LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
LUTHER LUNSFORD
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Introduction:
Luther Lunsford was the son
of Benjamin Stephen Lunsford (Jr.) and Artemesia M.
Ledbetter. He was the grandson of Benjamin
Stephen Lunsford (Sr.) and Helen Crow Lunsford of
I, Luther Lunsford, of
First I direct that all my just debts be paid, and
after payment of same I make the following bequeaths:
Second I give to each of my children, George, Mamie,
Irene, Steve, Imo, Inez, Pauline and Luther J. Lunsford the sum of one Dollar.
Third I give, devise, & bequeath to my beloved
wife, Josie Lunsford, all of the remainder & residence of my estate, both
real and personal.
Fourth I constitute and appoint my beloved wife,
Josie Lunsford, as sole Executrix of my will and request that she be permitted
to serve without bond or accounting.
In witnesses hereof I have hereunto set my
signature in the presence of O. B. Lunsford, Eugene Sloan, who I requested to
sign as attesting witnesses on this 6th day of October, 1923.
Luther Lunsford
Attesting Witnesses
O. B. Lunsford
R. C. Hunter
Eugene Sloan
PROOF OF WILL
STATE OF
Personally appeared before me, O. R. Rankin, Clerk
of the County and Probate Court of Craighead County aforesaid, R. C. Hunter and
Eugene Sloan, to me well known who being duly sworn, that they are the
subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Instrument of writing purporting be the
last Will and Testament of Luther Lunsford.
The testator was at the time of signing said
instrument upwards of twenty one y[ea]rs of age and
of sound and disposing mind and memory, and that in the presence of both of these
affiants he declared it to be his last Will and Testament, and subscribing his
name thereto in the presence of both of these affiants that at the request of
said Testator affiants who wrote their names to his said Will in his presence
and in the presence of each other, that the subscriptions to the foregoing
instrument of writing are genuine and that said instrument which is hereto
attached is the identical one that affiants so witnessed and saw the said
Luther Lunsford sign.
Eugene Sloan
R. C. Hunter
Subscribed and Sworn to
before me this 11th day of December, 1923
O. R. Rankin, County and
Probate Clerk
Examined and Proof read and
approved Will found in duly form and entitled to Probate
and order of record this
the 14th day of October, 1924.
C. B.
Gregg, Probate Judge
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