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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-06-07 Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 2,1-01- Itt'i.o PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of ZELDA lONE HUGHES Deceased Social Security No. 195-07-9125 Ci \ MARONETIA F. MILLER Petitioner, who is 18 years of age or older, applies for: (COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:) (..) I]E) A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner is the executor named in the Last Will of the Decedent, dated August 6, 1996 and First Codicil dated April 19, 2007. C"- State relevant circumstances., e.g., renunciation, death ofexocutor, etc. Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the documents offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: D B. Grant of Letters of Administration CTA (d.b.n.c.t.a.: pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) TO er search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived b Name Relationship Residence Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with her last family or principal residence at 824 Lisburn Road, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then ninety (90) years of age, died October 9, 2007, at Health South Rehabilitation Center, Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania (Location) Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: ~~~~~~~~~i\::~) PA) ~~nr:~:~:e:p~~;i~~i~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::$& 0 00 (lfnot domiciled in PA) Personal property in County ...........................................................................................................................................$_ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania........... ................................... ....................... ................. .......................... ................................ ....................... ................. ..................$ _ Total........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................; ~ ao o. Real Estate situated as follows: robate of the last Will presented with this Petition and the grant ofletters in the appropriate form to the undersigned: Maronetta F. Miller, 2 North Second St., 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 136971.1 1112107 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland The Petitioner above-named swears and affirms that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner and that, as personal rep~sentative of the Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate ::::::i~~::to::y~edandSUbscribed !( /yl ~: f~v~ November. 2007 ~ _._~.. _JdL~d~~:'ill~~l~ No. ;1/- ('il - I celD Estate of ZELDA lONE HUGHES Deceased Social Security No: 195-07-9125 Date of Death: October 9,2007 AND NOW, November L, 2007, in consideration of the Petition on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters x Testamentary 0 of Administration d.b.n.c.t.; pendente lite; durante absentia; duranIc: minoritate are hereby granted to Maronetta F. Miller in the above estate and that the instrument dated August 6, 1996 and First Codicil dated April 19, 2007, described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent. FEES Letters........................... $ ( 00 . ro Short Certificates..(2)...$ 2S -cJe) Renunciation.................. $ 5. em Affidavit ( )................. $ E-Xba P4g~S ( )y:(.d\... $ \S-.()O CodiciL....................... $ IS. 00 JCP Fee........................ $ I O. 00 Inventory... ...... ...... ... ..... $ Other..G.v.-..:t.!':~ $ 6. DO \_' . , &~ fYl ,yi ~ w cr~ Attorney: J.D. No: Address: Kevin M. Scott TOTAL................ $-' I ~ ' (fo 06858 Two North Second Street, Seventh Floor Harrisburg, P A 17101 Telephone: (717)257-7551 136971.1 1112/07 LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH' VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH C-l (See Instructions snd examples on reverse) STATE FILE NUMBERt.2i -0 l - 100 4. Oat. ot Oaolh (Monlh, day. Yea'I 9125 October 9, 2007 19. Mother's Name (Arsl, middle, maiden surname) Mary Maude Graham 2Ob.In'ormanf. MalIng_ (-. clIy 1_. ..... zip_) 7024 Terrann Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17112 21,. PIooo 01 Dispooltion (Name of comeIeIy. crematory or oIh., place) 21d.location (Clly Ilown. slate. zip_) Fee for this certificate, $6.00 P 13859503 Certification Number ITEM # /, 117g v/7 c.. SHOULD READ' AS FOLLOWS: .8.2.. 