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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Milton Wayne Rightnour
also known as Wayne Rightnour
Wayne Milton Rightnour
File Number
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. Deceased
Social Security Number 170-12-7256
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:)
[i1 A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the Personal Representative / Executrix
last Will of the Decedent dated November I, 2006 and codicil(s) dated
named in the
(State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of 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:
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 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 dote of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.)
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principal resid~celtt
104 S. Market Street. Mechanicsburll. Cumberland Countv. Pennsvlvania 17055r;
(List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code)
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Decedent, then 87
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at 104 S. Market Street, Mechanicsb\Jri~~ A
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years of age, died on May 2, 2007
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Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property
(lfnot domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
40,000.00
$
$
$
$
situated as follows: 104 S. Market Street, Mechanicsburg, P A (real and personal), 2 vacant lots, Lurgan Township Franklin County, Pennsylvania
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:
or . too name and residence
Bonnie Dye (Clark)
Form RW-02 rev. /0.13.06
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF Cumberland
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affrrm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of
the knowledge and beliefofPetitioner(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 affrrmed and subscribed
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Signature of Personal Representative
Signature of Personal Representative
File Number: ~ \ <J \ 0 L\lD d.-
Estate of Milton Wayne Ri~tnour . Deceased
Social Security Number: 170-12-7256 Date of Death: Mav 2. 2007
AND NOW, rfY-:t ~Or q . ;X)6L . in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Bonnie Dye (Clark)
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated November 1, 2006
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed ofreco
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Attorney Signature:
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Attorney Name:
Michael S. Travis
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Supreme Court 1.D. No.: 77399
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Address:
3904 Toodle Road
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CampHill.PA 17011
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Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
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lIOS.80S REV 1105
This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied fro~ 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 filmg.
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT
OF
WAYNE M. RIGHTNOUR
I, Wayne M. Righnour, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of
sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make and publish this my Last Will And
Testament hereby revoking all previous Wills and Codicils made by me.
Item I. I declare for the purposes of this Will that, as of the date of its execution,
my family consists of the following:
I have no children.
The name of my brother is Howard Rightnour, of Florida. The name of'rUY sisterj~ Etta
Jean Teets. She also resides in Florida.
My Wife, Charlotte M. Rightnour, predeceased me on August 29,2006.
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All references to my family are to them.
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Item II. I direct that all debts enforceable against me during my lifetime and duly
allowed in the administration of my estate, the expenses of my last illness and funeral, including
the cost of a suitable monument at my grave, unpaid charitable pledges whether or not the same
are cnforceatk ubligations against my estElte, and thp. eosts of administration of my estate be paid
as soon as practicable after my death. My Personal Representative may, in her sole discretion,
pay from my domiciliary estate all or any portions of the cost of ancillary and similar proceedings
in other jurisdictions. It is my settled desire that I be buried and not cremated.
Item III. I may leave a written list, which will be dated and either in my own
handwriting or signed by me, that sets forth my wishes regarding distribution of specific personal
property. In do, then I intend it to qualify as an amendment to this Will. If it should be
determined that any such list does not qualify as an amendment to this Will, it is my hope that
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those entitled to share in my estate will nevertheless respect it.
Item IV. All of the rest, residual, and remainder of my estate, real, personal and
mixed of whatever kind and wheresoever situated, I give and bequeath to my friend, Bonnie K.
Clark, for her care and affection shown to me and my late wife.
Item V. I hereby nominate and appoint Bonnie Clark, to be the Personal
Representative of my estate.
Item VI. I confer on my Personal Representative, in addition to those powers
granted by law, the following powers to be exercised in a prudent manner and applicable to all
property constituting a part of my estate:
A. To retain and to invest in all forms of real and personal
property, without being confined to investments authorized by a st::1tutmy list.
without being required to diversify and regardless of any principal of law limiting
delegation of investment responsibilities by personal representatives or trustees;
B. To compromise claims and to abandon any property which,
in my Personal Representative's opinion, is of little or no value;
C. To sell at private or public sale, to exchange or to lease for
any period of time, any real or personal property. and to give options for sales or
leases;
D. To borrow from anyone, even if the lender is a personal
representative hereunder, and to pledge property as security for repayment of the
funds borrowed;
E. To join in any merger, reorganization, voting-trust plan or
other concerted action of security holders, and to delegate discretionary duties;
F. To employ and to rely upon the advice given by investment
counsel, to delegate discretionary authority to make changes in investments to
investment counsel. and to pay investment counsel reasonable compensation in
addition to any fees otherwise paid to my Personal Representative(s);
G. To employ a custodian, to hold property unregistered or in
the name of a nominee (including the nominee of any institution employed as
custodian), and to pay reasonable compensation to the custodian in addition to any
fees otherwise payable to my Personal Representative(s);
H. To procure and carry at the expense of my estate insurance
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of kinds, forms and amounts deemed advisable by my Personal Representative(s)
to protect my estate and my Personal Representative(s) against any hazard;
1. To commence or defend at the expense of my estate any
litigation affecting my estate;
J. To conduct alone or with others any business in which I am
engaged or in which I have any interest at my death, with all the powers of any
owner with respect thereto, including the power to delegate discretionary duties to
others, to invest other property held hereunder'in such business and to organize a
partnership or corporation to carry out such business; and
K. To distribute in cash or in kind.
L. To probate, admintster and conclude my late Wife's estate.
Item VII. My Personal Representative(s) shall be reimbursed for all reasonable
expenses incurred in the administration and management of the assets of my estate and shall be
entitled to receive a fair and reasonable compensation for her services.
Item VIII. Anyone named in this Will who dies within 30 days after my death (or
dies under circumstances such that it cannot be determined whether such individual died within
30 days after my death) shall be deemed, for purposes of this Will, to have predeceased me.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Wayne M. Rightnour, have to this my Last Will And
Testimony hereunto set my hand and seal this ~ day of ~n Vem tLo.l' , 2006.
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above-named Testator,
Wayne M. Rightnour, as and for his Will, in the presence of us who, at his request, in his
presence, and in the presence of each other. all being present at the same time, have hereto set
our hand as witnesses:
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF Cum~{\?{\d
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I, Wayne M. Rightnour, having been duly qualified according to law,
acknowledge that I signed the foregoing instrument as my Will, and that I signed it as my free
and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
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We, having been duly qualified according to law, depose and say that we were
present and saw Wayne M. Rightnour sign the foregoing instrument as his Will; that he signed
it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in his sight and
hearing and at his request signed the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge, he
was at the time 18 years or more of age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue
influence.
Subscribed, sworn to, or affirmed, and acknowledged before me by the above-
named Testator and by the witnesses whose names appear, on this I~t day of NlJJolYl QOr ,
2006.
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Notary Public
COMMONWEAL fH OF ?ENNSYLVANIA
Notaria! Sea!
Hope A. Mattos. Notary Public
Hampden Twp., Cumberland County
My Commission Expires Oct 11, 2008
Member P~'-;f',;:,v!':'1rJ~' .~('S0(:\8tlon Of Notanes
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