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NOTICE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ESTATE
BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND,
PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF STELLA M. WISE, DECEASED
NO. 21-07-0558
TO:
Cletus L. Wise
65 Fairfield St.
Carlisle, Pa 17013
Edgar F. Wise
320 S.E. 25th Terrace
Cape Coral, FL 33990
Robert M. Wise
64 Big Terrace
Newville, P A 17241
Jacqueline c. Kennedy
300 E. North St.
Carlisle, P A 17013
Nancy L. Thompson
127 South Side Dr.
Newville, Pa 17241
Please take notice of the death of decedent and the grant of letters to the personal
representative named below. You may have a beneficial interest in the estate under the
Last Will and Testament of STELLA M. WISE.
Name of decedent: STELLA M. WISE
Last known address of decedent: 9 Green Meadow Dr., Carlisle, P A 17013
Date of Death: April 11, 2007
Place of Death: 801 North Hanover St., Carlisle, P A 17013
County of Grant of Original Letters: Cumberland
Decedent died: Testate.
Name, address and phone number of the personal representatives:
Cletus L. Wise
65 Fairfield St.
Carlisle, P A 17015
Name, address and phone number of counsel:
William P. Douglas
43 W. South St.
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
Phone: 717-243-1790
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William P. Douglas, Esq
43 W. South St.
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
717-243-1790
Dated: July 9, 2007
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LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT
(Pour-Over Will)
OF
STELLA M. WISE
IDENTITY
I, STELLA M. WISE, residing in the County of Cumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
being of sound mind and memory, and not acting under duress or undue influence of any person
whomsoever, hereby declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, and I do hereby revoke all other
former Wills and Codicils to Wills heretofore made by me. My Social Security Number is 204-30-8063.
All reference made herein to "spouse or my spouse" refers to the person to whom I am currently
married, namely, OREN C. WISE By the ensuing provisions of this Will, it is my intention to dispose of
my interest in our property; I do not intend to dispose of anything belonging to my husband or to put him
to any election.
I have the following children: Cletus L. Wise, born September 27, 1937; Edgar F. Wise, born
June 2, 1939; Robert M. Wise, born December 14, 1943; Jacqueline C. Kennedy, born October 11,1945;
and Nancy L. Thompson, born January 10, 1948.
DEBTS, TAXES AND ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES
I have provided for the payment of all my debts, expenses of administration of property wherever
situated passing under this Will or otherwise, and estate, inheritance, transfer, and succession taxes, other
than any tax on a generation-skipping transfer that is not a liability of my Estate (including interest and
penalties, if any) that become due by reason of my death, under THE OREN C. WISE AND STELLA M.
WISE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST executed on even date herewith (the "Revocable Trust"), or if my
spouse predeceases me, under the Survivor's Trust created by the said Revocable Trust. If the Revocable
Trust assets should be insufficient for these purposes, my Executor shall pay any unpaid items from the
residue of my Estate passing under this Will, without any apportionment or reimbursement. In the
alternative, my Executor may demand in a writing addressed to the Trustee of the Trust an amount
necessary to pay all or part of these items, plus claims, pecuniary legacies, and family allowances by court
order.
PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS
It is my intent that all my personal and household effects were transferred to the Revocable Trust
as a result ofthe Declaration of Intent signed this date. If there are any questions regarding the ownership
or disposition of these assets, it is my desire that such assets pour into the Revocable Trust, signed by me
this date in accordance with the provisions of the section titled "Residue of Estate."
RESIDUE OF ESTATE
I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my property of every kind and
description (including lapsed legacies and devices), wherever situated and whether acquired before or
after the execution of this Will, to the Trustee under that certain Trust executed by me on the same date of
the execution of this Will. The Trustee shall add the property bequeathed and devised by this item to the
corpus of the above described Trust and shall hold, administer and distribute said property in accordance
with the provisions of the said Trust, including any amendments thereto made before my death.