4- Z!515.....IJ......'L.. W.... ....... .....~........'??.....(h;........;1....YJt............JIJ...... ...I..._.....'-.....'.....,A.. ....~...~............/..._.;A... )j...~......1/ Y Lc W&-,e Ik(J;IIl"7W~ l.'VI7'l8E~lAAJl>. ('(J()NT ~fr)~< REV 11/2006 . PRltIT IN MNENT CKINK ,. Name 01 Docodont (Arst. m_, Osl, _) Zelda 5. Age (la~ Blrthdoy) Health South "'Ie .nd_or' 90 v<s. June 23, 1917 Thompsontown, PA ad. FadIRy Nome Iff no! in_. glw_.nd 1Ullbor) 81>. County 01 Oaolh Cumberland Twp. 11. Decedent'sUIUII moslof life. Do not SUlte re1i Kind 01 W"" KindofBooNsa/lnduohy Homemaker Domestic ,- 16.0_, MoI1ng AddIeos (_" clIy ,_, ""te. Z~_I 7024 Terrann Drive Harrisburg, PA 17112 18. Fafflor',Namo (FIrst. _, lost, suffix) Alonza Franklin Spece 12. Was Decedent ever in the U.S. Armed Fornes? Ov.. IilNo Decedenfs Adual Residence 174. Slate 17b. County 13. ~,Education 1Sped1y only highest ~ ~_I Elementary 1 Secondary (0-12) CoI1ege (1.4 or 5+) 12 Pennsylvania Dauphin 12, 2007 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. am.. /?; ~C~ 11 fU' Local Registrar Date Issued OCT 1 2 2007 ~ ~... . j ~_I~} Olho< OOttlor- Spoclly: 10. Race:.American Indian, Black, White, ele. (SpsciM white 14. Marital Status: Married, Never Married. Wklowed. Dlvo<ood (Specifyj widowed Did 0_1 Uveina Townohlp? West Hanover 17c. gg Yes, Decedent lived in 17d. 0 No, Docodont lMId wffNn AcI1JaJ~oI Top. Clly/Boro Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Lower Paxton Twp. ,PA 17109 220. Name end _ 01 Fadllty Parthemore FH & CS, Inc., P.O. Box 431, New 23b. License Number CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instruction. and eXlIf11p1ee) Item 27. Part I: Enter the ~ - diseases, injuries, or compIIcaIions -Ihat c1reclly caused the d8lIth. DO NOT en1er terminal events such as cardiac arrest, reopjrotory .rrosI. Of vontrlcula, _lion without showing tho otIoIogy. U~ only one cause on _ ino. ApproxImale interval: Onset to Oasth ~=S~=di8e~ . G 1ERJ;71 A..'O V"tr c. U c..v:t- K<.. ItcC-t 1) EN-r SeQuentialvlistcondilionl,ifany, IeadIna to 1he cause Isted on 6ne a. Enter fhe UNDERLYING CAUSE =:e re:~u:.~ST~ Due to (or as a ~uence 01): b. Due 10 (or as a consequence of): c. Due to (01' as a consequence of): 3Oa. Was an Autopsy - d. 301>. W... Autopoy Andngo AvailablePrioftoCompletion of Cause of Oealh? D V.. fiI1' 32d. Trne of InjlHY 31. Manner 01 DeaIh oIInI D- O Aoodon1 D Pending Invsigotion o SUlcldo OCOuldNolboOotOllllinod D v.. 4No RN/ It/3 L Part II: Emiti' other sIa1ific8n1 eondillonl contrlbutino to dMth, but not resulting In !he underlying cause given in Part 1. 28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute 10 Death? o vos OProbabIy o No 0 Unknown 29. If Female: o NoIP<'9nanlwllhi1pestyoar o Pregnanlallimooldoalh o NoI prognanl, "" ",egn.nt _ '2 day. oIdoalh o Not pregnanl, but pregnant 43 days 10 1 year before doalh o Unknown If Pregl8nl withil the pasl year 32c. Place of I~ Home, Farm, Street, Factory, Off.. IIuidlng. ole. (Spodfy) M. 321. 11 Transpor\ollon Itjury (Spodfy) o 1Jr1vw/00000lor 0 pa_gor O_riIn Othor . Spacily: 33b. Slgna1In end TIffo 01 Cortfflo< ~ J11.]>. 330. CortffIor (_onty one) ~ phyolcion (Pllysidan cartifying cause 01_ ..... another physIci.n "'" pronounced _ and compIotod ltam 23) Tolheboolol mylcnowtodgo, _ _due to Ihe ClIUOO(.)llI1d ....nor.. .___ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ n_ n __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 =:=~=:=u=:.,doa~~:~lok>.:==rnannor"o1otod..___________n____ 0 __/eo...... On the bMfs of Ixaminltton.oo I Of InvetflgatIon, In my opinion. de8th occurred at 1M Umet dale, .nd p1ac., '00 due to the Cluu(I) and II'lIMtf' II lilted.. 0 32g. location of 1r1u'Y (Street, city I town, stale) ~ 330. Ucanse - 0'" /. 7 n 33d. Oate SJgnod (Monlh, dayrr) fI/I.J). D..,. q., - L-. 10 (0 I 0 ~ 34. Name ~Addresa of Person Who Completed CaUI8 01 Oeail ("!"" 2?) J1Pe I Print riff-ie I C roC. (12 A'r ('lPrXT-tYv" '1 {O rt" (..... () v-rr~ rr ~ ev"? cJ Y N"lF fJ,q. I 7 0 (j.. 3 35. Registrar's Sign ~ I 62.) I I ?