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Home My WebLink About02-06-07 \ PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Alberta Scott File Number 21-07 - J IS- also known as , Deceased Social Security 101-12-0121 Petitioner(s) who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: [Xl A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the Executrix of the last Will of the Decedent dated June 7, 1993 and codicil(s) dated N/A (state relevenat Circumstances, e.g. renUnCIation, death at executor, etc.) Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the instrument(s) offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: [ l B. Grant of letters of Administration (If applicable enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; endente llte; durante absentia; durante mlnoritate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will 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.) Name Relationship Residence Decedent then 85 years of age died on 1/30/07 Carllisle Re2ional Medical Center Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in Pa.) (If not domiciled in Pa.) (If not domiciled in Pa.) Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: ~.:r; LJta::) <Jd DDRESS1 NAME2 ADDRESS2 NAME3 ADDRESS3 :TQ I~~8 ......,..~ /..... C-) ,C) .~~ ......'.- ,~ D ':C:J =-t ,..:> co I CT\ :tP :x ....0 .. N U1 Page 1 of 2 \ OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEATLH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statement in the foregoing peition are true and corrE to the best of the knowledge and belief of petitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. ~2c1'.A~~~If'-he~~ Frances B. Lawrence NAME2 NAME3 ~ ";:;0 'i~ - -T- C) .~ =;.:;: t-.- ~: ~~.;: '=R ..:.~ (j) /"' ~) ;3 Sf~ , Deceas{~ r--J = .., -...I """l'1 rr1 co I en File Number: ctl/-Ol- liS- J:ro :J: Estate of Alberta Scott _J..-;'''' \..0 N U1 30-Jan-07 Social Security Number: 101-12-0121 Date of Death AND NOW <J:~ l.u ,2001 in consideration of the Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before e, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Frances B. Lawrence in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated June 7, 1993 described in thte Petition to be admitted to probate and filed of record as the las Will (and Codicil(s) of Decedent) FEES ,~l/rL41tl.~J!;,~A<r/ ~ Regis' r a/Wills _ .-~_ --- .. Signature ~ 4 ' -/4 Attorney Name Stephen D. Tiley Letters l j 0 . (J l"\ Short Certificates <? . ()L) Renunciation (k:)\\\ 1S"",(fL) .j C! P \ l"} . UD ~~;'I\)'C\- S, ro Sup. Ct. I.D. No 32318 Address: 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Telephone: (717) 243-5838 -t; TOTAL. . . QC(( . lJD Page 2 of 2 ~ ~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ALBERTA SCOTT I, Alberta Scott, of the Borough of Carlisle, (770 South Hanover Street), 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 and Codicils heretofore made. FIRST I direct the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my death as may be convenient. I direct that all federal and Pennsylvania estate taxes, Pennsylvania inheritance taxes, and generation-skipping transfer tax payable as a result of my death, not limited to taxes attributable to property passing under this Will, shall be paid by my Executor from my residuary estate, including any part of my residuary estate that otherwise qualifies for a deduction for federal estate tax purposes, however, no federal or Pennsylvania estate tax, Pennsylvania inheritance tax, or generation-skipping transfer tax shall be payable from or chargeable to any property that passes to my surviving spouse, whether under this Will or otherwise, and that qualifies for the federal estate tax marital deduction. I direct my Executor not to seek reimbursement for any tax so paid from any beneficiary under this Will, heir of mine, or other transferee of property included in my gross estate. SECOND I declare that I am unmarried and that I have no children. Although I have not made any provision in this Will for my brothers William Scott, Harvey Scott,and Lawrence Scott, nor for my nieces and nephews, I would like to take this opportunity to express my love and affection for them. THIRD 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 in two equal shares, per stirpes and not per capita, to my friends, Frances B.Lawrence of the same address as me, and Judith Harris, of Route 1, Box 139A, Holladay, Tennessee, their heirs and assigns, provided they shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days. In the event that either of my said friends should predecease me or fail to survive me by the aforesaid period of ninety (90) days, then in such event the share which would have passed to that friend shall instead pass to the other. FOURTH I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my friend Frances B. Lawrence, of the same address as me, as Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. In the event of the renunciation, death, resignation or inability to act for any reason whatsoever of Frances B. Lawrence, I nominate, constitute and appoint Judith Harris, of Route 1, Box 139A, Holladay, Tennessee, as Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament I further direct that no bond or other security shall be required of any Executor or Executrix appointed in this Will for the performance of his, her or its duties in any jurisdiction in which he, she or it may be called upon to act. The terms Executor or Executrix may be used interchangeably in this Will and shall refer to any Executor or Executrix appointed in this will, or any other Administrator appointed by a court of competent jurisdictio~ C) =~ ,~-:; 0 -..I -::n -., .'U lor1 i; f:~ ~ In addition to, and not in limitation of, the powers conferred by law or by othef~~~isiom of this Will, my Executrix shall have the following powers, each of which may be exet~ij~ from: time to time by my Executrix in her sole discretion:, '--c-, _c. \.0 FIFTH -, '" Ul . (a) To retain in the form received, and to sell either at public or private sale, or to distribute in kind, any real or personal property. (b) To manage both real and personal property. (c) To invest and reinvest in all forms of property, notwithstanding the fact that any or all of the investments made are of a character or size which but for this expressed authority would not be considered proper for an Executrix. (d) To exercise any option or rights arising from the ownership of investments. (e) To compromise claims without court approval and without the consent of any beneficiary. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament, written on two (2) pages, this 7th day of June, 1993. o~~ Alberta Scott .... (SEAL) COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) ) SS: ) We, Alberta Scott, Stephen D. Tiley, and Krista King, the Testatrix 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 Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for her), and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Will as witness and that to the best of their knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. afk4;. >> Alberta Scott S Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by the Testatrix and the witnesses above-named, this 7th day of June, 1993. ~bIi{' ~ Notarial Seal Connie J. Tritt. Notary Public Carlisle. Cumberland County My Commission Expires Oct. 5. 19!6