Will of Sallie A. Hoppes

 

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

SALLIE A. HOPPES

 

 

I, SALLIE A. HOPPES, of West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all Wills _____ me at any time heretofore made.

FIRST: I order and direct my Executor hereinafter named to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my death as may be convenient.

SECOND: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatsoever nature and whatsoever situate, I direct my Executor to convert into cash and when the same has been converted to divide it into four (4) equal shares and one (1) of such shares I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter, MABEL ROHRBACH, another of such shares I give, devise and bequeath to my son, PAUL A. HOPPES, a third of such shares I give, devise and bequeath to my son, RALPH A. HOPPES, and another of such shares I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter, MARY A. HOPPES.

In the event that any one of my four (4) children should not be living at the time of my death but shall have died

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Leaving issue surviving, then such deceased child's share shall be distributed among such child's issue in a per stripes distribution and if any child shall not be living and shall have died without leaving any issue surviving, then that child's share shall be distributed among my remaining children or the issue of such of my children as are deceased in a per stripes distribution.

AND LASTLY, I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, PAUL A. HOPPES, to be the Executor of this my last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribe my name and affixed my seal to this and the preceding page this 9th day of July, 1964 A.D.

Signature of SALLIE A. HOPPES

Signed sealed, published and declared by SALLIE A. HOPPES, the Testatrix above mentioned, as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at her request, and in her presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

Signature of JAMES W. STOUDT

Signature of MARY A. HOPPES

 

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