-., I, Dispo'itlon P.rmlt No. i '(....t] ^ 1./ (t t) Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania RENUNCIATION Estate of Zelda lone Hughes No. .Q / -Or-/60t.p Deceased The undersigned, Donn 1. Snyder, hereby renounces his right to administer the estate and respectfully request that Letters Testamentary be issued to Maronetta F. Miller. Witness our hand and seal this 6th day of November 2007. ~ ~ ~'" X. · d~ DODD --:Snyder - j Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this 6th day of November 2007 rQ/#/ Notary Public ". ") COMMON L TH OF PENNSYL NIA Notarial Seal . Lori A. B. Zerbe, Notary Public City Of Harrisburg, Dauphin County M Co miSSIon Ex ires Jan. 7 2010 Member, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries .::':','1 -~ ':.0 0-, 57379.5 11/6/07 . . ~-. --} LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT OF ZELDA lONE HUGHES (.- ) c,", Introductory Clause. I, Zelda lone Hughes, a resident of and domiciled in the Borough of Camp Hill, County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils at any time heretofore made by me. I have three living children: Dale W. Hughes; Kathy S. Stahl; and Timothy K. Hughes. I have one deceased child, G. Randall Hughes, who died December 14, 1966. I have two grandchildren from my deceased child: Sherry D. Hughes and Darryl S. Hughes. ITEM I Direction to Pay Debts. I direct that all my legally enforceable debts, secured and unsecured, be paid as soon as practicable after my death. ITEM II Direction to Pay All Taxes from Residuary Estate. I direct that all estate, inheritance, succession, death or similar taxes (except generation-skipping transfer taxes) assessed with respect to my estate herein disposed of, or any part thereof, or on any bequest or devise contained in this my Last Will (which term wherever used herein shall include any Codicil hereto), or on any insurance upon my life or on any property held jointly by me with another or on any transfer made by me during my lifetime or on any other property or interests in property included in my estate for such tax purposes be paid out of my residuary estate and shall not be charged to or against any recipient, beneficiary, transferee or owner of any such property or interests in property included in my estate for such tax purposes. ITEM III Outright Gift of All Property to Children. Contingent Gift to Named Beneficiary. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my property of every kind and description (including lapsed legacies and devises) wherever situate and whether acquired before or after the execution of this Will, absolutely in fee simple to my surviving children and to the widow of my deceased son, Marie J. Hughes, in equal shares, per stirpes. 1 '. . '. ITEM IV Naming the Personal Representative. Personal Representative Succession. Personal Representative's Fees and Other Matters. The provisions for naming the Personal Representative, Personal Representative succession, Personal Representative's fees and other matters are set forth below: (1) Naming an Individual Personal Representative. I hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint as Personal Representative of this my Last Will and Testament Dale W. Hughes and Donn L. Snyder, Esquire and direct that he shall serve without bond. (2) Fee Schedule for Individual Personal Representative. For its services as Personal Representative, the individual Personal Representative shall receive reasonable compensation for the services rendered and reimbursement for reasonable expenses. ITEM V Definition of Personal Representative. Whenever the word "Personal Representative" or any modifying or substituted pronoun therefor is used in this my Will, such words and respective pronouns shall include both the singular and the plural, the masculine, feminine and neuter gender thereof, and shall apply equally to the Personal Representative named herein and to any successor or substitute Personal Representative acting hereunder, and such successor or substitute Personal Representative shall possess all the rights, powers and duties, authority and responsibility conferred upon the Personal Representative originally named herein. ITEM VI Powers for Personal Representative. By way of illustration and not of limitation and in addition to any inherent, implied or statutory powers granted to Personal Representatives generally, my Personal Representative 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, convey, 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, to make distributions or divisions in cash or in kind or partly in each without regard to the income tax basis of such asset, and in general, to exercise all the powers in the management of my Estate which any individual could exercise in the management of similar property owned in his or her own right, upon such terms and conditions as to my Personal