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  • DOROTHY R. ELLIS,  DECEASED (E-CASE) Will Filed Only - Deceased document preview
  • DOROTHY R. ELLIS,  DECEASED (E-CASE) Will Filed Only - Deceased document preview
  • DOROTHY R. ELLIS,  DECEASED (E-CASE) Will Filed Only - Deceased document preview
  • DOROTHY R. ELLIS,  DECEASED (E-CASE) Will Filed Only - Deceased document preview
  • DOROTHY R. ELLIS,  DECEASED (E-CASE) Will Filed Only - Deceased document preview
  • DOROTHY R. ELLIS,  DECEASED (E-CASE) Will Filed Only - Deceased document preview
  • DOROTHY R. ELLIS,  DECEASED (E-CASE) Will Filed Only - Deceased document preview
  • DOROTHY R. ELLIS,  DECEASED (E-CASE) Will Filed Only - Deceased document preview
						
                                

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Last Will and Testament of Dorothy Ellis I, Dorothy Ellis, with a place of residence at 2829 Howard St. - Apt. 306, St. Louis, Missouri, 63106, being of sound mind and not acting under duress or undue influence while fully understanding the nature and extent of all my property and of this disposition thereof, do hereby make, publish, and declare this document to be my Last Will and Testament, and hereby revoke any and all other wills and codicils heretofore made by me, Hereinafter known as the "Testator". 1, FAMILY IDENTIFICATION lam not married. I have six (6) children known as: Bertha Moffett Charlene Johnson Paulette Bryant Charles Anderson Salina Mack William Campbell My child(ren) will be included as Heir(s) in this Last Will and Testament. 2. EXCLUSIONS It is my intention to not specifically exclude any individual(s) from this Last Will and Testament. 3. EXPENSES & TAXES I direct that all my debts, and expenses of my last illness, funeral, and burial, be paid as soon after my death as may be reasonably convenient, and I hereby authorize my Personal Representative, hereinafter appointed, to settle and discharge, in his or her absolute discretion, any claims made against my estate to be first paid. I further direct that my Personal Representative shall pay out of my estate any and all estate and inheritance taxes payable by reason of my death in respect of all items included in the computation of such taxes, whether passing under this Will or otherwise. Said taxes shall be paid by my Personal Page 1 Representative as if such taxes were my debts without recovery of any part of such tax payments from anyone who receives any item included in such computation. 4, SPECIAL BEQUESTS I shall have no special bequests under this Last Will and Testament with all property, personal and real, to be under my Residual Estate. 5. PERSONAL PROPERTY I direct that all of my personal property that has not been directed as specific bequests or a part of my residual estate be distributed to my children only and to be equally distributed amongst themselves . 6. DIGITAL ASSETS I shall have all my social media accounts left with a Digital Assets Representative. 1 direct that Charlene Johnson of 2015 Raven Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, 63133, Hereinafter known as the "Digital Asset Representative", to have the power and full control over all my Digital Assets listed in Addendum A. If for any reason Charlene Johnson is not able to serve as my Digital Asset Representative there shall be no other individual nominated and no other person shall have the legal right to access my Digital Assets. A. Powers The acting Digital Asset Representative shall have the unlimited power and authority over any and all of the Testator's Digital Assets which includes but is not limited to: computers, tablets/iPads, mobile phones, mobile applications, websites, or any other applications or devices which may contain binary or text formats. These powers shall not be required to be approved by any Probate Court. In addition to the powers stated, the Digital Asset Representative shall have access to all known devices and social media profiles and has the authority to upload, convert, or delete data. The powers shall continue in perpetuity. B. Slanderous Use If it is found that the Digital Asset Representative knowingly misrepresents, defames, or tarnishes the Testator during their management of the Digital Assets, the Digital Asset Representative shall be removed immediately from their position and the Heirs-at-Law shall designate a new Digital Asset Representative. C. Monetary Use If the Digital Asset Representative monetizes any part of the Digital Assets, all funds shall be distributed to the Beneficiaries in accordance with Section 7 and shall be considered part of the Residual Estate. 7. RESIDUAL ESTATE Page 2 I devise and bequeath my property, both real and personal wherever situated including any life insurance policies I may have to the following Six (6) Beneficiaries: Bertha Moffett who is my daughter and entitled to 16.66% of my Residual Estate. Charlene Johnson who is my daughter and entitled to 16.66% of my Residual Estate, Paulette Bryant who is my daughter and entitled to 16.67% of my Residual Estate. Charles Anderson who is my son and entitled to 16.67% of my Residual Estate. Salina Mack who is my daughter and entitled to 16.67% of my Residual Estate. William Campbell who is my son and entitled to 16.67% of my Residual Estate. 