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Home My WebLink About03-07-08 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Lstate of Morris H. Leighow File Number -2-\ - O~ - 0). 19 \ also known as , Deceased Social Security Number 168-42-4172 I'etitioner(s). who is/arc 18 years of agc or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:) o A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the Executrix last Will of the Decedent dated November 7, 2007 and codicil(s) dated named in the ('>'tate relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.) f':xcept as follows. Decedent did not marry. was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the instrument(s) olTered for probate. was not the victim of a killing and was never adjlldicated an incapacitated person: o B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante mmoritate) I'etitioner(s) aller a proper search has / have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs: (If Administration, C.I.a. or db.!1.c.l.a., enter date o{WilI in Section A above and complete list (j{heirs.) r.'. Name Relationship .~r f " .J .' iTt ,...:-..: -.:::J = :~ -.J -n (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. -~,... ...... r"...) I kcedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principalre;'\dence at(;) 2-.../67 ('one Drive Mechaniesbur2 Upper Allen Townshio. Mechanicsbur2: PA l'''~; lUst x/reet address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) Decedent. then 55 years of age, died on March 2, 2008 at 2467 Cope Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (lfdomieiled in PA) All personal property (I I' not domiciled in P A) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ j'-l5"j (:)00" 00 $ $ $ situated as follows: Wlwrel(lre. Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate ofthe last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate [()rm to the undersigned: T ed or rinted name and residence Jeryl A. Leighow, 2467 Cope Drive, Mechanicsburg. PA ] 7055 /-orlll I? W.1I2 rev. 111.13.116 Page 1 01'2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA 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 of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. before me the day of ~!;fJ. (i -J. hzdttl/ Si ~at e of P sonal Re#seni,tive Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Signature of Personal Representative CJe ~ Signature of Personal Representative File Number: ...2) - O~ - O.;llol Estate of Morris H. Leighow , Deceased " 168-42-4172 SOCIal Secunty Number: Date of Death: March 2. 2008 AND NOW, ~\.t.~ [ ,Qm i< , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testimentary are hereby granted to Jeryl A. Leighow in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated November 7,2007 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. l . , FEES Letters ............... '!i,Q t..J () . {X'; Short Certificate(s) . . . . . . .. $ J (p 00 Renunciation(s) .......... $ i~ $lb.OC) ~;P $ /O.CX) 1J0G+U'fYl(th tJY\ $ 5 (\0 . .. $ $ $ $ $ $ TOTAL.. .. . .. .. .. . .. s00~ 00 0 Attorney Signature: Attorney Name: Andrew C. Sheely, Esquire Supreme Court J.D. No.: 62-469 Address: 127 South Market Street P.O. Box 95 Mechanicsburg. PA ] 7055 Telephone: 717-697.7050 l'rJrlnIUV.02 rev. 1013.06 Page 2 of2 Reset Form OA TH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES) REGISTER OF WILLS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA I:state of MORRIS H. LEIGHOW , Deceased Andrew C. Sheely and Becky M. Knisely , (each) a subscribing witness to (Prlnl Name/s) the f!2) Will D Codicil(s) presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that ~e / they WIM"I were present and saw the above Testator / Tout t ;x sign the same and that s~e / they signed the same and that SRliJ I He / they signed as a witness at the request of the Testator / 'kstattix In _ / his presence and in the presence of each other. (~~ c 5~ 7:;("J , -,.-: {c~ ~ Vn' ~~ / - I l 'A /2:; ;__ . "7:n >:~-t ;.:<:; I -..j 70 I Jenna Court 927 Knepper Drive (Streel Address) -u ""'~. ~. (,\'Ireel"lddress) f'<') Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (( 'II)'. Slale. 1'.11') t=_") Mechanicsburg, PA ] 7055 (City, Slate, Zip) r,-; Executed in Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this day Executed out of Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this (pK day of March , d~t K . of Deputy for Register of Wills ~Uu)~ Notary Public My Commission Expires: (Signature and Seal of Notary or other offieial qualified to administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary 's COIlyniss"jn.) N( HI:. 1'0 he taken hy Officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the original or eo~t~ ~~IA NoWiaI Seal Kad1/een A Sheely, NoIary PubIc j'orm J< W.O 3 rev. /0 /3. 