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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Ethel S. Hopkins
also known as
File Number
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, Deceased
Social Security Number 208-24-1293
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:)
lZJ A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the Executors
last Will of the Decedent dated March 4, 1986 and codicil(s) dated April 10, 2992 and November 6,2003
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
(lfapplicable, 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 date 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 principalre~nce at
Church of God Home, Carlisle Borough. Cumberland County, Pennsvlvania 17013
(List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code)
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Decedent, then 94
years of age, died on June I
at 2007
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
100,000.00
$
$
$
$
situated as follows: none
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:
Ty d or rinted name and residence
H. Kenneth Hopkins, 17 Goodhart Street, Walnut Bottom, P A 17266
Marjorie H. Shoap, 718 Marden Avenue, Shippensburg, PA 17257
Form RW-02 rev. 10./3.06
Page 1 of2
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS
COUNTY OF Cumberland
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 of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly
administer the estate according to law.
before me the
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gnature Personal Representat. e
Swom to or affirmed and subscribed
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Signature of Personal Representative
File Number:
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Estate of Ethel S. Hopkins
, Deceased
Social Security Number: 208-24-1293
Date of Death: June I, 2007
AND NOW, , d{j"D J , in consideration ofthe foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented bet! re me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to H. Kenneth Hopkins and Marjorie H. Shoap
in the above estate
and that the instrument( s) dated March 4, 1986, April 10, 1992 and November 6, 2003
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (
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Attorney Name:
Susan J. Hartman
Supreme Court J.D. No.: 65184
Address:
I Irvine Row
Carlisle, PA 17013
Telephone:
717-249-7780
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Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
Page 2 of2
[105.805 REV ]105
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.
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
No.
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Local Registrar
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, ETHEL S. HOPKINS, of 411 Schoolhouse Lane, Shippensburg, Franklin County,
Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and disposition, do hereby make, publish
and declare this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all
wills by me at any time heretofore made.
FIRST.
I order and direct the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses as
soon as may be convenient after my decease.
SECOND.
I give, devise and bequeath all my estate, real, personal and mixed,
absolutely.
to my beloved husband, CL~~CE J .=-:::;HOPKINS,
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whatsoever and wheresoever situate,
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THIRD.
In the event my said husband predeceases me or is not living;:on th~' 60th day
following my death, I then give, devise and bequeath my s~id' est~tf to my
r.,,:
step-children, H. KENNETH HOPKINS and MARJORIE E. SHOAP, on a per stirpes
distribution basis.
FOURTH. I nominate, constitute and appoint my husband, CLARENCE J. HOPKINS, to be
the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament; if he be unable to fulfill the
duties of Executor, I then nominate, constitute and appoint H. KENNETH HOPKINS and
MARJORIE E. SHOAP, or the survivor of them, to be the Executors of this my Last Will
and Testament.
FIFTH.
I direct that neither my personal representatives nor Guardians shall be
required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any
jurisdiction.
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MARK & WEIGLE - ATTORNEYS AT LAW - 115 EAST KING STREET - SHIPPENSBURG. PA. 17257
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ETHEL S. HOPKINS, have hereunto set my hand and seal to
this my Last Will and Testament, written on two pages, the first page signed for
identification purposes only, this
/-j J!h day of (vi 0.. r tA..
, 1986.
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(SEAL)
This instrument was by the Testatrix, ETHEL S. HOPKINS, on the date hereof,
signed, published and declared by her to be her Last Will and Testament, in our
presence, who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other,
we believing her to be of sound and disposing mind and memory, have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
I, ETHEL S. HOPKINS, the Testatrix whose name is signed to the foregoing
instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I
signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will; that I signed it willingly; and
that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged
before me by ETHEL S. HOPKINS,
, the Testatrix, this '-If!:>. day of
fl7~ , 1986.
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MARK & WEIGLE - ATTORNEYS AT LAW - 115 EAST KING STREET - SHIPPENSBURG. PA. 17257
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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foregoing instrument, being
duly
the
witnesses whose names are
signed
to
the
qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw ETHEL S.
HOPKINS sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will; that she signed willingly
and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the will
as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time
eighteen (18) or more years of age and of sound mind and under no constraint or undue
influence.
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Sworn or. affi~. ed to and~bscribed
before ~e by 'I 0: .~
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witnesses, this ~I .. day of
fl7auV , 1986.
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Codicil to Last Will and Testament
Ethel S. Hopkins
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This Codicil is directed to the executors of my estate.
H. Kenneth Hopkins and Marjorie H. Shoap
I, Ethel S. Hopkins, being of sound mind and body do hereby on this date make it known to
my Executors that it is my wish to specify that the 1 % of my Estate directed to the Church of
God Home in Carlisle, PA should be designated specifically to the Forever Caring Fund of the
Church of God Home.
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