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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Lois H. Adams File Number 21-08- ,;(f53
also known as
, Deceased Social Security /
Petitioner(s) who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
[Xl A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the _Executors_ named in the
last Will of the Decedent dated July 26, 2007 and codicil(s) dated
N/A
(state relevenat CIrcumstances, e.g. renUnCiatIOn, death of executor, etc.)
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:
[ l B. Grant of letters of Administration
(lfapplicable enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; endente lIte; durante absentia; durante rrunontate)
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spou~e...(if any) and ~rs: (If
Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) ~~ 0 g_c
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Decedent then
71 years of age died on
2/24/08 at
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows: 615 Woodland Avenue
10,000.00
120,000.00
ence
OIS . arner
611 West Pine Stree
Paul A. Adams
50 Parker Stree
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEATLH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statement in the foregoing peition are true and corn:
to the best of the knowledge and belief of petitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) of the Decedent,
Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Lois A. Barner
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AND NOW , 20_in consideration of the Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Lois A. Barner
Paul A. Adams in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated July 26, 2007
described in thte Petition to be admitted to probate and filed of record as the las Will (and Codicil(s) of Decedent)
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Attorney Name Robert G. Frey
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
This is to certify that the infOlmation here given i~
correctly copied from an original <?ertificate of 1?~att
duly filed with me as Local RegIstrar. The ongl~a
certificate will be forwarded to the State VIta
Records Office for permanent filing.
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OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Lois H. Adams
,Deceased
Robert G. Frey & TrishaA. Liess
, (each) a subsribing witness to
the [] Will [] Codicil presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(sJa
say(s) that she / he / they was / were present and saw the above Testator / Tesatrix sign the same
and that she / he / they signed as a witness at the request of
the T tator / Testatrix in her / his presence and in the presence 0
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5 South Hanover Street
(Street Address)
5 South Hanover Street
(Street Address)
Carlisle, PA 17013
(City, State, Zip)
Carlisle, PA 17013
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Executed in Register's Office
Executed out of Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
, before me this U i-t\ day
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Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this day
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lls Notary Public
My Commission Expirees:
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other offical qualified to
administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's
Commission.)
NOTE: To be taken by Officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the original or copy of instrument(s) at time of notarization.
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LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT
OF
LOIS H. ADAMS
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I, L?IS H. ~DAMS widow, of South Middleton Township, Cumberla~50unty,~~
PennsylvanIa, (maIlIng address; 615 Woodland Avenue, Mount Holly S~r~, PA ~,~""
17065), being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do herell~ke, ~
publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament hereby revokill~~nd 0'"\
making void any and all Wills by me at any time heretofore made. c':" ,-j c-/ -r;
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1. I direct my hereinafter named Executor or Executrices to pay aij.):of my
just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my death as may be found conveniā¬nt to do 'Z
so. I further direct that all inheritance, transfer, succession, estate and death taxes,
including interest and penalties thereon, which may be payable on account of my death
shall be payable from the residue of my estate regardless of whether the assets upon
which such taxes are based are included in my probate estate.
2. I declare that I am the widow of Albert E. Adams, Jr., and that I have six
children, LOIS A. BARNER, ROBYN A. PORTER, PAMELA C. RUTTER, MARGIE
A. SHENK, ALBERT E. ADAMS, III, and RICHARD E. ADAMS. I further declare
that I have one stepchild, PAUL A. ADAMS. It is my intent that my said stepchild shall
be treated as if he were a child of mine.
3. If at the time of my death I still owe my daughter, LOIS A. BARNER, the
sum of $3,000.00, the money is to be paid to her from the residue of my estate prior to
any gifts or devises which I have made below.
4. All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and
mixed, and wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise and bequeath as follows:
(a) I give devise and bequeath 10% of the remainder of my estate to the
Mount Holly Springs United Methodist Church, 202 West Butler Street, Mount Holly
Springs, Pennsylvania.
(b) I give devise and bequeath 90% of the remainder of my estate in equal
shares to such of my children and stepchild as shall survive me by a period of ninety (90)
days, the share any deceased child would have received to pass to his or her issues, per
stirpes, and if there be no such issue such share shall lapse and be added to the remaining
share or shares. At the present time I have six (6) children, and one (1) stepchild as
aforementioned.
