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COPY FAIR OF THE WILL OF
GLADYS V. SMEAL
I, GLADYS V. SMEAL, of East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, and State of
Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last will and revoke any will previously made by me.
ITEM I. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses, including my gravemarker
and all expenses of my last illness, and any and all taxes and assessments imposed by any
governmental body as a result of my death, whether on property passing under ~~~~fill or :--:_
otherwise, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease as ~
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part of the expense of the administration of my estate.
ITEM II. Deleted.
ITEM III. I give and bequeath all of the rest, residue, and remainder of my household
goods, automobiles, jewelry, and all other articles of household and personal use, equipment, and
ornament, together with all insurance thereon and relating thereto, in equal shares to those of my
issue, per stirpes, who survive my death by thirty days.
ITEM IV. I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my
possessions and estate of every nature and wherever situate in equal shares to those of my issue,
per stirpes, who survive my death by thirty days.
ITEM V. I direct that in the distribution of my estate, the share of my daughter
TAMMIE G. FRANGE, or her issue, shall be charged with an advancement of$II,OOO.OO for
funds which I have previously paid to the said TAMMIE G. FRANGE.
ITEM VI. I appoint my son RONALD K. BARNINGER, of Enola, Pennsylvania and
my son-in-law EUGENE HETZEL co-executors of this my last will. In the event that Ron is
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unable to handle his responsibilities as a co-executor then Eugene Hetzel shall serve as the sole
executor.
ITEM VII. I appoint my personal representatives, or the survivor of them, as guardian
of any property which passes, either under this will or otherwise, to a minor or to any person
adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent to care for such
property and his or her own affairs, with respect to which I am authorized to appoint a guardian
and have not otherwise appointed a guardian or trustee. Such guardian shall have the power to
use principal as well as income from time to time for the person's education, support, and
welfare without regard to his or her parent's ability to provide for such education, support, or
welfare, and to make such payment for these purposes, without further responsibility, directly to
such person.
ITEM VIII. I direct that my personal representatives shall not be required to give bond
for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
ITEM IX. In addition to the other powers and authorities granted to my personal
representatives by Pennsylvania law and by the other terms and provisions of this will, I hereby
give to my personal representatives the following powers and authorities effective without court
approval and until actual distribution of all property: to compromise any claim or controversy;
to make distribution in case or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, and in such manner as
my personal representatives may determine and at valuations finally to be fixed by them; to
invest in all forms of property, including any stock or other securities in any corporate fiduciary
or its successor without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as my
personal representatives deem proper, without regard to any principle of risk or diversification;
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to retain any or all assets of my estate, real or personal, without regard to any principle of risk or
diversification; to sell at public or private sale, to exchange, or to lease for any period oftime,
any real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges, or leases, for such prices
and upon such terms or conditions as my personal representatives deem proper; and to allocate
receipts and expenses to principal or income or party to each as my personal representatives
deem proper in their sole discretion.
ITEM X. I direct that my personal representatives and fiduciaries shall not be required
to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9 day of30, 1991.
GLADYS V. SMEAL
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BANEiS LAW OFFICE
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MICHAEL L. BANGS, Attorney-at-Law
WENDY K. STRAUB, Paralegal
WILLIAM E. MILLER, JR.
Of Counsel
June 6, 2007
Office of the Register of Wills
ATTN: ANGIE
Cumberland County Courthouse
One Courthouse Square
Carlisle, P A 17013
RE: Estate of Gladys V. Smeal
Dear Angie:
In accordance with the directive of your solicitor, Kirk Sohonage, I enclose a Copy Fair of the Will
of Gladys V. Smeal.
Please advise me when you can issue Short Certificates for the Executor, Eugene Hetzel.
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Michael L. Bangs
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Enclosure
cc: Mr. Eugene Hetzel