8. OTHER PROPERTY If there is any other property not part of the Residual Estate of Personal Property of this Last Will and Testament all other property should be transferred to the Beneficiaries. 9. PREDECEASE If any child of mine should predecease me then any property that was intended for them should be distributed to the other Beneficiaries equally. If any of my property cannot be readily sold and distributed, then it may be donated to any charitable organization or organizations of my Personal Representative’s choice. If any property cannot be readily sold or donated, my Personal Representative may, without liability, dispose of such property as my Personal Representative may deem appropriate. I authorize my Personal Representative to pay as an administration expense of my estate the expense of selling, advertising for sale, packing, shipping, insuring and delivering such property. 10. OMISSION Except to the extent that J have included them in this Will, Ihave intentionally, and not as a result of any mistake or inadvertence, omitted in this Will to provide for any family members and/or issue of mine, if any, however defined by law, presently living or hereafter born or adopted. 11. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE I nominate and appoint Charlene Johnson, of 2015 Raven Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, 63133 as Personal Representative of my estate and I request that he/she be appointed temporary Personal Representative if he/she applies. There shall not be a Secondary Personal Representative. If the above-named individual cannot serve, then I shall desire a court-appointed Personal Representative to act on behalf of my intentions written in this last will and testament. 12, DISCRETIONARY POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Page 3 My Personal Representative, shall have and may exercise the following discretionary powers in addition to any common law or statutory powers without the necessity of court license or approval: A. To retain for whatever period my Personal Representative deems advisable any property, including property owned by me at my death, and to invest and reinvest in any property, both real and personal, regardless of whether any particular investment would be proper for a Personal Representative and regardless of the extent of diversification of the assets held hereunder. B. To sell and to grant options to purchase all or any part'of my estate, both real and personal, at any time, at public or private sale, for consideration, whether or not the highest possible consideration, and upon terms, including credit, as my Personal Representative deems advisable, and to execute, acknowledge, and deliver deeds or other instruments in connection therewith. C. To lease any real estate for terms and conditions as my Personal Representative deems advisable, including the granting of options to renew, options to extend the term or terms, and options to purchase. D. To pay, compromise, settle or otherwise adjust any claims, including taxes, asserted in favor of or against me, my estate or my Personal Representative. E. To make any separation into shares in whole or in part in kind and at values determined by my Personal Representative, with or without regard to tax basis, and to allocate different kinds and disproportionate amounts of property and undivided interests in property among the shares. F. To make such elections under the tax laws as my Personal Representative shall deem appropriate, including elections with respect to qualified terminable interest property, exemptions and the use of deductions as income tax or estate tax deductions, and to determine whether to make any adjustments between income and principal on account of any election so made. G. To make any elections permitted under any pension, profit sharing, employee stock ownership or other benefit plans. H. To employ others in connection with the administration of my estate, including legal counsel, investment advisors, brokers, accountants and agents and to pay reasonable compensation in addition to my Personal Representative’s compensation. I. To vote any shares of stock or other securities in person or by proxy; to assert or waive any stockholder’s rights or privilege to subscribe for or otherwise acquire additional stock; to deposit securities in any voting trust or with any committee. J. To borrow and to pledge or mortgage any property as collateral, and to make secured or unsecured loans. My Personal Representative is specifically authorized to make loans without interest to any beneficiary hereunder. No individual or entity loaning property to my Personal Representative or trustee shall be held to see to the application of such property. Page 4 K. To work in absolute discretion and determine the allocation of any GST exemption available to me at my death to property passing under this Will or otherwise. The determination of my Personal Representative with respect to any elections or allocation, if made or taken in good faith, shall be binding upon all affected. L. To make decisions and settle any and all claims against the Estate including any Beneficiaries that may contest their Residual Estate or this Last Will and Testament. M. The Personal Representative shall not be compensated for their time and effort involved with this Last Will and Testament. 