Aff - Brenton, Roy_5/22/1984�
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JERRY A. ATKINSON
WM. C. WELBORN. JR.
STEVEN L.BOHLEBER
Mr. H.O. Crawford
Auditor of Gibson County
Princeton, IN 47670
Dear Mr. Crawford:
dttor»eys at Law
May 18, 1984
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EVANSVIILE. INDIANA 47708
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Per your letter of May 11 to Mrs. Esther Brenton, enclosed
please find a copy of the Last will and Testament of Roy Brenton.
I hope this satisfies the paperwork you reauire to prove that
Esther is the only survivor of Roy.
If I can be of any further assistance, please do not
hesitate to call me.
Very tr ly yours,
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A�m. C. Welborn, Jr.
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Mar.y Esther Brenton
1211 E. Mnrgan Ave.
Evenaville, IN 47711
Dear Mra. Brenton,
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AUD�TOR OF GI950N COUNTV
PRINCETON. INDIANA 47670
Ma.y 11, 1984
Upon receiving .your Death Certificate and Letters of
personal Representative cop.y, thia office diecovered
ia checking our transfer book tha[ another instrument
to make the aeceasar.y change will be required. .
Please forward to this office a cop.y of an affidavit
stating that you are the onl.y survivorship of Ro.y
Allen Brenton: .Any questions .you may have can be
dealt with b.y coatacting our office at 385-4927.
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H.O. CraWford .
Auditor, Gibson Co.
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THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
NAMED HEREIN IS AUTHORIZED TO ADMZNISTER
THE ESTATE WITHOUT COURT SUPERVISION
Le��ers of I'er�onal �epresentative
Of the Estate of. .. ,,,, , ROY . ALLEN BFtENTON h d
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State of Indiaiia, Vandcrburbh County:
To �'Vhom These Presents Shall Come, Greeling
: I HELEN L. KUEBLER
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of thc.Vandarburgh Superior Court for the County of Vanderburgh in the State oY Indiana, do hereby certify that
Letter3 of Pcrsonal Representative, of the estate of . . .. . .. . .�iOy..A1J.e0..$T'QJitPli ... . .. . .. . ..
`" " " " " " " " " " " " �••••••••�•�•••••••••••�••••�••••••...•.......late of Vanderburgh County, deceased,
nre granted to ...... ldary_ Brenton
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�id btary Brenton
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ind given bond as yuch Yersonal Representative, is du]y nuthorized to take upon .}??r....aelf (selves) the adr.�inis-
:ration of such estate, nccording to ]aw. .
tiVTTNESS, �fy hanci �r.d the seal of said Court, this. ..... ... .day of. ... January,. ,,.. .. , 19g 4, ,,
. ... . . . ... �iEI,£W. i,.. KUEHi,ER .. . : ::... ....
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BY.....�. .............................. Deputy
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9tate of Indiana, Vanderburgh County, sc�:
I, , , , , , , , , , , HF�L,F�N. L : , KUEBLER , , , .. . ; , , , , , ,,, Clerk of the Vanderburgh Superior Court,
iithin and for said County and State, the same being a Court of Record, and having Probate jurisdiction, hereby
ertify the foregoing to be a tzue and complete copy of the Letters of Personal Representative, granted and issued to
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n the personal estate o4 ..:....��.oy.,Allen. Brenton
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te of said county, deceased, arid that enid Letters are still in force, nnd all the legal acts of said Personal Repre-
�ntntive are c�ititled tu fu4 fnith and credit, as fully appears froru the �records of sttid Court in my custody, and on
le in my office. •
In Testimony WhereoP, I i�ereunto aubscribe my name, nnd affi�c the aeul ot
eafd Court, at Evansville, Indienu,
thts......�q,......dey of ....January 84
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WILL OF ROY BRENTON
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I, Roy Brenton of Evansville, Indiana, declare this to be my last ;
will and revoke all other wills and codicils that I may have made.
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ARTICLF. I
I direct that my enforceable debts, expenses of my last illness and
funeral and administration expenses of my estate, shall be paid by my
executor frrnn the princinal of my residuary estate. In his diecretion
my exacutor may continue to pay any installment obligationa incurred
by me during my lifetime on an installment basis or may prepay any or
all ot auch obligationa in whole or in part and my executor may in his
discretion diatribute any asset enciunbered by such an obligation
aubject to the obligation,
I direct that all inheritance� estate and succesaion taxes (including
intereat and penalties thereon) payable by reason of my death shall be
paid out of and be charged generally against my residuary eatate without
reimburseroent from any person. This provision shall not be construed'
as a waiver of any right which my executor has, by law:or otherwiae�
to claim reimburaement for any such taxes which become payable on account
of property, if any, over which I have a power of appointment.
ARTICLE II
I bequeath all r:y personal effects and household gooda and Che Like not
otherwise effectively disposed of, such as jewelry, clothing, automobiles,.-
furniture, furnishings, books and pictures to my wife, Mary Esther Brenton
hereinafter referred to as "my wife", if she survives me by thirty days,
or if ehe does not survive me by thirty days� then the executor of mq�
eatate shall sell my peraonal effects and distribute the proceede as �
£ollows: fifty percent to Kent Brenton, twenty five percen[ to La:•ry�
Erenccn 8Rd zc�ellty ffVZ js::YCEIt't8 i.0ui� E�a�ton, - "" - "-�
ARTICLE III
I devise and bequeath all my residuary estate, being all property� whereveF�
situated, in which I may have any interest at the time of my death not
otherwise effectively disposed of, but not including any property over
which I may have power of appointment� as follows: �
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1. To my wife� Mary Esther Bren[on� if she aurvives me
for thirty days, or if my wife doea not aurvive me
by thirty days�
2. then Eifty percent to Kent Brenton� twenty five percent
to Larry Brenton and twenty five percent to Louis �renton.
ARTICLE IV
If my wife does not aurvive me� it is my wish that the court having
jurisdiction of the persons of any minor children who survive me appoint
David Louis Royalty, Jr as the guardian of the peraons of such children.
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ARTICLE V
I appoint My wife Mary Esther Brenton as executor of thia vill.
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ROY BRENTON
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If my wife not'be living?at the time of my death, or doea not survive
me by 30 days„then I appoint David L, Royalty� Jr.� to serve without ,
pay as executor of this'will,
ARTICLE VII
If my wife and I die simnitaneously or under circwnatances that it is '
L�possible to detexmine c�^clusivrly which of us died firat, it shall be
presrmed foc puraoses of con;truc�ian of this will that mq wife died
firet, My other peraon who might otherwise be a beneficiary under the
terms of my will shall be deemed to have predeceased me if he diea within
thirty days following the date of my death. �
ARTICLE VIII
I'h�aLve subscribed my name to this� my Last Will and Testament� consiating
of /a✓d typewritten pages� affixing my initials to ea h of the pages '
for better identification this _Lday of
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We saw Roy Brenton sign the foregoing instrument in ou� presence, �
He then declared it to be his Last Will and Testament and'requested ,,1
us to act as witnesses to it. We then in hIs presence and in the preaence �
of one another aigned our names as attesting witneases. All of this was �
dw.ie on the d�ce iaec writveii aoove. ; �. • � i` � '
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