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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of
also known as
Mary J~me Meals
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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:
, Deceased
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:)
Ii] A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the
last Will of the Decedent dated Fp h f\ _ 2002 and codicil(s) dated None
.
(State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
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),<l!)CI heirs: (If
Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list ofheirs.)_ ("") E5
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. _ :J -1 CE
Decedent was domiciled at death in (!" Ill/'''' (~county, Pe!;U1I\Ylvanip with h~ / her last Rrincjpal;esidence at ~ . . ) .
590 Brighton Place, Upper .ten Townsnlp lP. .U. Mecnanlcsburg, 7055.
(List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then 8 0 years of age, died on June 1 7, 2 007 at
County. pennsylvania
Upper Allen Township, Cumberland
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in P A) All personal property
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(Unot domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
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Cumberland
situated as follows: 590 Brighton Place, Upper Allen Township,
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:
FormRW-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 ofPetitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) ofthe Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly
administer the estate according to law.
before me the
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Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
File Number:
0(0013
Signature of Personal Representative
Signature of Personal Representative
Estate of
MARY JANE MEALS
Social Security Number:
162-22-0606
Date of Death: June 17, 2007
AND NOW, July ~ , 2007 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Te stamen tary
are hereby granted to Jeffrey A. Meals
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated February 6, 2002
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of reeo d as the last Will
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Attorney Name:
Richard C. Snelbaker
Supreme Court I.D. No.:
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44 West Main Street
Address:
Mechanicsburq, PA 17055
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H105.805 REV (01/071
LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
P 13670617
Certification Number
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.
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TYPE i PRINT IN
PERMANENT
BLACK INK
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See Instructions and examples on reverse)
1. Name of Decedenl (first midlIe, last, 5UfIi1)
Mary Jane Meals
5. Age flasl BiI1hdayj
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Sb. County ol Dealh
11, Oeceden(s Usual Oct lion KII'ld of woc1t done duro most of wof1{ tile. 00 no! slate r&tired
Km 01 WOO; Kind 01 Busines$1 lnduitry
head cook school district
. 16. Decedent's Mailing Adlkess ($treet. city IloWn, state, zip code)
590 Brighton place
590 Brighton Place
12. Was DecedenI. ever in the 13. Decedenfs EciJcation (Speedy only tqlest grade completed)
US. Atmed forces? Elementary' Secondary (()..12) CoUeoe (1-4 or 5+)
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18 Father's Name (Firll:, midISe, last, suffIX)
Clyde Adams
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17bC""'~ Cumberland
19. MoIher's Name (Fifst, midlie, maiden surname)
Edith Weary
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2Ob. kltomIanl', Mailing Adliess (Street. city I klwn, """,, zip codIl
642 Ramall Circle, HUIlIlIelstown, PA 17036
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LAW OFFICES
SNELBAKER.
BRENNEMAN
Be SPARE
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, MARY JANE MEALS, of the Borough of Mechanicsburg, County of Cumberland, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking and making void all former wills and codicils by me at anytime heretofore made.
FIRST. I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my
Executor or Executors, as the case may be, hereinafter named, as soon as conveniently may be
done after my decease.
SECOND. I order and direct my Executor or Executors, as the case may be, hereinafter
named, to set aside from my net distributable estate a sum of money being the lesser of ( a)
($15,000) Dollars, or (b) ten per centum (10%) of my net distributable estate, which sum I give
and bequeath in equal parts unto the following three (3) persons, namely, LISA A. SCHWARTZ
(my grand-daughter), JESSICA POTTEIGER (my grand-daughter) and TROY REYNOLDS (my
step-grandson), share and share alike, absolutely.
THIRD. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real
personal and mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situated in equal shares unto my three
children, namely, ROBERT A. MEALS, SUZANNE J. SCHWARTZ and JEFFREY A. MEALS,
share and share alike, absolutely and in fee simple.
If any of my said children should predecease me and leave lawful issue to survive
me, I order and direct that share of such deceased child shall be distributed unto his or her issue
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If any of my said children should predecease me without }~~ is
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me, I order and direct that the fore~?in,~ distribution to any such deceased I sha=aps~ -~~
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LAW OFFICES
SNELBAKER.
BRENNEMAN
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LASTL Y. I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, namely, JEFFREY A MEALS,
to be the Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament, but if for any reason he should fail to
qualify as such Executor or cease so to serve, then and in that event, I nominate, constitute and
appoint my other two children, namely, ROBERT A. MEALS and SUZANNE 1. SCHWARTZ
(or either of them in the event that one should fail to qualify or cease so to serve), to be the
Executors hereof, each and all to serve without bond or other security as a condition of
qualification hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, MARY JANE MEALS, have hereunto set my hand and
seal to this my Last Will and Testament, which consists of two (2)) typewritten pages to each of
which I have affixed my signature this b:a
day of February, A.D., Two Thousand Two
(2002).
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M y Jane Meals
(SEAL)
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and one (1) other typewritten pages each
identified by the signature of the Testatrix, was on the date thereof signed, sealed, published and
declared by MARY JANE MEALS, the Testatrix therein named, as and for her Last Will and
Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each
other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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We, MARY JANE MEALS, RICHARD C. SNELBAKER and JANE J. COONEY, 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 Testament and that she had
signed willingly, 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 a witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time
eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by MARY JANE MEALS, the
Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by RICHARD C. SNELBAKER and JANE J.
COONEY, the witnesses, this G ~ day of February, 2002.
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NoIariaI Se8I
SUsan L Zych. Notary PubIc
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My OOI.lnlls8ioll ExpIres Nov. 24, 200S
. Associa'lWn of
LAW OFFICES
SNELBAKER.
BRENNEMAN
& SPARE