A Lunenburg County woman has missed-out on inheriting a sizeable fortune for not attending the funeral of her ex-husband.
The last will and testamant of a West Virginia man, who died last September, called for the now-single Lunenburg woman to receive his entire stock portfolio — valued at $7.2 million at the time of his death — but only if she attended his funeral.
The two were high school sweethearts, had a bitter divorce 20 years ago, but had made amends in recent years. They had no children. Today she is in her 60s and lives alone on her family’s farm near Dundas.
After the man died, his will stipulated that a Memorial Service be held not less than 30 days after his passing to make sure his ex-wife could make plans to attend. The executor of his estate also was instructed to inform the woman about her ex’s death — but forbade the executor from revealing his bequest. Because the Lunenburg woman didn’t attend the funeral in WVA, the executor is instructed to donate the entire portfolio to the Lunenburg church where they were married in the 1980s.
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