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Last Will and Testament
OF
Edward Allan Richardson
I, Edward Allan Richardson a resident of Marion County, West Virginia, being of sound mind and
disposing memory and over the age of eighteen (18) years, and not being motivated by any duress,
menace, fraud, mistake, or undue influence, do make, publish, and declare this document as my Last
Will and Testament. This will revokes all wills and codicils that I may have previously executed and
disposes of all property that I own at the time of my death, wherever situated.
FIRST: My Executor, named in Paragraph 8, shall pay all of my funeral expenses, expenses of
administering my estate, and debts, other than debts that I have incurred by borrowing against the cash
surrender value of life insurance policies on my life and debts to the extent secured by the assignment
of life insurance policies on my life. Nothing herein shall require the payment of any installment prior to
its due date or the payment of any indebtedness secured by a mortgage or other lien on any property.
My Executor may extend or renew any debt upon any terms and for any period of time as he may deem
appropriate. My estate, however, shall not bear my spouse's share of any community debts or expenses
allocable against (his/her) share of our community property. My Executor shall also pay all taxes
(including any interest or penalties thereon) payable by reason of my death, including taxes on property
passing outside of my probate estate. The ultimate burden of all taxes, debts, funeral expenses, and
estate administration expenses shall be apportioned among and collected from the beneficiaries of all of
the assets included within my gross taxable estate, whether passing under my will, by trust instrument,
contract or beneficiary designation, or otherwise, but excluding my personal and household effects
passing under Paragraph 4 of this Will. I direct my executor to take any action necessary to collect
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Name of Testator
Crystal Dawn Lindsey-Adkins
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these taxes, debts, and expenses from the responsible beneficiaries, including withholding of an
appropriate amount from any property distributable to a beneficiary. Any charges to be made against
my residuary estate shall be paid in such order and out of such of the assets in my residuary estate
(including its income) as my Executor deems appropriate.
SECOND: Mark Richardson (son) because he has not heard from him in over ten years.
THIRD: (devise if there is one)
FOURTH: 2005 Chevrolet Corvette to his brother Mathew Richardson
FIFTH: (demonstrative bequest)
SIXTH: The guardian of Elizabeth Richardson should be her mother Claudia Louise Richardson
her mother and if her mother is unable to care for Elizabeth then her guardian will be Mark Richardson
her uncle. She will be under their guardianship until she turns 18 years old.
SEVENTH: I leave all of my remaining property, including any lapsed or void gift, to Claudia
Louise Richardson, (wife). If she dies before I do then three out of four of my kids are to each receive a
equal share (kids Mary Richardson, Elizabeth Richardson, and Donald Richardson). I want my grandkids
to inherit from a parent under per stirpes.
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Name of Testator
Crystal Dawn Lindsey-Adkins
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EIGHTH: I hereby nominate and appoint Claudia Louise Richardson, my wife, as Executor of this
my Last Will and Testament and request that she shall not be required to give surety upon her official
bond. In the event that she predeceases me, or is unwilling or unable to qualify as such, then I nominate
and appoint Mark Richardson, my brother, as Executor, and request that he shall not be required to give
surety upon his official bond.
My Executor shall be authorized to carry out all provisions of this. My executor may sell,
exchange, assign, transfer, and convey any security or property, real or personal, held in my estate at
public or private sale, at a time and price and upon those terms and conditions (including credit) that he
may determine. In addition, without further license or order of any Court, my Executor shall have the
power to employ and to compensate from my estate such surveyors, attorneys, and other advisors as
my Executor shall deem necessary or advisable and to execute on behalf of my estate deeds or other
documents necessary to complete the sale and transfer of my real or personal property or undivided
interest therein.
NINTH: If any part of this Will is declared invalid, illegal, or inoperative for any reason, it
is my intent that the remaining parts shall be effective and fully operative, and that any Court so
interpreting this Will and any provision in it construe in favor of survival.
TENTH: I further request that the attesting witnesses hereto to make and subscribe an affidavit
or the purpose of proving this Will then the same is offered for probate.
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Name of Testator
Crystal Dawn Lindsey-Adkins
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Edward Allan Richardson, do hereby set my hand to this my Last Will
and Testament, on February 25, 2015, in the City of Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia.
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Name of Testator
Crystal Dawn Lindsey-Adkins
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AFFIDAVIT
The foregoing instrument, consisting of 5 typewritten pages, including this page, each bearing the signature of the Testator, was on February 25, 2015, signed, published and declared by Edward Allan Richardson, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request and in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto subscribed our names as the attesting witnesses on February 25, 2015. We declare that we are of sound mind and of the proper age to witness a will, and that to the best of our knowledge, the Testator is of the age of majority, is otherwise legally competent to make a will, and appears of sound mind and under no undue influence or constraint.
______________________ _________________________
Signature of Witness No. 1 Signature of Witness No. 2
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Printed Name of Witness No. 1 Printed Name of Witness No. 2
Crystal Dawn Lindsey-Adkins
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF MARION, TO-WIT:
This day personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the County and State
aforesaid, _____________________________, as Witness No. 1, and ________________________________, as Witness No. 2,
both of whom being first being duly sworn, upon their oaths, do depose and say:
We do hereby declare to the undersigned authority we are the attesting witnesses and were present at the execution
of the Last Will and Testament of Edward Allan Richardson, hereto annexed; that we saw the Testator sign the annexed Will
and heard him publish and declare the same to be his Last Will and Testament; that we subscribed our names as witnesses to
the Will at the request of the Testator in his presence and in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time;
that the Testator signed the Will willingly; that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed;
and that to the best of our knowledge, at the time of the execution of the annexed Will, the Testator was above the age of
eighteen (18) years, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
We further depose and say that this Affidavit is made at the express request of the Testator, during his lifetime, he
being present at the time of the making and execution of this Affidavit.
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Witness No. 1
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Witness No. 2
Taken, subscribed, and sworn to before me in * County, West Virginia, on (month, day), 2015.
Notary Public
My commission expires: ___________________
Crystal Dawn Lindsey-Adkins
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