Wills.Edwin.S.1954.Harrison.Bequest EDWIN S. WILLS MAKES BEQUESTS UNDER WILL Baptist Church, Midway Orphans Home, Hospital Are Among Beneficiaries The will of Edwin S. Wills, dated Aug. 4, 1954, has been probated on testimonies of W. W. VanDeren and Joe Richer, the subscribing witnesses. The testator after making several special bequests directed the remainder and residue of his estate go to the Cynthiana Baptist Church. Included among the special bequests is the following: To The National Bank of Cynthiana $500 in trust, the income to be used for maintenance of family graves in Battle Grove Cemetery and for flowers for the graves on each Decoration Day. The The Cynthiana Baptist Church, $500; to Harrison Memorial Hospital, $300; to Midway Orphan School, $300 in memory of Effie C. Wills, deceased. To each of the following , sums of $200: Marie Wills, widow of brother, Richard Wills, deceased; Joe Ella Wills, her child; Emma Wills, another of her children; Marie Wills, another of her children; and Richard Wills, her son, all of in or near Cincinnati. To Richard Wills and his wife, Eula Wills, Kansas City, Mo., $500 and the black inlay clock. To Eureka Whiteker, executor of the estate, the sum of $300 to be used in securing a good home for the testator's dogs, or if this is not possible, then whatever part of that sum needed to "put them to sleep permanently." To Hattie Wills, former wife and an employee, the sum of $500. The testator directs that necessary markers be placed at the graves of Joe Wills, Aunt Mayme Barnes and her husband, Ed Barnes; Aunt Carrie McLeod and her husband, John McLeod. Directed Pearl Jacoby, Lexington Route 3, to select a suitable marker with date of birth, date of death and his name on his grave and bequeathed to her his grandfather's clock. The executor is directed to sell all real estate, either publicly or privately, in whatever manner will secure the most money and orders all personalty sold for cash. Eureka Whiteker, who was nominated under terms of the will, has qualified under $26,000 bond with no surety required. Appraisers of the estate are Charles Marshall, W. W. Owsley and J. W. Switzer Sr. THE LOG CABIN, CYNTHIANA, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1955 VOL. LX NO.8 Contributed by: Edie Suttle Date: 4 Jun 1997