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Home My WebLink About02-08-07 .... .. - .,... . PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA Estate of Robert H. Harris also known as File Number ~/' ()'lr /~OJ . Deceased Social Security Number 204-03-8999 Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:) i'-...,::, C) IZl A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the Executrices <:::; ~ last WiII of the Decedent dated January 11, 1994 and codicil(s) dated December 16, 1994 (in anticipation of~: ',-~~~ ':=--::.~ c:::> --.; --:-namedinthe. li1-i - f'''''n 1 CO '..... (State relevant circumstances. e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.) ". );:: ) >-;'1 ~ ...,':,""- Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution oft~strumen@ offered for probate, was not the victim of a kiIling and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: Married post codicil, bur~ above. 0 -..I o B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable. enter: c. t.a.; d. b.n.c. t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has / have ascertained that Decedent left no WiII and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs: (If Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) r Name Relationship Residence I Mary Elizabeth Hoover-Harris Wife 101 B Faith Drive, New Oxford, PA 17350 Carole H. MiIler Daughter 104 Clay Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 Kaye H. Wishard Daughter 821 Pamela's Lane West, Mechanicsburg, P A 17050 (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principal residence at 4421 Packard Lane. Camo HiII. Cumberland County. Pennsvlvania 17011 (List street address. town/city. township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then 89 years of age, died on January 20, 2007 at 12:50 p.m. Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in P A) All personal property (1fnot domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ $ $ $ 190,000.00 0.00 0.00 180,000.00 situated as follows: 4421 Packard Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011 Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate form to the undersigned: T ed or rinted name and residence Carole H. Miller, 104 Clay Road, Carlisle, P A 17013 Kaye H. Wishard, 821 Pamela's Lane West, Mechanicsbl,lrg, PA 17050 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of2 c ~ Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF ~ SS The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief ofPetitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed ~fOf O'~~ Signature of Personal Representative ~~,cf~~ Signature of Personal Representative File Number: ..:J(- 07 - /etJ,;:) Estate of ROBERT H. HARRIS . Deceased Social Security Number: 204-03-8999 kt} Date of Death: Januarv 20, 2007 }( AND NOW, having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters are hereby granted to . ' /l..t . in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (a d Codicil(s Letters ............... $ Short Certificate(s) . . . . . . .. $ Renunciation(s) .......... $ Will . .. $ JCP Fee . . . $ Automation Fee . .. $ Codicil . .. $ ...$ ... $ ... $ ... $ ...$ TOTAL . . .. . .. . .. . ... $ 360.00 32.00 FEES Attorney Signature: 15.00 10.00 5.00 15.00 Attorney Name: John W. Carter Supreme Court I.D. No.: 202849 Address: 36 South Hanover Street Carlisle, PA 17013 Telephone: (717) 249-0900 437.00 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of2 . ' -, J." Continuation of Form RW-2 Estate of Robert H. Harris - 204-03-8999 Heirs Name Eric H. Miller Elaine M. Yorks Melissa Carrion Jennifer Parks Relationship Grandson Granddaughter Granddaughter Granddaughter Residence P.O. Box 70, Rock Springs, GA 30739 3800 Rippleton Rd., Cazenovia, NY 13035 4135 Wertzville Road, Enola, PA 17025 8105 Cherry Laurel Lane, Irving, TX 75063 H105.805 REV 1105 This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing. cfl-I)~ WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. E-13105199 No. ~JJ(~ Fee for this certificate, $6.00 Local Registrar JAN 22 2007 Date t::-? (~.) = --' ....., ri1 co I C;f:) ,., -, ~~ .....'f'... ,V.omooe RJNTIN ~EIIT :INK 1. Nameol COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH =~ .-" -n STAlE FILE NUMBER ::;:- 4. DoIool~IMonlh.day.lHl '':2 c (fbI._.l8It.ouftI<l 12. ___.... u.s. AtmecI Fon:es? Dv. ~ --- _-.co 17LSlaI8 17b. CourTly pennsvlvania Cumberland Top. Cily/lloro 19. MoI1onNlme(Filt._._.......) 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HARRIS, of Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this as and for my Last will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all wills by me at any time heretofore made. 1. I direct that all my debts and funeral expenses Se ~ Ld (-) ~ as soon as practical after my death by my CO-ExecJ~~ces ~ hereinafter named. , c':) :;:3"1 2. As soon as conveniently may be done aftertllY> dea~, 1-.