5. Should any person less than 21 years of age be entitled to distribution
from my estate, in such event the share that person would otherwise have received shall
be paid to my hereinafter named Executor in trust. I authorize the herein named Trustee
to receive and invest the same and to pay the income arising therefrom together with so
much of the principal thereof as in his or her opinion is necessary or desirable to be
expended for the proper maintenance, support and education of such person to or for the
benefit of such person and upon such person attaining 21 years of age to pay to him or
her the then remaining principal together with any undistributed income.
6. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, LOIS A.
BARNER, and my stepson, PAUL A. ADAMS as Co-Executors of this my Last Will and
Testament, but should either of them predecease me or fail to qualify as such, then the
surviving person shall act alone as Executor, and I further direct that neither of them shall
be required to post any bond to secure the faithful performance of his or her duties in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in any other jurisdiction.
7. In addition to the powers conferred by law, my hereinbefore named
Trustees and Executors and their respective successors, are empowered:
a. To invest any part of the trust corpus in such seCUrIties,
investments, or other property as may be deemed advisable and proper, irrespective of
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whether the same are authorized for the investment of trust funds under the laws of any
governing jurisdiction.
b. With respect to any corporation, the stocks, bonds, or other
securities of which may be held, to vote in person or by proxy on any shares of stock; to
consent to the merger, consolidation or reorganization of such corporations; to consent to
the leasing, mortgaging or sale of the property of any such corporations; to make any
surrender, exchange or substitution of such stocks, bonds or other securities as an
incident to the merger, consolidation or reorganization of such corporations; to pay all
assessments, subscriptions and other sums of money which may be deemed wise and
expedient for the protection and maintenance of the proportionate interest of the
investment in such corporations; to exercise any option or privilege which may be
conferred upon the holders of such stocks, bonds, or other securities of such corporations
either for the conversion of the same into other securities or for the purchase of additional
securities, and to make any and all necessary payments which may be required in
connection therewith; and generally to have and exercise as to all such stocks, bonds and
other securities, the powers of an individual owner who is not under trust obligation.
c. To hold the trust corpus in one or more consolidated funds in
which separate shares shall have undivided interests.
d. To sell at public or private sale for cash or upon credit, or partly
for cash and partly on credit, and upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed
proper, any part or parts of the estate, and no purchaser at any such sale shall be bound to
inquire into the expediency or propriety of any such sale or to see to the application of the
purchase moneys arising therefrom.
e. To keep on hand and uninvested such money as may be deemed
proper and for such period as may be found expedient.
f. To compromise, settle or arbitrate any claim or demand in favor of
or against the trust estate.
g. And authorized in the discharge of fiduciary duties, to employ
counsel and to determine and to pay such counsel reasonable compensation which shall
be charged against the principal or income of the trust fund, and shall further be entitled
to charge against the principal or income such other reasonable expenses and charges as
may be necessary and proper to incur for the proper discharge of fiduciary duties and for
the proper management and administration of the trust estate.
h. In making any division of property into shares for the purpose of
any distribution thereof directed by the provisions of the trust, to make such division or
distribution, either in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, as shall be
deemed most expedient, and in making any division or distribution in kind may allot any
specific security or property or any undivided interest therein to anyone or more of such
shares, and to that end may appraise any or all of the property so to be allotted and the
judgment as to the propriety of such allotment and as to the relative value for purposes of
distribution of the securities or property so allotted shall be final and conclusive upon all
persons interested in the trust or in the division or distribution thereof.
i. And authorized to register any shares of stock or other assets of
any trust in their own names or in the name of a nominee.
j. To retain and invest in shares of stock of my Trustee.
k. To retain any investments including mutual funds which I may
own at the time of my death and in addition to invest any part of the Trust corpus in such
mutual fund or mutual funds as may be deemed advisable or proper, irrespective of
whether the same are authorized for the investment of trust funds under the laws of any
governing jurisdiction.
1. To determine from time to time whether all or some portion of
realized capital gains shall be treated as ordinary income for distribution to a beneficiary
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or treated as principal to be retained as part of the corpus, and such designation need not
be consistent from one year to another.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last
Will and Testament written on three (3) pages, this 16. #-day of 5(.) 17 ,2007.
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LOIS H. ADAMS
(SEAL)
Signed, sealed, published, and declared by LOIS H. ADAMS the Testatrix above
named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, in her presence, at
her request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as
attesting witnesses.
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