Representative may seem best, and to execute and deliver any and all instruments and to do all acts which my Personal Representative may 2 . .. .' .' deem proper or necessary to carry out the purposes of this my Will, without being limited in any way by the specific grants of power made, and without the necessity of a court order. ITEM VII Provision for Personal Representative to Act as Trustee for Beneficiary Under Age Twenty-One. If any share or property hereunder becomes distributable to a beneficiary who has not attained the age of Twenty~ne (21) years or if any real property shall be devised to a person who has not attained the age of Twenty~ne (21) years at the date of my death, then such share or property shall immediately vest in the beneficiary, but notwithstanding the provisions herein, my Personal Representative acting as Trustee shall retain possession of the share or property in trust for the beneficiary until the beneficiary attains the age of Twenty~ne (21), using so much of the net income and principal of the share or property as my Personal Representative deems necessary to provide for the medical care, education, support and maintenance in reasonable comfort of the beneficiary, taking into consideration to the extent my Personal Representative deems advisable any other income or resources of the beneficiary or his or her parents known to my Personal Representative. Any income not so paid or applied shall be accumulated and added to principal. The beneficiary's share or property shall be paid over, distributed and conveyed to the beneficiary upon attaining age Twenty~ne (21), or if he or she shall sooner die, to his or her personal representatives. Whenever my Personal Representative determines it appropriate to pay any money for the benefit of a beneficiary for whom a trust is created hereunder, then the amounts shall be paid out by my Personal Representative in such of the following ways as my Personal Representative deems best: (1) directly to the beneficiary; (2) to the legally appointed guardian of the beneficiary; (3) to some relative or friend for the care, support and education of the beneficiary; (4) by my Personal Representative using such amounts directly for the beneficiary's care, support and education. My Personal Representative as trustee shall have with respect to each share or property so retained all the powers and discretions conferred upon it as Personal Representative. ITEM VIII Discretion Granted to Personal Representative in Reference to Tax Matters. My Personal Representative as the fiduciary of my estate shall have the discretion, but shall not be required when allocating receipts of my estate between income and principal, 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 Personal Representative believes has had the effect, directly or indirectly, of preferring one beneficiary or group of beneficiaries over others; provided, however, my Personal Representative shall not exercise its discretion in a manner which would cause the loss or reduction of the marital deduction as may be herein provided. In determining the state or federal estate and income tax liabilities of my estate, my Personal Representative shall have discretion to select the valuation date and to determine whether 3 '. .. . : . ~ . any or all of the allowable administration expenses in my estate shall be used as state or federal estate tax deductions or as state or federal income tax deductions. ITEM IX Definition of Children. For purposes of this Will, "children" means the lawful blood descendants in the first degree of the parent designated; and "issue" and "descendants" mean the lawful blood descendants in any degree of the ancestor designated; provided, however, that if a person has been adopted, that person shall be considered a child of such adopting parent and such adopted child and his or her issue shall be considered as issue of the adopting parent or parents and of anyone who is by blood or adoption an ancestor of the adopting parent or either of the adopting parents. The terms "child," "children," "issue," "descendant" and "descendants" or those terms preceded by the terms "living" or "then living" shall include the lawful blood descendant in the first degree of the parent designated even though such descendant is born after the death of such parent. The term "per stirpes" as used herein has the identical meaning as the term "taking by representation" as defined in the Pennsylvania Probate Code. ITEM X Statement by Testatrix of Intent Not to Exercise Power of Appointment. I hereby refrain from exercising any power of appointment that I may have at the time of my death. Testimonium Clause. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this ~ day of August, 1996. j'~~'0c?f.:: ~.A:J (SEAL) Z DA lONE H HES 4 . " Attestation Clause. The foregoing Will was this ~ay of August, 1996, signed, sealed, published and declared by the Testatrix as and for her Last Will and Testament in our presence, and we, at her request and in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto sub ibed our names witnesses on the above date. of ~pn~ ~r\)\~~~o. o 5+fe6, P4 of of f~D} f2i+ 5 . . . . " . . COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss: COUNTY OF DAUPHIN We, Zelda lone Hughes, and Jd.9..!l...P__T.L~_s..uy:der and Carol A. Garling & Sybil A. Miller , 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 that she had signed willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for her), 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, and in the presence of each other, signed the Will as witness and to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. Wit~f · "Q. ~Ltu Witnes , Sybil A. Miller ;; Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by Zelda lone Hughes, the Testatrix and subscribed and sworn to before me by Donn L. Snyder and Carol A. Garling & Sybil A. Miller , witnesse, . 6th day of A us 1996, My Commission Expires: NOTARIAL SEAL Maronetta F. Miller, Notary Public Harrisburg, PA Dauphin County My Commission Expires Jan. 10,2000 Po 6 t r- FIRST CODICIL TO WILL I, ZELDA 1. HUGHES, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be a Codicil to my Will dated August 6, 1996. FIRST: I hereby revoke subparagraph (1) ofITEM IV of my Will in its entirety and in lieu thereof substitute the following: "(1) Naming an Individual Personal Representative. I hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint as Personal Representative of this my Last Will and Testament Donn L. Snyder and Maronetta Miller and direct that they serve without bond." SECOND: In all other respects I ratify, confirm and republish my Will dated August 6, 1996. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this f1 day of F\ 'P \; , , 2007. ~_.\l,r-yGL /~~AJ ZEDA 1. HUGHES (SEAL) SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above named ZELDA 1. HUGHES, the testator, as and for a Codicil to her last Will dated August 6, 1996, in the presence of us who, at the testator's request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. u-'~~ WITNESS . Cb~~~ WITNESS f Chodtl"~~ \\S~~~~ C{+{'10\l ADDRESS l Qcx-t"-tbA L b2.- 1~~r/1 lie. J ~ ADDRESS <~ I ':".) en , ,. COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss COUNTY OF We, ZELDA I. HUGHES, the testator, and De... b \:) ra. h {2', f ~ and C~r- \~ i i Nl 6e ( t::.. , the witnesses, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testator signed and executed the instrument as and for a Codicil to her last Will dated August 6, 1996, and that she 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 testator, signed the Codicil as a witness and that to the best ofthe witnesses' knowledge the testator was at that time over eighteen years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ,1 ~.&~. ~Jtn<L ~ ZELDA t. HUGHES ~~-UU~~ 0u'~o~ Witness Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by ZELDA I. HUGHES, the testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by ~ e- b CJ \' CL ~ Q... " 1 """'2-. and Ch.r~s.tilU &: ct, witnesses, this ,q day of A pC ~I ,2007. AL- L_ ~ KEVIN M. SCOTT Attorney I.D. # 70322 -2- , COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA C L~ I'" b.v-lCL r\ cf ss COUNTY OF On this, the)C1 ~a~ of Apc"; J ,2007, before me ~I L. v\if~e undersigned officer, personally appeared KEVIN M. SCOTT, known to me or satisfactorily proven to be a member of the bar of the highest court of Pennsylvania, and certified that she was personally present when the foregoing acknowledgement and affidavit were signed by ZELDA I. HUGHES and witnesses. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. ~ ~~rlM Notary Public r Commonwealth of Pennsylvania My Commission Expires: ,\;c- ;'I';"E.~L It-: OF P::r.:;r,',!i ' Not;):;'ll S€"ll K::elhy L. SHier, Notary PlIhlic Cily Of Harrisburg, D::tuphin COllnty M;~;:y.,1m~';ion EXP::(>5 M;~r. ~3.?' "'1 -.,r j :::"~. ~;'"';v:v,:.~ ,:,', -3-