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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of BETTY A. ECKERT No. cf< 1- 07- (f1l/3
also known as To:
Register of Wills for the
, Deceased. County of CUMBERLAND in the
Social Security No. 186247938 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older and the execut or named
in the last will of the above decedent, dated .JUNE 28. 2002
and codicil(s) dated NONE
(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania, with
h er last family or principal residence at 1069-..1 ALLEN DALE ROAD. UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA
(list street, number and municipality)
Decedent, then 76 years of age, died 10/14/2007
at 1069-..1 ALLENDALE ROAD. MECHANICSBURG. PA
Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted
after execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated
incompetent:
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
situated as follows:
NONE
$
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$
50.000.00
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0.00
0.00
y r quest(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s)
rs ESTAMENTARY
(testamental)'; administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.)
54 EAST MAIN STREET
MECHANICSBURG
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
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The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or afflrm(s) that the statemen in the forego' petitIOn are
true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of petitio (s d pe nal represen-
tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly a . ste t cording to law.
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Estate of BETTY A. ECKERT
, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW , in consideration of the petition on
the reverse side hereof, satis actory roof having been presented before me,
lT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated 6/28/2002
described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of BETTY A. ECKERT
and Letters TESTAMENTARY
are hereby granted to
MURREL R. WALTERS III
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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 13823389
Certification Number
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This is to certify th3t 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 co the State Vital
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT
I, BETTY A. ECKERT, a resident of Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding, do make, publish and declare this to be my LAST
WILL and TESTAMENT, hereby revoking any and all Wills and
Codicils previously made by me.
I
I declare that I am not married, my beloved husband, MARLIN
L. ECKERT, having predeceased me.
II
I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses shall be
paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my
decease.
III
I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence
of my death, of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction
imposed, shall be paid from my residuary estate as a part of the
expense of the administration of my estate.
IV
It is my desire that my husband's 30/30 Winchester
Centennial RiflE: stay in his immediate family.
The rifle is
currently in the possession of Robert Shaffer and should Robert
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die or no longer want the rifle, then it is my desire that it be
given to my husband's brother Vance Eckert.
V
I give and bequeath the sum of Four Thousand Dollars
($4,000.00) to Silver Spring Presbyterian Church
VI
I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and
remainder of my property, whether real or personal, wherever
situate, including any property over which I may have a power of
appointment to my husband's sister, MAE D. GILBERT, my husband's
sister, GERTRUDE TAYLOR, my husband's brother, VANCE ECKERT, my
husband's brother, DEAN ECKERT, and my niece, MABEL FRIEDLINE, in
equal shares, per capita.
VII
I nominate, constitute and appoint MURREL R. WALTERS, III,
ESQUIRE as Executor of this LAST WILL, to serve without bond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, BETTY A. ECKERT, have set my hand to
this LAST WILL this /l g ~ day of ~
, 2002.
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BETTY A. ECKERT
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named
BETTY A. ECKERT, as and for her Last Will and T . tament, in the
presence of us, who, at her request and in he resence, and in
the presence of each other, have ereun 0 sub r, bed our names as
witnesses.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
I, BETTY A. ECKERT, Testatrix, whose name is signed to the
attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified
according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed
the instrument as my LAST WILLi that I signed it as my free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
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BETTY A. CKERT
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before
ECKERT, Testatrix, this cJf18 day of $AJe
me by BETTY A.
, 2002.
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Notary Public
NOTARIAL 8'EAl
DEBORAH L RYAN, NOTARY PUBUC
CITY OF MECHANICSBURG, CUMBERLAND COUNTY
f8( COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 11. 2006
AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
we,J(I/(cfCfl,'C. tNA(,.~~and O/ctfi/e 111. Sfi/f~
the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing
instrument being duly qualified according to law, do depose and
say that we were present and saw Testatrix sign and execute the
instrument as her LAST WILLi that BETTY A. ECKERT signed willingly
and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the
purposes therein expressedi that each of us in the hearin and
sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as witnessesi and at to
the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix as at he ti years
of age or more, of sound mind and un e n tra' undue
influence.
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Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before
me this cl?~ day of .;T/./AJ& , 2002
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Notary Publi
NOTARIAL eEAL
DEBORAH L. RYAN. NOTARY PUBUC
CITY OF MECHANICSBURG. CUMBERLAND COUNTY
f8( COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 11, 2006