex-or r~(10 CLERr\O.C.:a.~"d ~::z:; H Q) 0 :.a .... ~1 @ H I-<;0 0~0 .....rJJA0I-<c5Q)Q)................~C'l Q)::>..J ..J •", Qtnuuty nf lIulil1tugtnu,lili: ..'.. Cu 7$c,.4REGISTER'S OFFICE :(j .A.D.19 . Personally appeared P.c'..~.~~.~1.~.~;R~~~J.~~.~~Q.~~.~~~.~~.~.~. who,after being duly qualified according to law,deposes and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting of Do.r.o.t.h7 R•....Da.rke ,Dece3.sed,Testator to the foregoing Will dated F.eb.r.ua.ry l.l.th.•.....l.9.5..7.19 ,and that the signature Dorot~R.Darke of said :: ,aKdXIJt~,is in ~her own proper handwriting,as they,the affiants,verily believe. Also,that the sub3cribing witnesses are not now within this jurisdiction. Sworn and subscribed aid. JAMES H.D