Julius Freed House: will of Helen Freed

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I hereby nominate and appoint my said wife, ANNIE LEE HALE DUFFEY, as the
sole executrix of this my last will and testament, and reposing full confidence in
her, !direct that she need not give bond or be required to make reports as such
executrix.
Witness my signature to this, mylast will and testament, this 17th day
of April, 1946.
Marshall T. Duffey
Testator.
Page 2. WILL OF MARSHALL T. DUFFEY
Attestation
Signed, declared and published by the above testator as and for his last
will and testament; he having signed the same in our presence, and we, the undersigne
attesting witnesses, have subscribed our names hereto and have witnessed h is signature
at the request of the said testator, and in his sight and presence, and in the sight
and presenceof each other, on the day and date above set forth.
.Witnesses .
Jas. D. Senter, Jr.
Sue Standifer
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HELEN FREED
I, Helen Freed, of Trenton, Tennessee, a single and unmarried woman, being of
sound and disposing mind, do hereby make, publish and declare this instrument as and
for my last will and testament, and I do hereby revoke any and all wi lls and codicils
by me at any time heretofore made :
ITEM ONE: I desire and direct that all my just debts, including the expense of
my funeral, be paid as soon as practicable after my death.
ITEM TWO: I give and bequeath to my cousin, Gertrude Bernhardt of St. Louis,
Missouri, the sum of One thousand ($1000.00) dollars, if she be living at the time
of my death. ~
ITEM THREE: (a) I give and bequeath to Russell Hill Chapter UDC, Trenton, Tenn­essee,
the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars in memory of my dear sister, Katheri e
Freed, who was always very close to and fond of this organization.
(b) I give and bequeath to the Laura Harlan-Mack Morris Home for
the Aged, Trenton, Tennessee the sum of one thousand ($1000 . 00) dollars.
(c) I give and bequeath unto the City of Trenton, Tennessee, for
use in connection with the Joe Freed Memorial Play Ground the sum of one thousand
($1000.00) dollars.
(d) I give and bequeath unto the City of Trenton,Tennessee for use
in connection with Freed Field at Trenton, Tennessee the sum of one thousand ($1000.00
dollars.
(e) I give and bequeath to Temple B' Nai Israel, Jackson, Tennessee,
as a memorial to my deceased parents, Julius and Henrietta Freed the sum of one
thousand ($1000.00) dollars.
ITEM FOUR: I give and bequeath to each of my grandnieces and grandnephews, namel ,
Judy Curtis, Joel Curtis, Deborah Curtis, Pamela
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Curtis, Roger Freed, Betsy Freed, Lisa Freed and each and every grandnephew and grand­niece
hereafter born to or adopted by any of my nephews or nieces prior to my death,
the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) each; and to my grandnieces, Kathy Freed and
Katherine Ann Freed, the sum of Twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars each. The latt r
two are named for my dear sister, Katherine, whom we called "Katie."
My executors shall pay over each legacy bequea thed by this item to the parent or
other person then havingcustody of such grandniece or grandnephew, if such grandniece
or grandnephew is a mi nor, · and the receipt for such legacy executed by such person
shall constiture a full and complete discharge of my executors in respect to such
legacy.
ITEM FIVE: I give and bequeath untomy two brothers, Julian and Sylvane Freed,
all of my interest in any furniture, furnishings, equipment and household effects,
wherever situated, which I may own at the t i me of my death, share and share ali ke,
or to the survivor of them, if one of them should pre-decease me.
ITEM SIX: I have a sm al l amount of personal effects, such as clothing, watch
and j ewelry. I give and bequeath those to my two br o thers , Juli an Freed and Sylvane
Freed, as keepsakes.
ITEM SEVEN: I give, devise and bequeath to my brothers, Julian and Sylvane Freed
as joint tenants, and not as tenants in common, an estate for their lives in my home
on Eaton Street, and the lands that are appurtenant thereto and a part thereof, owned
by me in theCity of Trenton, County of Gibson,State of Tennessee, which estate shall
terminate upon the death of the survivor of said two a forem entioned brothers. Anythin
to the contrary n otwithstanding in the next preced i ng sentence, said two brothers
or the survivor of them shall h av e the right by a deed executed by them orhim, andre-
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