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Home My WebLink About1783_DUFF_WATTER_108_77_05-07-1969_05-23-1969·o a-\j...) \ ~ I Ic;;:;>i l:i> -~ z!:I i~ .•..- ~~. /713 ,:,i LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WALTER T.DUFF And now May 23 1969,it being adjudged that said Will andCoaic!l has been proved,it if hereby admitted to probate ane ordered to be recorded and Letters Testamentary are issued to Wilbur Watkins in said Testament named who was dUly qualified. Russell Marino,Register WILL BOOK 108 PAGE 77 OLIVER N.HORMELL ATTORNEY AT LAW 423 THIRD STREET CAL.IFORNIA.PENNSYL.VANIA Ip.O.Nal7 Co.•LawBlankPublIsher..41&Grant St..Plrh.U.PL ~ ~_3-Iu 1-.j J I,J Application for 'robale of lIill of.W.al:t.~r.T.P.~.f.t.. _.late of C.a.l.i.f.Qr..o.;i..~,Washington County, Pennsylvania deceased,and (h)l'ant of 1J.jl'ttl'rs (ill'staml'ntary. REGISTER'S OFFICE,} WASHINGTON COUNTY,SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared WJJ,.t?l\r.....w.!'!-.:t~.!.Q§who being duly sworn says that..w.~.;1,.~:~..r.l.~.P..~:!.r late resident of .........C.~.l,j,.f.9..~.P..j,,~,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of U.u.J.:t.~.g .s.:t.~..t.~~died testate at..c.J.l~m.Q.~X§.P..gr..g,.I ;p.~P..Q§.Y.J.Y..!'!-.~J.~.J on the..J..:t.~day of M.~Y..A.D.19 ~.~. at.....~.~.J.9.o'clock..P..!m.,age ~.~leaving an estate of the estimated value of $.~.~..t.9..Q9...~..9.9.. personality,and $N.2~.~realty,said real estate being located in . The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows: nia nia NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE Pearl Crock Niece Ebensburg.Pennsylvan' 264 North Avenue Wilbur Watkins NeDhew Washine-ton.Pennsvlva Wood street John Mahanev Nephew California.Pennsylva Gilbert Channing.Jr.Grandnephew Testator has no.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....J..~.P..~....~..J.....!.~§J.J.....~p..!t..~.~Jy......?J.J.....!.~62 , may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen- tary thereon to W.!J.9..~;r.w.!'!-.:t~.~.~§. whose postoffice address is ?§.1 N.Q..r.~.h A.y.~.Q.~~.J.~~.~.~.~P..g.~.2.~..t p.~~.~.§.Y.:.!.y..~p..~.~.~. Sworn to and subscribed before me this l.2.t.b . ~.Ma.y.~.~A.D.19 6..9.. ..~~~~~.. Register b1!~/jf~.. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,}SS. WASHINGTON COUNTY,.. And now M.~.y.l~,19 ~~,comes w.!J..P..P.!"w.~.t.~.!.~§. who being duly sworn doth depose and say that..h.~will well and truly administer the goods and chat- tels,rights and credits of W..~},.1;~.r.T..,P..P..t.J.":deceased, to the best of .....hJ.§...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 l~.t.h . day~M.~Y.A.D.19..J?.~.· ......~LL)~.~~.....~... Register iJ&J !J~. .c ~~:Q)cri.i e• 0~-.~~0'1 .-l 4 4 l~h..LJi ~§"E (1$1 'fi9 MAY 2~PH I j.,1-Iii'"1,~c:~l~~SoliOiiQCH,~'"i -d~...-l:(1$i <l)..... Ui a,;..cj «)~en;..ci<l)<l) "'t;j t:~<l) ....:l ....:l P Q!ounty of Ihts~ingtnnf ss. Register's Office ?.~T9..~A.D.,19.J39.. Personally appeared g}.~.y.~.~~..~.....1i.?!:.~.~..1..J ~!1.~~.!1.r::~?·}?..z.~..Y..~ee subscribing witnesses to Codicil o .l.under date of .J.!J.l.3..1.s.t.It 19..6.2 to the fore- going last will and testament of Y.(?-..~.~.~.:r.T..!P..~.fr.deceased, dated J.~!!.~~t~..~1..~.~.L l9 ,and on ~.h.~.~.r.solemn g.~.~.P....~did say that .....................?J.:l.~.Y.~~T.~present,and did see and hear w.~.J.t.~.I'.T..~.Pg.f.f.. deceased,the testa.ar .therein named,sign,publish and declare the same as and for a Codicil to tJ:~.~..last will and testament,and that at the doing thereof ~~__. was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief. ...................................~~.?F?and subscribed before me the day and year aforsaid.~~2 ..f....~/d~. ~2 Register .J CJ /- illnmmnuwralt4 nf 'ruusyluauia llllIashiugtou alouut!}•.lUi; BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this g.~.r.9..!day of ~~.!.. 19 §.~..,before me B.~.~.§l.~)J ~~.r..