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WILL OF JOHN BUNYAN ALFORD


I, John Bunyan Alford, a resident citizen of Choctaw County, Mississippi, being over the age of 81 years, of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, realizing the uncertainty of life, and desiring to dispose of all my property by will, do hereby revoke all former Wills and Codicils, and do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament in the following form, to-wit:

FIRST. I hereby nominate and appoint Maxie E. Whitmire, to be the executor of my estate, expressly requesting and providing that no bond be required of him in such capacity, and that no inventory, appraisement or accounting to any Court shall be required of him in the administration of my estate, all being hereby expressly waived.

SECOND. I direct that all my just debts and the expenses of my funeral, burial and marker for grave be paid as soon after my death as is practicable.

THIIRD. I bequeath unto my niece, Ruth Sloan, of Memphis, Tennessee, the sum of $2,000.00 in cash, which she is requested to use to take care of her mother as she sees fit.

FOURTH. I bequeath unto my niece, Louise Alford, of West Point, Mississippi, the sum of $1,000.00 in cash, this bequest is made for I feel that she spent that much taking care of her mother.

FIFTH. I hereby bequeath and devise unto Jack Sloan, my nephew, and his wife, Elizabeth Sloan, of Greenville, South Carolina, all land of which I die seized and possessed, the income from and/or the proceeds from the sale of which I request that they use for the higher education of their children and at their discretion.

SIXTH. I hereby bequeath unto Mary Whitmire and Addie Whitmire my electric deep freeze.

SEVENTH. I hereby bequeath unto my niece, Nellie Whitmire, my electric washing machine.

EIGHTH. I bequeath my automobile to Mary Edna Whitmire.

NINTH. To the French Camp Academy of French Camp, Mississippi, I bequeath the balance of cash money, after paying the bequests heretofore made herein and the cost of the administration of my estate.

TENTH. To my brother, James B. Alford, I devise and bequeath all the balance of my property not herein above mentioned.

Eleventh. I request that attorney, Jack B. Carlisle, __________ the remainder of my estate.

Witness my signature at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, this _____(fifth ?) day of July, 1958.

John Bunyan Alford

WITNESSES:

Jack B. Carlisle

Clarence E. Dykes

Ruleville, Mississippi

CERTIFICATE

We, Jack B. Carlisle and Clarence E. Dykes, the two above subscribing witnesses to the Last Will and Testament of John Bunyan Alford, hereby certify that we signed said will as subscribing witnesses at his special instance and request, in his presence and in the presence of each other.

Witness our signatures at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, this 15th day of July, 1958.

Jack B. Carlisle

Clarence E. Dykes



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