Bertha Burnop Will of 1964
I, BERTHA HOWELL,
being of sound and disposing mind, do hereby make, publish and declare this to
be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all wills by me at any time
heretofore made.
FIRST: I desire all my
just debts to be paid, if I should owe any debts at the time of my death.
SECOND: I give,devise
and bequeath all of my property, real and personal, to my husband, E. E.
Howell, for and during his natural life, and at the death of the said E. E.
Howell to my daughter, Byra Howell, for and during her natural life, and at the
death of the said Byra Howell I give, devise and bequeath my said property to
my children, or their heirs, equally and ratably, in fee simple.
THIRD: I hereby
nominate and appoint my said daughter, Byra Howell, Executrix of this my Last
Will and Testament, and request that no surety be required on her bond.
Given under my hand
and seal this 11 day of October, 1951.
Bertha
Howell (SEAL)
The above signature of the testatrix was made,
and the foregoing will was acknowledged by the said testatrix in the presence
of us, two competent witnesses, present at the same time; and we, the said
witnesses, do hereunto subscribe the said will in the presence of the said
testatrix and of each other, at the request of the said testator, this 11 day
of October, 1951.
Ted
Dalton
Cornelia
D. Campbell
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit
Court of the City of Radford, the 3rd day of April, 1964.
In re: Will of BERTHA
HOWELL, deceased
A paper writing
bearing date the 11th day of October, 1951, purporting to be the will of Bertha
Howell, deceased, was this day presented by Byra Howell, the executrix named
therein, and offered for probate.
It appearing that
Bertha Howell resided in the City of Radford, Virginia and that she died
testate on December 5, 1958, Cornelia D. Campbell, one of the two subscribing
witnesses to said paper writing, being first duly sworn, deposed and said that
she and Ted Dalton, the other subscribing witness to said paper writing, were
present together at the same time and in the presence of Bertha Howell, when
she, the testatrix, signed the said paper writing and acknowleged it to be her
will, and that they, at her request, in her presence and in the
presence of each other, signed their names
thereto as subscribing witnesses; and that the testatrix was at that time over
twenty‑one years of age and capable of making a will.
Thereupon, the said
paper writing dated October 11, 1951, consisting of one typewritten page, is
established and adjudged to be the last will and testament of Bertha Howell,
deceased, and is ordered to be recorded as such.
Thereupon, Byra
Howell, the executrix named therein, appeared, made oath as the law directs,
and entered into and acknowledged a bond as such executrix in the penalty of
$500.00, payable and conditioned according to law, but without security, the
will requesting that none be required.
And certificate is
granted Byra Howell for obtaining a probate of the said will of Bertha Howell,
deceased, in due form.
It is ordered that
John L. Whitehead, William A. Caldwell, Ralph W. Corn and A. R. Giesen, any
three of whom may act, be, and they hereby are appointed appraisers of the
estate of Bertha Howell, deceased.
Teste:
/S/ Giles W. Goodykoontz
Clerk
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit
Court of the City of Radford:
Estate of Bertha Howell, deceased
I, the undersigned,
who this day qualified before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Radford
as Executrix of the estate of Bertha Howell, deceased, late of the City of
Radford, Virginia, on my oath do say that I have made diligent inquiry and that
I believe the following to be a true and correct list together with the ages
and the addresses of the heirs of my decedent Bertha Howell who died testate on
December 5, 1958.
LIST
OF HEIRS
Approximate
Name Age Relationship Address
E. Franklin Howell 64 son 8 So. Drive, Fairlawn
Radford,
Virginia
Byra J. Howell 62 daughter
Box 155 Station A
Radford,
Virginia
Margaret H. Keister 55 daughter
Box 155 Station A
Radford,
Virginia
George Thomas Howell 53 son Box 155 Station A
Radford,
Virginia
W. Raymond Howell 47 son Windsor Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke,
Virginia
Julia H. Francis 44 daughter Box
297 Station A
Radford,
Virginia
Peggy H . Duncan 33
granddaughter Salem, Virginia
Given under my hand,
this 3rd day of April,
Miss
Byra Howell
Executrix
Subscribed and sworn
to before me, this 3rd day of April, 1964.
Frances
N. Hutton, Deputy Clerk
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit
Court of the City of Radford, the 3rd day of April 1964, the foregoing List of
Heirs was presented and admitted to record.
Teste:
/S/ Giles W. Goodykoontz
Clerk
Radford City Will Book 3, pgs. 492-494