LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
of
MAUDE M . McCORMICK
FILED:
AUG 26 1980
Circuit Court
Wayne County. Mo.
Probate Division
I, Maude M. McCormick, a single person, now a resident of
and domiciled in Piedmont, County of Wayne, State of Missouri, being of sound
and disposing mind and memory and more than eighteen years of age, do hereby
make, publish and declare this instrument to be my last will and testament and I
do hereby revoke any and all former wills and codicils made by me at any time.
SECTION ONE: I
authorize but do not direct that all of the lawful debts and expenses of my last
illness and funeral be paid by my executor hereinafter named as
soon as practicable after my death.
SECTION TWO: To my five (5) brothers and sisters, namely, Sam Miller, Winfred Miller, Posey Miller, Edith Lovelace and Minnie Dorsey, I give, devise and bequeath the sun of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) each.
SECTION THREE: To my three (3) stepchildren, namely, Oresta Hickman, Freda Fakes and Lynna Rayfield, I give, devise and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) each.
SECTION FOUR: If any of the persons named in Sections Two or Three above should predecease me, then their share shall go into the residue of my estate and disbursed as provided for in Section Five below.
SECTION FIVE: I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest and residue of my estate wheresoever located and of whatsoever nature to be held in trust by my executor hereinafter named and the State Bank of Greenville to act as co-trustees and I direct that they act as co-trustees of said trust and to use both the trust income and trust corpus as they best see fit in providing for low income senior citizens housing within the city limits
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of Piedmont, Missouri, for low income persons in Wayne County, Missouri, over sixty‑five (65) years of age. I furthermore direct that any project or buildings conducted or constructed from this trust be named "Hickman-McCormick", after my two late husbands. It is my intention to give the co-trustees of said trust complete and absolute discretion in managing, selling, buying or constructing housing needs for the benefit of low income senior citizens as stated above .
SECTION SIX:
I appoint my nephew, Frances Lewis of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, executor
of this will, and direct that he shall be required to furnish bond in order to
serve. If he shall die, or shall fail
or refuse or be disqualified to act, or to continue to act for any reason
whatsoever, or shall resign, I appoint my brother, Posoy Miller of Annapolis,
Missouri, executor hereof, and I direct that lie shall be required to furnish
bond in order to serve.
SECTION SEVEN: I authorize and direct my executor to take charge of all real property in my estate and to sell said property without obtaining any order of the court having jurisdiction over the administration of my estate, upon such terms or conditions at such time or times and for such consideration as my executor shall deem proper within his sole discretion; and to execute and deliver such deeds and other documents, and to do every act or thing which my executor may deem desirable or proper to fully effectuate any power herein given, whether expressed or implied. My executor shall pay and shall have credit for all reasonable charges and expenses incidental to the exercise of the powers of discretion herein granted, including, without limitation, real estate and brokerage commissions, and other like expenses incurred in the sale of any real property of the estate. Every act and determination by my executor shall be conclusive and binding upon all beneficiaries of the astute, and upon all persons claiming under them.
SECTION EIGHT: As used in this will, all masculine forms shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and acknowledged and published this instrument, containing this and two other type written pages, each of said pages identified by my signature as my will in the presence of the undersigned witnesses on this 3rd day of December, 1976.
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The foregoing instrument, consisting of this and two other type-written pages, each page bearing the signature of the testatrix, was signed and published by the said testatrix as her last will and testament in the presence of each of us, who at her request, and in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. We certify that at the time of execution of this will the testatrix was mentally competent and acting voluntarily.
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