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671 4. I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my nephew, Loy Eyerly, the sum of $1,000.00 and to his wife, Pearl Eyerly, the sum of $1,000.00. 5. I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto Effie Gilbert, Lomita, California, my sister -in -law, the sum of $1,000.00. 6. I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my good frieri.d,Katie Fredericks, of Grand Junction, Colorado, the sum of $2,000.00. 7. I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto Florence Cole and Violet Cole, now living in Roseburg, Oregon, they being daughters of my deceased friend, John Cole, the sum of $500.00 each. 8. Not being unmindful of my nephew, Leah Eyerly, I do not make any provision for him in this Will. 9. I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto Josephine Mack, all of my household goods and furni- ture, of which I may possess at the time of my demise, and further I give, devise and bequeath unto her, in absolute fee simple title, the duplex located on the South Half of Lot 8, Block 10, Original Town, now City of Grand - Island, Hall County, Nebraska, also known as 604 and 608 North Walnut Street, Grand Island, Nebraska, and I bequeath her this property for the reason that she has been a good servant and faithful employee in caring for my wife during the time that she was living and further in keeping house for me during my lifetime. 10. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, I hereby give, devise and bequeath in equal shares, share and share alike, to Opal Trent, Cecil Trent, R.C.Eyerly and Loy Eyerly, to be theirs absolute in fee simple title. 11. I hereby nominate and ap ~point my good friend, Herman Nelson, executor of this my Last Will and Testament and request that he be allowed to serve without giving bond, and hereby give him full power and authority to make, and execute deeds of conveyance to all of my property for the purpose of paying the bequests herein set out with the exception, however, of the property herein devised to Josephine Mack which said property so devised to her-shall not be charged with the pay- ment of any -of the legacies above set out but all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate may be sold by my executor without order or process from the Court to satisfy said bequests. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of May, 1944. Lloyd W.Keel�lly� John Trent Evelyn Sheffield Testator itnesses. We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do hereb; foregoing instrument on the 22nd day of May, 1944 Will and Testament, and we, at his request and in hereunto set our names as subscribing witnesses. Lloyd 11. K elly and slan , Nebraska y certify that the Testator, John Trent, signed the and at that time declared the same to be his Last his presence and in the presence of each other have Evel n Sheffield Grand sland, eras a. HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA F I L E D OCT 20 1944 CHARLES BOSSERT, COUNTY JUDGE. STATE OF NEBRASKA )ss. CERTIFICATE OF PROBATE OF WILL HALL COUNTY ) At a Session of the County Court held in the County Court Room in Grand Island, in said County, on the 15th day of November, A.D. 1944. Present Charles Bossert, - County Judge In the Matter of the Estate of John Trent, Deceased. I, Charles Bossert, Judge of the County Court, in and for said County, do hereby certify that on the 20th day of October, 1944, the instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of John Trent, deceased, was -filed fov probate in this Court. That on the 15th day of November, 1944, said instrument to which this certificate is attached was duly proved, probated and allowed as the last will and testament of the real and personal estate of said John Trent, deceased, and the same was ordered to be recorded in the records of the Court aforesaid. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court, this 15th day of November, 1944. Charles Bossert (SEAL) County Judge HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA :-F I L E D NOV 15, 1944. CHARLES BOSSERT, COUNTY JUDGE IN THE COUNTY COURT OF HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF D E C R E E r _ JOHN TRENT, DECEASED. Now on the 3rd day of November, 1945, this cause came on for hearing on the Final Report and Supplemental Report filed herein by Herman Nelson, Executor of the Estate of John Trent, deceased, and upon his application for the approval and allowance of said Report, settlement of said estate, and his discharge as Executor of said estate, and the Court having examined the records and files herein including said final report and supplemental report and the vouchers and receipts filed herein and being fully advised in the remises finds -as follows: That on the 20th day of October, 1944, Herman Nelson, the named executor in the Last Will and Testament of the said John Trent, deceased, filed his petition in this Court in which he alleged among other things that John Trent departed this life a resident and inhabitant of Hall County, Nebraska on the 15th day of October, 1944, leaving a Last Will and Testament in which the said Herman Nelson was named executor thereof which instrument he offered for obate as the Last u Will and Testament of said deceased, and asked that he be appointed exec or thereof; that upon reading and filing said petition, this Court entered an order fining the time and place for hear- ing on said petition and gave notice thereof as provided by law; said ma ter coming on to be heard on the date fixed by the Court said instrument was duly admitted to probate in this Court as the Last Will and Testament of said John Trent, deceased, and letters of admi istration were issued to the said Herman Nelson. That due and legal notice has been given to all persons of the time and place fixed by the Court for filing claims against said estate, and all claims not filed within the time fixed by the Court, if any such therebe, should be forever barred, excluded and enjoined for setting up or asserting any such claims against said estate. That the deceased departed this life leaving as his heirs at law, and only heirs at law, devisees, legatees, and persons entitled to share in his estate, the following named persons: Opal Trent, niece, 3032 Rice B1vd.Houston, Texas: Cecil Trent, nephew, R.R.3 Overton, Texas; R.C. Eyerly, nephew, 207 South Sycamore, North Platte, Nebraska;