--1 prior to any distribution pursuant to the Third paragraph~f my Will, I give one percentum (1%) of my net estate to each the First Church of the Brethren, 219 Hummel Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and to Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street, Huntington, Pennsylvania. The term "net estate" as used above shall mean the value of my estate determined after deducting all charges, deductions, debts and expenses, including expenses of administration, including, but not limited to inheritance taxes. Although the above bequests are made by me in this my Last will and Testament, they are to be considered by the two beneficiaries as contributions from and in the memory of me and my wife, LUELLA R..HARRIS. 3. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, and wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise and bequeath as follows: A. I give and bequeath twenty-five percentum (25%) of my Estate unto my daughter, CAROLE MILLER, if she survives me; I~ ~ LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER & BRENNEMAN B. I give and bequeath twenty-five percentum (25%) of my Estate unto my daughter, KAYE WISHARD, if she survives me; and I give and bequeath fifty percentum (50%) of my estate in equal shares unto my grandchildren living at the time of my death, share and share alike. D. If either of my daughters above named shall predecease C. me leaving lawful issue to survive me, then I order and direct that the share which such deceased daughter would have received had she survived me shall be distributed unto her said lawful issue per stirpes, said issue to take the ancestor's share by representation and not per capita. 4. If neither of my said daughters and none of my grandchildren are living at the time of my death, then in such event, I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real, personal and mixed and wheresoever the same may be situate as follows: A. I give and bequeath forty percentum (40%) of my Estate unto my sister, JEAN SWARTZ; B. I give and bequeath forty percentum (40%) of my Estate in equal shares unto the brothers and sisters of my wife, LUELLA R. HARRIS, who are living at the time of my death, share and share alike. C. I give and bequeath twenty percentum (20%) of my Estate unto Juniata College. 5. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my daughters, CAROLE MILLER and KAYE WISHARD as Co-Executrices of this my Last Will and Testament with the direction that they are not required to serve with bond in this or in any other jurisdiction. If for any reason either of my said daughters should fail to qualify or -2- LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER & BRENNEMAN cease so to serve as Co-Executrix, I nominate, constitute and appoint as a substitute Co-Executrix to serve in her place, the oldest surviving child of the daughter who fails to qualify or ceases so to serve. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last will and Testament written on three (3) pages this 11th day of January, 1994. R~ jI.fI.~~(SEAL) Robert H. Harr1s Signed, sealed, published and declared by ROBERT H. HARRIS, the Testator above named, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, in his presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. ~ /0 . - . ~/ . . leI.. ,,1 \ ?&?f4'/14 &'/.'Hh" ( SEAL) k~ .f Jr (SEAL) -3- COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA) SSe COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND) We, ROBERT H. HARRIS, KEITH o. BRENNEMAN, ESQUIRE and SUSAN L. ZYCH, the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as his Last ill and Testament and that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the resence and hearing of the Testator, signed the Will as witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. K~II.#~ ~ i/Testator { 7lf-UUd---. witness ~~~r Wl.tne Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by ROBERT H. IS, Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by KEITH . BRENNEMAN, ESQUIRE and SUSAN L. ZYCH, witnesses, this 11th day f January, 1994. G?~u 9.~ Notary Public LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER & BRENNEMAN NaIarial Seal PabmJ.~NJIic ~~0ec31,~ ~ . ~ 1 ~ LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER & BRENNEMAN 21- 01 I")). CODICIL I, Robert H. Harris, of Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, declare this to be the one (1) Codicil to my Last will And Testament dated the 11th day of January, A. D., One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety'.-four (1994). r....,.' -', 5 o -r""l " -',C) ;=rt , oc";2 rj CT' ' An~:.~stainent : , ". ,., .., C;:) n.