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LAST WILL & TE,STAMENT
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ROBERT GLENN LING
I. ROBERT GLENN LING, of Citrus County, Florida, bcing of sound and
disposing mind and memory. declare this documcnt to hc my Last Will & Testamcnt.
and hereby revoke all prior wills and codicils.
ARTICLE I
For infomllltion purposes, at the time of thc cxecution of this will. my family
statuS is as follows. I am marricd, and I havc thrcc childrcn. My spouse's namc is
EDNA JANE LING, and my ,:hildrcn's namcs arc DAVID A. LING, CRAIG OWEN
LING. and DEBRA K. FINK.
ARTICLE II
I direct that my bodily remains be buried in the manner in which my Personal
Representative deems fit ,lI1d proper.
ARTICLE III
I direct that my Personal Representativc pay all my just debts, my funeral
expenses. and costs of administration of my estate as soon as practicable after my
death. from the residue of my estate. In the event my residuary cstatc is insufficient
to pay such jnst debts, funeral expenses, and costs of administration. I direct that the
amount thereof, in excess of my residuary estate, shalt be paid from other assets of
TI-IE ROBERT GLENN LING UV1NG TRUST, dated of even date herewith and
executed prior to the execution of this will. In no event shalt any portion of such
debts, expenses, and costs he apportioned or altocated to my spouse. whether the
property passes under this will or otherwise.
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ARTICLE IV
I Illay lcave a wrlttcn Sl:llClllcnt disposing nf \:\:rtaln itcms nf my tangible
pcrsonal propcrlY not otherwise spedfically disposed nf in this will. Any such
sUltemCnl in cxistence at the time of my death, dated and signed by me, shall be
determinative with respect tll all items devised therein. If such a writtcn sUltement is
nOI found and iLlentifieLl by my Personal Representative within thirty days after Lettcrs
Of Administration arc issucd, it shall bc conclusively presullled that Ihere is not such
a written statemenl, and any subsequently found written statement shall be ignored.
In the event that a distribution pursuant to this Paragraph is to be Ilulde to a
minor. illY Personal Representative shall distribute such amount to the natural or legal
guardian of such minor or tlJ a parent of such minor :\S \:ustoJian unLlcr the Uniform
Transfer to Minors Act ami my Personal Representative shall havc no further
responsibilities with respect to any amount so distributed.
ARTICLE V
I bequeath all of my furniture, furnishings, clothing. jewelry, household goods,
personal effects, automobiles and other vehicles, hoats, a\\d all other tangible personal
property, not otherwise specifically devised (except cash on hand or on deposit,
property used in a trade or husincss, and any property held for the production of
income), to my spouse, EDNA JANE UNG. if surviving me, and if not surviving me,
then equally tc my children, DAVID A. LING, CRAIG OWEN UNG, and DEBRA K.
FINK. share and share alike, or the surviving children.
ARTICLE VI
If, with respect to the above made bequests, to effect delivery of my tangible
personal property or insurance policies to a beneficiary, it becomes necessary to incur
expenses of shipment to complete the delivery, my Personal Representative, and not
the beneficiary of my estate who is to receive that bequest, shall arrange for and pay
as an estate cost of administration the expense of shipment incurred in making such
delivery.
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ARTICLE VII
I give, devise, and beqlleath the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, of
every kind, nuture, and description, whicll [now own, or hl~reufter acquire, l1I' have
the right to dispose of at the time of my death, to TilE ROBERT GLI:,NN . LING
LIVING TRUST, of e\'en date herewith. and executed prill!' to the execution of this
Will.
The said property is to become a pan of the said trllst, und is to be distributed
under the terms and conditions of the said trust, and any subsequent amendments
thereto .
By this referel1l:c to the sllid trust. I dp not incorporate into this Will, by sud1
rcference, any provisions of the said trust (which trust has indep<;mlent significance).
Thc propeny so devised to the suid trust shall be bknded with, and thereafter
be udministcred and account cd for in all rcspects as an integral part of the said trust
as so enlarged. Accordingly, the receipt of thc said trustce for the property passing to
thc saki trust, by this Will. shall be a complete discharge and acquittance to my
Personal Represcntative,
Howevcr, if, for any reason, thc said trust agrecment should be dcclured a
nullity, 01' be revoked by me or through operation of law, then, in that event. I adopt
the termS and provisions thereof (including any subsequent amendments) as a pun of
this Will, as though set forth herein, and I direct that my estate be distributed in
accordance with the said tenns and provisions.
ARTICLE VIII
If my spouse and I shall die under such circumstances that there is not sufficient
cvidence to determine the order of our deaths, then it shall be presumed that my
spouse survived me, ,\I1d my estate shall be achninistered and distributed in all respects
and in accordance with such presumption,
ARTICLE IX
I appoint my spouse, EDNA JANE LING, as the Personal Representative of my
estate,
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If my spouse predeceases me, llI' Is unable 10 serve as my Personal
Representative, I appoint my son, DAVID A. UNCI. as thc Personal Representative of
my estate,
The individual Persl.l\lal Representative shall be entitled to receive a fall' and just
compensation for services rendered hereunder.