13. CONTESTING BENEFICIARY If any beneficiary under this Will, or any trust herein mentioned, contests or attacks this Will or any of its provisions, any share or interest in my estate given to that contesting beneficiary under this Will is revoked and shall be disposed of in the same manner provided herein as if that contesting beneficiary had predeceased me. A. I direct that the representation by a guardian ad litem of the interests of persons unborn, unascertained or legally incompetent to act in proceedings for the allowance of accounts hereunder be dispensed with to the extent permitted by law. 14. GENDER Whenever the context permits, the term “Personal Representative” shall include “Executor” and “Administrator,” the use of a particular gender shall include any other gender, and references to the singular or the plural shall be interchangeable. All references to the Internal Revenue Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor Code. All references to estate taxes shall include inheritance and other death taxes. 15. ASSIGNMENT The interest of any beneficiary in this Will, shall not be alienable, assignable, attachable, transferable nor paid by way of anticipation, nor in compliance with any order, assignment or covenant and shall not be applied to, or held liable for, any of their debts or obligations either in Jaw or equity and shall not in any event pass to his, her, or their assignee under any instrument or under any insolvency or bankruptcy Jaw, and shall not be subject to the interference or control of creditors, spouses or others. 16. PET HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVE I do not wish to create a Pet Directive. Any and all pets that may be my companion(s) at the time of my death shall be placed under the care of my Personal Representative. 17. GOVERNING LAW This document shall be governed by the laws of the state of Missouri. 18. SPECIAL WISHES AND DIRECTIVES Page 5 I declare that I have no Special Wishes or Directives other than what is written in this Last Will and Testament. 19. BINDING ARRANGEMENT Any decision by my Personal Representative with respect to any discretionary power hereunder shall be final and binding on all persons interested. Unless due to my Executor’s own willful default or gross negligence, no Executor shall be liable for said Executor’s acts or omissions or those of any co-Executor or prior Executor. I, the undersigned Dorothy Ellis, do hereby declare that I signed and executed this instrument as my last Will, that I signed it willingly in the presence of each of the undersigned ine and that I “emer it as maybpri ang atime act for the purposes herein expressed, on this __!3 day of Testator ABE #4. C LOM Printed Name: Dorothy Ellis The foregoing instrument, on this Is day of September 20_Z3, subscribed on each page and at the end thereof by Dorothy Ellis, the above-named Testator, and by (him/her) signed, sealed, published and declared to be (his/her) LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, in the presence of us and each of us, who thereupon, at (his/her) request, in (his/her) presence, and in the presence of each other, have U Ut into subscribed our names as attesting witnesses thereto. t Signature on Keywan 9550 WatsonRde-CE Louis Mo 31a Print Name & Mailing Address Itness S ature i Alli 7550 Watson Stl aus MWUsIXe Print Nanhe & Mailing Address Page 6 TESTAMENTARY AFFIDAVIT STATE OF Missoury countyof = LOWS .SS i beie are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, and, fore me, the me anon al on this day personally appeared Dorothy Ellis, as Testator, non Kernan arbiers as Witness, known to me to be the Testator and the Witnesses, respectively, whose peal all of these persons being by me duly sworn, the Testator declared to me and to the Witnesses in my presence that the instrument is the Testator’s Last Will and Testament and that the Testator has willingly signed or directed another to sign for him/her, and that the Testator executed it as their own free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; and each of the Witnesses stated to me, in the presence of the Testator, that they signed the Last Will and Testament as Witnesses and that to the best of their knowledge the Testator was eighteen (18) years of age or over, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence ) a Testator Si, Cork= (Qs S Signature ) non Kirwan Witness Print Name Witness Si: ature Sally Pewaer Witness Name Subscribed and sworn to before ms by the said Testator, Dorothy Ellis, and the above listed witnesses this LBs D day of plea hea 20 22. Notary Public Signature Lblleen Vt_Rve wedliog My Commission Expires OS, [24] 2 i 7 (Seal) Ct NOTARY Pune row ‘SEAL STATE Mv COMMISSION PRES NAY 22 2027 ST.L COMMISSION AASOSDOTA Page 7 Addendum A This Addendum is solely meant for the viewing of the Digital Asset Representative mentioned in Section 6 of this Last Will and Testament. This information is to be kept confidential and may only be used after the Testator's death. I, Dorothy Ellis, have elected the Digital Asset Representative, in accordance with Section 6, to have the authority for the following to manage the following Two (2) Digital Assets: 1st Digital Asset Name/Title: Laptop Username: Password: Additional Details: 2nd Digital Asset Name/Title: Cell Phone Username; Password: Additional Details: Page 8