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If for any reason the said Trust shall not be in existence at the time of death, or if for any reason a
court of competent jurisdiction shall declare the foregoing testamentary disposition to the Trustee under
said Trust as it exists at the time of my death to be invalid, then I give all of my Estate including the
residue and remainder thereof to that person who would have been the Trustee under the Trust, as
Trustee, and to their substitutes and successors under the Trust, described herein above, to be held,
managed, invested, reinvested and distributed by the Trustee upon the terms and conditions pertaining to
the period beginning with the date of my death as are constituted in the Trust as at present constituted
giving effect to amendments, if any, hereafter made and for that purpose I do hereby incorporate such
Trust by reference into this my Will.
EXECUTOR
I hereby nominate and appoint Oren C. Wise as my Independent Executor of this, my Last Will
and Testament, to serve without bond.
In the event the first named Executor shall predecease me or is unable or unwilling to act as my
Executor for any reasons whatsoever, then and in that event, I hereby nominate and appoint Clellis L.
Wise to serve without bond as my Independent Executor.
In the event the second named Executor shall predecease me or is unable or unwilling to act as
my Executor for any reasons whatsoever, then and in that event, I hereby nominate and appoint Edgar F.
Wise to serve without bond as my Independent Executor.
Whenever the word "Executor" or any modifying or substituted pronoun therefore is used in this
my Will, such words and respective pronouns shall be held and taken to include both the singular and the
plural, the masculine, feminine and neuter gender thereof, and shall apply equally to the Executor named
herein and to any successor to substitute Executor acting hereunder, and such successor or substitute
Executor shall possess all the rights, powers, duties, authority, and responsibility conferred upon the
Executor originally named herein.
EXECUTOR POWERS
By way of lllustration and not of limitation and in addition to any inherent, implied or statutory
powers granted to executors generally, my Executor is specifically authorized and empowered with
respect to any property, real or personal, at any time held under any provision of this my Will: to allot,
allocate between principal and income, assign, borrow, buy, care for, collect, compromise claims, contract
with respect to, continue any business of mine, convert, deal with, dispose of, enter into, exchange, hold,
improve, incorporate any business of mine, invest, lease, manage, mortgage, grant and exercise options
with respect to, take possession of, pledge, receive, release, repair, sell, sue for, make distributions in cash
or in kind of partly in each without regard to the income tax basis of such asset and in general, exercise all
of the powers in the management of my Estate which any individual could exercise in the management of
similar property owned in its own right upon such terms and conditions as to my Executor may seem best,
and execute and deliver any and all instruments and do all acts which my Executor may deem proper or
necessary to carry out the purpose of this my Will, without being limited in any way by the specific grants
or power made, and without the necessity of a court order.
My Executor shall have absolute discretion, but shall not be required, to make adjustments in the
rights of any Beneficiaries, or among the principal and income accounts to compensate for the
consequences of any tax decision or election, or of any investment or administrative decision, that my
executor believes has had the effect, directly or indirectly, of preferring one Beneficiary or group of
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Beneficiaries over others. In determining the Federal Estate and Income Tax liabilities of my Estate, my
Executor shall have discretion to select the valuation date and to determine whether any or all of the
allowable administration expenses in my Estate shall be used as Federal Estate Tax deductions or as
Federal Income Tax deductions and shall have the discretion to file a joint income tax return with my
spouse.
