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Laura Kephart to Leonard Kephart, March 26, 1934, page 2
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& bossy to endure. I think B. is really angelic. George keeps it all in & has to prop up Pauline, who is doing the best she knows. She is having the hardest time ever a woman had, & does not let anyone forget that & how nobly she is bearing her trouble. Poor George. It breaks my heart to see him. No power on Earth or in Heaven could drag a word of criticism from him. I have been going to law— or rather a lawyer- lately; have am having my will drawn. There won’t be anything except the jewelry, furniture etc. left. That is valuable; if I don’t have to pawn it before I default. Also I want to be cremated & the way to ensure that without controversy is to so will it. I want M. to have the use of the furniture etc. during her life or as long as she wants it. Then it is to go to my grand-daughter.
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In this letter of March 26, 1934, Laura Kephart writes her son, Leonard Kephart (1892-1988) to discuss the writing of her will. Laura includes details on where all of her belongings will go and to whom they will go to. Laura lays out her wishes very clearly throughout this letter and in many cases trails off into casually chatting about some of her family members, friends or acquaintances. Laura encloses a letter from Jack E. Coburn who is a close friend of the Kephart family and the executor of the Kephart estate. The Coburn letter can be read in the annotated version of this letter found by clicking on the "Related Materials" link.
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