Thursday, July 27, 1989
half an inch rain
Got up at 6 and worked on redding up house so it looked pretty good when Ted Parsell and secretary Barbara Huffman came out with Howard’s changed will substituting Marion County Historical Society for Marion Public Library and keeping Liberty Methodist (Kirkpatrick) Church and Salvation Army to share 1/3 each. He had the idea that leaving his estate to charitable groups would keep his sister and nieces and nephews from contesting his will. [added later:] Ha!