CONTESTS AND SPECIFIC OMISSIONS
If any beneficiary under this will, singly or in conjunction with any other person or persons, directly or
indirectly:
1. contests in any court the validity of this will or, in any manner, attacks or seeks to impair or
invalidate any of its provisions;
2. contests in any court the validity of the Testator's/Testatrix's Will or, in any manner, attacks or
seeks to impair or invalidate any of its provisions;
3. seeks to obtain an adjudication in any proceeding in any court that this trust or any of its
provisions or that Testator's/Testatrix's Will or any of its provisions is void;
4. claims entitlement by way of any written or oral contract to any portion of the
Testator's/Testatrix's estate, whether in probate or under this instrument;
5. unsuccessfully challenges the appointment of any person named as Executor or successor
Executor of the Testator's/Testatrix's Will;
6. objects in any manner to any action taken or proposed to be taken in good faith by the Executor
of the Testator's/Testatrix's Will;
7. objects to any construction or interpretation of this Will, or any provision of it, that is adopted or
is prop<:,sed in good faith by the Executor;
8. unsuccessfully seeks the removal of any person acting as the Executor of the
Testator's/Testatrix's Will;
9. files any creditor's claim in Testator's/Testatrix's estate (without regard to its validity), whether
the claim arose before or after the date of this instrument, but excepting claims for cash advanced
or paid for expenses of the Testator's/Testatrix's last illness or funeral paid by said claimant;
10. attacks or seeks to invalidate any designation of beneficiaries for any life insurance policy on
Testator's/Testatrix's life;
11. attacks or seeks to invalidate any designation of beneficiaries for any pension or IRA or other
form of qualified or non-qualified asset or deferred compensation account, agreement or
arrangement;
12. attacks or seeks to invalidate any will which Testator/Testatrix has created or may create during
Testator'slTestatrix's lifetime, or any provision thereof, as well as any gift which
Testator/Testatrix has made or will made during Testator's/Testatrix's lifetime, whether before or
after the date of this instrument;
13. attacks or seeks to invalidate any transaction by which Testator/Testatrix sold any assets (whether
to a relative of Testator' s/Testatrix' s or otherwise); or
14. refuses a request of Testator's/Testatrix's, Executor or other fiduciary to assist in the defense
against any of the foregoing acts or proceedings,
then that person's right to take any interest given to him or her by this trust shall be determined as it would
have been determined if the person had predeceased the execution of this will instrument without issue
SUrvIVlTIg.
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The provisions of the foregoing paragraph shall not apply to any disclaimer by any person of any benefit
under this will. In the event that any of this provision is held to be invalid, void or illegal, the same shall
be deemed severable from the remainder of this provision and shall in no way affect, impair or invalidate
any other provision in this will; and if such provision shall be deemed invalid due to its scope or breadth,
such provision shall be deemed to exist to the extent of the scope or breadth permitted by law.
SIMULTANEOUS DEATH
If my spouse and I should die under circumstances such that the order of our deaths cannot be
determined, then it shall be conclusively presumed for the purpose of this Will that my spouse survived
me.
If any other Beneficiary should not survive me for sixty (60) days, then it shall be conclusively
presumed for the purpose of this my Will that said Beneficiary predeceased me.
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Testatrix
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This instrument consists of 6 typewritten pages, including the Attestation Clause, Self-Proving
Clause, signature of Witnesses, and acknowledgment of officer. I have signed my name at th~om of
each 0 the eceding pages. This instrument is being signed by me on this / 5- ~ day of
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ATTESTATION CLAUSE
The Testatrix whose name appears above declared to us, the undersigned, that the foregoing
instrument was his Last Will and Testament, and she requested us to act as witnesses to such instrument
and to her signature thereon. The Testatrix thereupon signed such instrument in our presence. At the
Testatrixr's request, the undersigned then subscribed our names to the instrument in our own handwriting
in the presence of the Testatrix. The undersigned hereby declare, in the presence of each of us, that we
believe the Testatrix to be of sound and disposing mind and memory.
Signed by us on the same day and year as this Last Will and Testament was signed by the
Testatrix.
WITNESSES:
ADDRESSES:
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
SELF-PROVING CLAUSE
E, the undersigned aut sonally appeared STELLA M. WISE,
and , known to me to be the
Testa . and the esses, respectively, hose names are subsc' ed to the foregoing instrument in their
respective capacities, and all of them being by me duly sworn, STELLA M. WISE, Testatrix, declared to
me and to the witnesses, in my presence, that the instrument is her Will and that she had willingly made
and executed it as her free act and deed for the purposes therein expressed; and the Witnesses, each on his
or her oath, stated to me in the presence and hearing of the Testator, that the Testator had declared to them
that the instrument is her Will and that she executed the same as such and wanted each of them to sign it
as a witness; and upon their oaths, each witness stated further that she did the same as a witness in the
presence of the Testatrix, and at her request and that she was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or
over and was of sound mind, and that each of the witnesses was then at least fourteen (14) years of age.
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NOTARIAL SEAL
JEROME T. LEWIS, NOTARY PUBLIC
TREDYFFRIN TWP., CHESTER COUNTY
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES SEPT. 25 2006
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