I direct that no bond be required of the Personal Representatives designated
herein.
In addition to, and without In any way limiting the powers conferred upon my
Personal Representativc by law, I vest my Personal Representative with full power and
authority to scll, transfer, or convey any property, 1"~al or personal, which I own at the
time of my death, at sllch time. and upon such terms (including credit), as my Personal
Repre~~entatlve may detcrmine, and to do every olher ,lct and thing neccssary or
appropriate for the complete administration of my estate.
ARTICLE X
In addition to the powers conferred upon Personal Representatives by law, my
Personal Representative shall have the following powers:
A. To sell or exchange, at public or private sale and on credit or otherwise,
to grant options to buy and to lease for any term, or perpetually, any real
or personal property c,)nstituting a part of my probate estate; to invest
and reinvest in, and to retain, whether originally a part of my estate or
subsequently acquired, real or personal property of every kind and
description without heing subject to any investment or diversification
restrictions, statutory or judicial, whenever prescribed:
D. To repre,ent and vote or iO issue proxies. with powers of suostitution, for
stocks. bonds. or other securities; to enter into or oppose any plan of
merger, liquidation, lease, sale, m()rtgagL~, comolidation, reorganization,
or foreclosure, and, in conne~tion thcrcwith to pay amounts duc under
such plan, dcposit securities. and delcgate discretionary powers to an
agent or protective committee; and to exercise, buy, or sell rights of
conv(~rsion or subscription:
C. To compromisc, sellle, relcase, or adjust all mallcrs of husiness and
claims in favor of or against my estatc:
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D. To make divisions 01' distributions llf pl'operty in kind 01' in money 01'
partly in each;
E. To execute and dclivcr allncccssary 01' propcr dceos 01' othcr do,'umcnts;
F. To continuc any unincorporatcd husincss for the pcriod of administmtion,
or (0 incorporate any husincss in which I may bc engaged at the time of
my death and to continue that incorporated husiness throughout the
period of administration. without court ordcr and without liability for
losses:
G. When a choke is availabk as to whether ccrtain oeductions shall hc takcn
as income tax deduclion" 01' as c'~tatc lax dcducticns. thc dccision l,f my
Personal Represcntativc in this rcgaro shall hc condusivc on all conccrned
and no adjustmcnt of thc inwlllc and principal accounts of my estatc
shall bc made as a rcsult of such decision;
H. To borrow moncy. at intcrcst, for th(~ bcncfit of my cstatc. and to pledge
01' mortgagc property of the cstate as security therefor;
I.
To do any
administration
living.
and all things neccssary 01' propel' to complete the
of my estate, all as fully as I could do myself. if I were
ARTICLE XI
If at the time of my death I am joint owner, co-owncl' or owner of any real
estate, bank account 01' savings account in any commcrcial bank or savings institutions,
bond or any security or instrument of indebtedness whkh is registered or issued in my
name and that of another person 01' persons, as tenants by the entirety or as joint
tenants with right of survivorl.hip. (-I' whkh is payable to either '~o"owner 01' the
survivor of them, I give, devise and bequeath all my right, title and interest in any
such property to the surviving joint owner thereof. It is my unoerstanding that all
right, title and interest in and to such propcrty will pass to such surviving joint owner
upon my death hy operation of law, but I do, neverthclcss. make these provisions in
order to climinate any questions as to the right of such surviving joint owner to
suceecd to the ownership of such property upon my death ano to provide for the
possibility that a true joint tenancy with right of survivorship or ,111 estate by the
entirety was not created during my lifetime.
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AIn'ICLE xu
The Personal Representative must distribUle incnme III or for the benefit. of an
individual bencficiary, nr to II charitable beneficiary, where 0) such distributinn will
reduce the alllount of fedcrai and cstate incnllle laxes imposed on the distributcd
ineomc: and (il) the Persn!l<tl Representiltive. ill its sole discretion, determines such
distribution to bc in the best interest nf my estate and the bencflciaries of t11ycstatc.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I ha'll~ affixed my c;ignature \.,) this, my l.ast Will and
Testament. consisting of seven (7) p'tges. this page included. this __I7t~ (lilY of
..l.>.!sust _,1995.
On this 17th day of ~llgtl8L--' 1995. the foregoing instmment
was signed, published and declared by ROBERT GLENN LING, the Testator, as
Testator's Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us. who. in Testator's presence
and in the presence of each other, have, at Testator's request, hereunto subscribed our
names as witnesses to the execution hereof. and we certify that at the time of the
execution we believc said Tcstator to be of sound and disposing mind and mcmory.
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THIS IS PAGE 6 OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
ROBERT GLENN UNG