Inside the envelope was a handwritten letter, a copy of a trust agreement, and instructions to contact the bank in Hutchinson. Grandpa had transferred the farm into that trust nearly two years earlier, after his attorney and doctor documented that he fully understood what he was doing. The will everyone had just heard only controlled what remained outside the trust. The farmland, farmhouse, equipment, and an account reserved for taxes and maintenance were different. Della was the sole successor beneficiary.
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