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