ELIZBETHTON, Tenn. -- A Tennessee woman's $1.2 million estate has gone to the dogs -- and cats, too. The Johnson City Press reported Glenda Taylor DeLawder's bequest to an animal shelter was announced Christmas Day. Carter County Mayor Leon Humphrey said $540,000 will be given to the Elizabethton Carter County Animal Shelter to expand the dog and cat holding areas. It also will pay for a new van to transport dogs and cats to be spayed and neutered. DeLawder died in November 2015.
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