-:-, I hereby add the following to my Last will This addition to my Last Will And Testament H;:~-:ritade:::in -',--:;..:, - '. . -~'.~"" . .' contemplation of my marriage to Mary Elizabeth Hooyet, arid sh9--li~ ',." <:::> be effective only in the event I shall predecease her and-be married to her at the time of my death. Because of the mutual love and respect we have shared and the commitment we have made to share our lives with each other in an effort to provide an abundant life for ourselves and our families, I give and devise to my wife, Mary Elizabeth Hoover, during her lifetime, my house at 4421 Packard Lane, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, together with all of my furniture, furnishings and household articles located therein that she chooses to utilize during the term of her life estate, as well as all insurance thereon. As long as my wife, Mary Elizabeth Hoover, shall use the premises, she shall be responsible for paying all costs associated with such use, including, but not limited to, maintenance, repairs, insurance, mortgages, if any, taxes and special assessments. My wife shall not be required to post bond as the life tenant. Upon the earlier of her death, renouncement of this life estate or the later election of my wife not to use my home as her residence, my Co-Executrixes or Executrix, whichever the case may LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER Be BRENNEMAN be, shall distribute my house in accordance with Paragraph 3 of my Last will And Testament, or if applicable the aforementioned property shall be distributed in accordance with Paragraph 4 of my Last will And Testam~nt. The furniture, furnishings and household articles chosen for use by Mary Elizabeth Hoover shall be distributed in accordance with Paragraph 3 of my Last will and Testament or Paragraph 4 thereof, if applicable, upon the earlier of her death, renouncement of this life estate or the later election of my wife not to use same. Nothing herein shall preclude my wife from removing any items of furniture, furnishings or household items, which are the subject of this life estate, from my home, for her use in any other home, facility or location in which she will reside. Any duly appointed personal representatives or representative is authorized to sell, at public or private sale, any real or personal property of my estate, with the exception of the home, furniture, furnishings and household articles which are the subject of the life estate noted above. Upon the termination of the life estate as set forth above, or its renouncement, my house, furniture, furnishings and household articles may be sold or same distributed in kind as my personal representatives or representative in the exercise of their or her discretion may decide. Any reference in my Last will And Testament to "my daughter", "my daughters", "my grandchildren" and "issue" shall mean and refer to my children, grandchildren and/or issue of and from my marriage to my first wife, now deceased, Luella R. Harris. Paragraph 2 of my Last will And Testament is hereby amended to reflect that the bequests designated in said Paragraph, although made by me, are to be considered by the two -2- beneficiaries specified therein as contributions from and in the memory of me and my first wife, now deceased, Luella R. Harris. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this the one (1) Codicil to my Last will And Testament written on Three (3 ) pages this 1(/ '^ day of December, 1994. K ~){.bL~ Robert H. Harris (SEAL) Signed, sealed, published and declared by ROBERT H. HARRIS, the Testator above named, as and for his Codicil to his Last will And Testament, in our presence, who, in his presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. ,~~~~ JJdJ~ 1 JyA, (SEAL) (SEAL) LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER & BRENNEMAN -3- LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER & BRENNEMAN . ~ " COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA) SSe COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND) We, ROBERT H. HARRIS, KEITH o. BRENNEMAN, ESQUIRE and SUSAN L. ZYCH, the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as his one Codicil to his Last will And Testament and that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testator, signed the Codicil as witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. R~-w--II\ (J-.~ ~ 1$ Testator , {II..." 1./f'tt~lttt~ witness /~~ irt*~ Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by ROBERT H. HARRIS, Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by KEITH o. BRENNEMAN, ESQUIRE and SUSAN L. ZYCH, witnesses, this /~~ day of 19~, 1994. ~~~~.~ Nary Public NoIariaI Seal Patrida J. Thomson, Notary PubIc Mech;;:rl!csburg 1301"0, CurnbarlMd County My Commisslon Expires Dee. 31, 1994