Beckham Co. OK - W. Paul Rutherford

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BECKHAM COUNTY
                                         STATE OF OKLAHOMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF
W. PAUL RUTHERFORD


                               ORDER ADMITTING WILL TO PROBATE
                               _____________________________________
            Now on the 21 day of December 1981 there comes on for hearing the 
petition of Randal Paul Rutherford praying admission to probate the instrument 
filed herein on the 8th day of December 1981 purporting to be the LAST WILL AND
TESTAMENT OF W. PAUL RUTHERFORD, deceased, with said Petitioner appearing by 
his attorney of record, Dorthy Alexander;
                     And the Court being satisfied that sdue notice of the time
 and place of this hearing has been given as required by law, and having heard
the evidence offered in support of said  Petion, and being fully advised in the
 premises, does find that the instrument propounded herein to probate was 
executed by the decedent, and that at the time of executing the same
testator was of full age, of sound mind and memory, and that said will was
executed in all particulars as required by law.
                     It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court
 that said instrument be admitted to probate as and for the LAST WILL AND TESTA
MENT , of said deceased, and that the same be and is hereby established as a 
valid will passing the entire estate of deceased as therein provided, and
that LETTERS OF TESTAMENTARY issue to Randal Paul Rutherford as personal
representive named in the will, to serve without bond for the reason that
the will so provides.
                                 WITNESS MY HAND the first date above
                                        Gary P. McGinn
                                        Judge of the Distrit Court
Dads will had to be probated in Oklahoma because of Oil Royalities at New 
Liberty left to him by his parents W.F. and Lulu Rutherford from New
Liberty Oklahoma. They passed then to Gary, Randal and myself. We still
hold those rights.