Lee County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....CAstle, Bradley J. May 9, 1970
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Source: Lee County Will Book 19, Page 62
Written: May 9, 1970
Recorded: February 16, 1979

In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Lee County on this the 17th day 
of February 1979.
It appearing that Bradley J. Castle, age 85, died on the 21st day of February 
1979 in Lee County Community Hospital in Pennington Gap, Virginia; that at the 
time of his death he was a citizen of Lee County, Virginia, having as his last 
known place of residence Duffield, Virginia; and now on this the 27th day of 
February, 1979, a writing bearing date of May 9, 1970 purporting to be the true 
last will and testament of Bradley J. Castle deceased was produced before the 
Clerk and duly proved upon the oath of E. J. Cox, one of the subscribing 
witnesses thereto, who deposed that the said writing was signed and 
acknowledged by the said Bradley J. Castle in his presence and in the presence 
of Margaret Sage, A. L. Sage, and Herbert P. Johnson, the other subscribing 
witnesses thereto, at the request of Bradley J. Castle, they all five being 
there together at the same time and that the said Bradley J. Castle at the time 
was of sound mind and disposing memory and above the age of eighteen years.  
Therefore, upon motion of W. D. Castle, son of decedent, it is ordered that the 
writing be and hereby is established, probated and admitted to record as and 
for the true last will and testament of Bradley J. Castle, deceased.  
Thereupon, W. D. Castle, son of decedent, appeared before the Clerk and stated 
that he is a non-resident of Virginia having his residence, Kingsport, 
Tennessee, and made the motion that he and E. J. Cox of Duffield, VA. be and 
hereby are appointed Co-administrators with the Will annexed of the last will 
and testament of Bradley J. Castle, deceased.  Whereupon, permission being 
granted, they entered into and acknowledged before the Clerk a bond as such in 
the penalty of $89,644.00, conditioned and payable as required by law, with W. 
H. Ward, Sr. their security therein.  And the said bond being acknowledged by 
the said obligors was ordered to be recorded in Administrator's Bond Book No. 
13 and the said W. D. Castle of Kingsport, Tennessee and E. J. Cox of Duffield, 
Virginia were duly sworn to faithfully discharge their duties as co-
administrators, CTA of the Estate of Bradley J. Castle, deceased.
	Teste:  Charles Calton, Clerk
	Filed in the Clerk's Office of Lee County at 4:00 P.M. the 27th day of 
February 1979, this will & order of probate presented and together with the 
certificate annexed admitted to record and indexed.

List of Heirs of Bradley J. Castle

Gladys Castle		Age 78	Wife	Duffield, VA
Bradley J. Castle		Age 61	Son	Kingsport, TN
Hubert E. Castle		Age 50	Son	Kingsport, TN
John A. Castle		Age 47	Son	Kingsport, TN
W. D. Castle		Age 54	Son	Mt. Carmel, TN
Helen P. Akers		Age 57	Daughter	Toledo, Ohio
Dorothy Harmon		Age 52	Daughter	Kingsport, TN
Willie Mae Johnson	Age 45	Daughter	Newtown, PA

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