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Obituary- Moss, John 2

JOHN MOSS ESTATE
LEFT TO HIS AUNT,
MOLLIE E. KESSLER
From St. Marys Star.

In the will of the late John T. Moss, drawn last May and probated here yesterday morning by, Judge W. C. Beall, a trust estate valued approximately at $150,000 was created in favor of the deceased’s aunt, Miss Mollie Kessler, and is to remain intact until her death. H. Pessemier was designated trustee of the estate and executor of the will.

After Miss Kessler’s death, and dissolution of the trust, it is provided that $15,000 be given Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kessler of Rossville. That an obligation of Henry Hidecker of Holly, Colorado, for $2500, be conditionally discharged. That $5,000 be given Maurice Murphy, his lawyer for many years. That $1000 be given Miss Gertrude Schumaker of this city, secretary of Mr. Moss. That a solitaire diamond ring be given Maurice Urbansky of this city; and that a ladies’ diamond ring, set in platinum, be given Mrs. Michael J. Kessler of Rossville

The will then reads: “I bequeath all of the rest and residue of my estate to St. Mary’s College. . . .for the purpose of creating an endowment for the education of boys from Pottawatomie county and Shawnee county, Kansas.”

A codicil to the will, appended July 16, 1929, states however that the will and its provisions are mollified to this extent: that the Thomas J. Moss home and premises at First and Bertrand streets are bequeathed to the Immaculate Conception parish for use as the site and erection of a high school building for the benefit of pupils of the parish; and further, that if said high school building is not erected within five years from the date of the codicil, the bequest shall fail and the property revert to the original provisions of the will. In the event that such a high school building is erected, it shall be known as the Thomas J Moss Family Memorial.

It is apparent from the context of the will that the paramount interest of Mr. Moss was the welfare of his ager aunt, Miss Kessler, or Aunt Mollie as she was intimately known by so many friends. Always having made her home with the Thomas J Moss family, from John’s infancy, she was his nurse, constant companion and verily like a mother. After the death of John’s mother, Aunt Mollie took charge of the household arid after the passing of Thomas J. Moss, she was John’s housekeeper and inseparable confidante. There is glowing tribute to his character in the manner in which John’s solicitude for her was expressed in his last testament.

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