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Home My WebLink About11-09-07 PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETT,ERS Estate of Charles R. Leach No. a \ ()"1 \ () ~\ also known as To: , Deceased. Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Social Security No. 164-30-3319 The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older and the execut rices in the last will of the above decedent, dated Seotember 27. 2007 and codicil(s) dated named ,-..~"" r2 ~-() ~ .~~,.) - :~ J \";-.) (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvani1!,with h is last family or principal residence at 4124 Rosemont Avenue. Lower Allen Townshio. . :"J Cumberland County. Pennsvlvania --i .l~ ... (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then 75 years of age, died 11/6/2007 at Golden Livina Center West. 770 Poolar Church Road. Camo Hill. Pennsvlvania 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 (Ifnot domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: ....0 o $ $ $ $ 140.000.00 WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented herewith and the grant of letters testamentary thereon. (testamentary; administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.) .~.~~"(-bo) Susan Headle 972 Blackberry Lane Jacksonville 6207 Westover Drive Mechanicsbura FL 32259 ~ ~ <1J U ::: <1J "" "Vi -.. <1J ell 0::1::' <1J "" ::: a .g 3'~ <1JQ.. ...."- ~ 0 ::: Oll Cii PA 17050 Terry S. Dinsmore OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA} 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 represen- tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate a cording to law. Sworn to or affirmed4nd subscribed {.;.:, l~ ~ befor me this . ay of r: t) Register VJ tiQ. ::s l:l ~ ... '" 2 No. J.\ 0\ l~\ Estate of Charles R. Leach , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW _t\\.D\fflf'l\~ \~~ 61o.:s\ , in consideration ofthe petition on the reverse side hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated 9/27/2007 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of Charles R. Leach and Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Susan Headle and Terry S. Dinsmore , . ~-...:- FEES Probate, Letters, Etc.. .1.'1 Df QO.O. $ ~ loO Short Certificates ( C9} . . . . . . $ ~ '-f ltellullchlliulr. to \.\ j CP~ ~ 6 ~ : ~ TOTAL _ $ 2:>/ 'TcP ~&~~~.~~~: '. R'gi,oc' "'Will, ~ ~ ttj;,:~ Amy M. Moya, Esq. . 7 -- (/ 91402 ATTORNEY (Sup. Ct. J.D. No.) 4811 Jonestown Road, Ste 226 Harrisbura PA 17109 ADDRESS 717-652-7323 Filed. . . . . . . . PHONE C2 ...;:) o FIFTH I nominate, constitute and appoint SUSAN HEADLE and TERRY S. DINSMORE, as Co-Executrices of this my Last Will and Testament. If one is unable or unwillilllZ to serve or ceases to act as Co-Executrix thp:n T nominMf' ('on<::titlltf> ~nrl SUSAN HEADLE, of Jacksonville, Florida, my nephew RONALD JONES, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island and my friend TERRY S. DINSMORE of Camp Hill, I give and bequeath to each the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000.00). c. I give and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my estate to be divided equally between SUSAN HEADLE and TERRY S. DINSMORE. THIRD I order and direct that any estate, inheritance or similar tax due as a result of my death with respect to any property passing as a result of my death, shall be paid from the residue of my Estate before its division into shares and prior to distribution as an expense of administration and that no part of the taxes should be prorated or apportioned among the persons or beneficiaries receiving the taxable property. It is my express intention that all inheritance taxes imposed as a result of my death be paid from the residue of my estate whether or not the property passes under my Last Will and Testament. My personal representatives shall have full power and authority to pay, compromise or settle any such taxes at anytime whether with respect to present or future interests. ~ FORTH ~ I hereby authorize and empower my Executrices hereinafter named to sell all of .~ the real property and any or all of the personal property not specifically bequeathed ~ herein, which I may own or to which I am entitled at the time of my death, in the sole discretion of my Executrices at private or public sale, with or without an Order of Court, at such time or times and upon such terms as the said Executrices shall deem proper for the best interests of my estate or of my beneficiaries, thereby converting the same to cash. ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, CHARLES R. LEACH, the testator 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 Will and Testament; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. f)<1Ii&4 K rk~ arles R. Leach . S~rn or affi~t~OWledged before me by Charles R. Leach, the testator, this 2, day of , 2007. l Q~A1 fWp Notary ~OMMONWEALTH OF PENNSVLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL WILLIAM L. GRUBB, Notary Public Lower Allen Twp.. C~mberland' County My Commission Expires Aug. 13, 2009 4 AFFIDA VIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND WE, Lake A1. r;,s'~er , and JtlYi t'\ (05\EJ- , the witnesses whose names are attached to the foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw testator sign and execute the instrument as his Last Will and Testament; that he signed willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the testator signed the Last Will and Testament as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the testator was at the time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and un~~ ~ce(seal) ~f{(~~ / ( seal) Sworn or affirmed and subscribed before me by ~ke \11 tost.er , and -1) \~A M. f~n{L , witnesses, this 2./"(7 day o~, 2007. lJOMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL WILLIAM L. GRUBB, Notary Public Lower Allen Twp., C~mberland. County My Commissi~ ~xplres Aug. 13, 2009 ~.t>ik Notary 5 ~ ~ ;t Last Will and Testament of Charles R. Leach r~ n ~-- Cl . .:.J ;".~-- I, CHARLES R. LEACH, of 4124 Rosemont Avenue, Lower Allen TOW~hip}) Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory 'and - 'J :. ., understanding, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, ~ hereby revoking and making void all previous Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. FIRST I order and direct my personal representative hereinafter named to pay all of my just debts, expenses of my last illness, funeral expenses, including my grave marker and perpetual care, and expenses involved or connected with the administration of my estate, as soon after my death as is reasonably as possible. However, my personal representative need not accelerate and pay those unmatured obligations which, in his, her or its opinion, it might be proper and more advantageous to retain or renew and pay as they become due and payable. SECOND I direct my Executrices, hereinafter named, to sell the rest, residue and retnainder of my Estate of every nature and wherever situate, at my date of death, and redeem or sell my investments, together with all insurance proceeds thereon, and I hereby give and bequeath the net proceeds derived therefrom to the following beneficiaries: a. To the TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, of Lemoyne Borough, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to be placed into the Endowment Fund in memory of Charles R. Leach. b. To my nephew GREGORY BOWERS, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, my niece LINDA KRONE, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, my niece 1