±g.9.Register for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came . Oliver N.Harmell and ~nna S.Dzavan ............................................................................................................the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of ................................................................w..1t.r.1..!J?.1J.t:f.N . deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the execution of said Will-saw the testat..9..:r.sign the same-heard ~j~publish it as and for His I W'll d T h h LHi .His d'h..............................ast I an estament;t at t ey a request,m presence,an In t e presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said testat....9..r.was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants' . I p knowledge and belief.Q Sworn and Snbscribed Before Me ,~~.~.. Register -~2·......·...._......··..····..·_·· ,~. -,...- CODICIL I,WALTER.T.DUFF,or the Borough of California,Washington County, Pennsylvania,having made my Last Will and Testament dated June 3,1961,do hereby make,publish and declare this to be a Codicil to my said Last Will and Testament. .~ FIR.ST: SECOND: Instead of John Mahaney,as provided in Paragraph Fourth of my Will,I nominate,constitute and appoint my beloved nephew WILBUR. WATKINS,as the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. I hereby ratify and confirm my said Last Will and Testament except in so far as any part thereof is revoked or modified by this Codicil. Residing a~.~. 7 IN WITNESS WHER.EOF,I,WALTER.T.DUFF,have to this a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament dated June 3,1961,subscribed my name and set my seal this J I~day of July,1962. waLw I.7Q Ljf (SEAL) Walter T.Duff Subscribed and sealed by the Testator in thE/presence of us and each of us, and at the same time published,declared and acknowledged by him to us to be a Codicil to his Last Will and Testament dated June 3,1961,and thereupon we,at the request of the said Testator,in his presence and in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses this J /..-d day of July,1962. ~~~ ~~~==->L~,J'4~~~~~,---ReSidingat ~~ -1- ---l~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WALTER T.DUFF I,WALTER T.DUFF of the Borough of California,Washington County, Pennsylvania,do make,publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all wills by me at anytime heretofore made. FIRST: SECOND: THIRD: I direct that my Executor hereinafter named,pay all of my just debts and funeral expenses as soon as may be practicable afte r my decease. I give,devise and bequeath all of my property,real,personal or mixed,of which I die seized or possessed or to which I may be entitled at my decease to my beloved wife,MARTHA B.DUFF. If my beloved wife should predecease me and not be able to accept the devise and bequest of Paragraph Second aforesaid,then and only in that case,I give,devise and bequeath all'of my property,real, personal or mixed,of which I die seized or possessed or to which I may be entitled at my decease to my beloved niece,nephews and grandnephew in the following shares: (a)To PEARL CROCK,niece,three-twelfths (3/12). (b)To WILBUR WATKINS,nephew,five-twelfths (5/12). (c)To JOHN MAHANEY,nephew,two -twelfths (2/12). (d)To GILBERT CHANNING,JR.grandnephew,two-twelfths (2/12). -1- .- .....-.--.-.__.--._-----.-.--~---.._---~.-~......-------~~------~----~-~--~----~---,----- " I . I FOURTH:I nominate,constitute and appoint my beloved nephew JOHN MAHANEY,the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament,and I direct that he shall not be required to enter security in any jurisdiction in which he may act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this two (2)page Last Will and Testament,this j.A~day of June,1961. THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT,consisting of two (2)pages was on this day of June,1961,signed,sealed,published and declared by WALTER T.DUFF,the Testator,as and for his Last Will and Testament,in the presence of us and each of us,who,at his request,in his presence,and in the presence of each other,all being present at the same time,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. -2-