By MRS. GRACE WRIGHT One of the area's oldest churches aces possible destruction as the result of a woman's will. Muddy Creek Baptist church at rrenholm. now in its 184th year, vill be remodeled or torn down and another built. Church members will decide the fate of the historic building. The church will receive $26,561 19. left by Miss Eva Bentle Palmore, of Richmond, who died July 19. 1955. at the age of 84, The will stated that the bulk of her estate would be placed in trust for the i benefit of Muddy Creek Baptist church. It also stated that, "if there shall be at any time in the future no! Baptist church, or any church formed partly from its member ship occupying substantially t h e ; same location then this trust shall | ease and the principal of this fund 1 shall be paid to the trustees of the Virginia Baptist Home for the Aged j at Culpeper. If my Executor, The Virginia Trust Co., and the Trustees | and members of the church decide j my estate is too small to form a trust fund, they can give the money to the church.” Miss Palmore Born in Powhatan Miss Palmore, who left the money to the church, was born at Pleasant j Oaks in Powhatan county, now the ‘ home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson C. | ^alimre. Muddy Creek church was built in ’774 with bricks made where the ! "hurch now stands. In 1938, a new slate roof was put ! n the chuch and new Sunday school rooms added The sla’e roof j '''as too heavy for the church, and I ’aused the walls to sac. The two j 'aller'es wore taken out of the church in 1938. —-j

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