06 Mec:hanIcsbtJog Boro. Cunbeltand Cou1ly My Commission Expires Sept. 17, 2011 Pennsylvania AHociation of Notaries LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MORRIS H. LEIGHOW ,,:::'"::~ I, MORRIS H. LEIGHOW, of 2467 Cope Drive, < --- Mechanicsburg, (Upper Allen Township), Cumberland County, ~ Pennsylvania, make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will an(d' Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. ,.',j \ _1 FIRST: I direct that all inheritance, estate, transfer, succession Jut} and death taxes, as well as my just debts and funeral expenses, of any kind whatsoever, which may be payable by reason of my death, shall be paid out of the principal of my estate as the same can conveniently be done. SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situate, including any property over which I hold power of appointment and together with any insurance policies thereon, unto my wife, JERYL A. LEIGHOW, provided she survives me by thirty (30) days. THIRD: Should JERYL A. LEIGHOW predecease me or die on or before the thirty-first (31 st) day following my death, I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situate, including any property over which I hold power of appointment and together with any insurance policies thereon, as follows: (a) Fifty percent (50 %) thereof unto my son, AARON M. LEIGHOW, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, provided that should AARON M. LEIGHOW predecease me, I give and bequeath his share unto his issue, per stirpes; and (b) Fifty percent (50 %) thereof unto my daughter, ALISHA A. NAGLE, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, provided that should ALISHA A. NAGLE predecease me, I give and bequeath her share unto her issue, per stirpes. FOURTH: In addition to all powers granted to them by law and by other provisions of this Will, I give the fiduciaries acting hereunder the following powers, applicable to all property, exercisable without court approval and effective until actual distribution of all property: (A) To sell at public or private sale, or to lease, for any period of time, any real or personal property and to give options for sales, ex- changes or leases, for such prices and upon such terms (including credit, with or without security) or conditions as are deemed proper. This includes the power to give legally sufficient instruments for transfer of the property and to receive the proceeds of any disposition. (B) To partition, subdivide, or improve real estate and to enter into agreements concerning the partition, subdivision, improvement, zoning or management of real estate and to impose or extinguish restric- tions on real estate. 2 /lr~t// (C) To compromise any claim or controversy and to abandon any property which is of little or no value. (D) To invest in all forms of property, including stocks, common trust funds and mortgage investment funds, without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as are deemed proper, without regard to any principle of diversification, risk or productivity. (E) To exercise any option, right or privilege granted in insurance policies or in other investments. (F) To exercise any election or privilege given by the Federal and other tax laws, including, but not necessarily being limited to, per- sonal income, gift and estate or inheritance tax laws. (G) To make distributions to my herein named beneficiaries in cash or in kind or partly in each. (H) To borrow money from themselves or others in order to pay debts, taxes, or estate or trust administration expenses, to protect or improve any property held under my will, and for investment purposes. (I) To select a mode of payment under any qualified retire- ment plan (pension plan, profit sharing plan, employee stock ownership plan, or any other type of qualified plan) to the extent provided for by the plan or the law. FIFTH: I nominate and appoint JERYL A. LEIGHOW, Executrix, of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event of the death, resignation or inability to serve for any reason whatsoever of JERYL A. 1fV' 3 LEIGHOW, I nominate and appoint my friend, WILLIAM J. ISHERWOOD, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, as Executor, of this, my Last Will and Testament. I direct that my Executrix or Executor, as the case may be, shall not be required to post security or a bond for the performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, this '7 day of November, 2007. <~~~SEAL) MORRIS H. LEIGHOW Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament in our presence, who, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereun- to subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. /11 I 0;;,,, /P. (~I ~/A1/(;f; Address p*", 171J~ #~ ~ E!l:?" Name I", ,,,1' , ,( -. '- 1", .,' ..' /'fJ.1 / & ,', /~/. / / /1/"'<(),P//.1/ ,,'7, / III':) ,/101'4"'; ',):;,<:V! 0; f ','" ,) I '~i { ~ ". '..... ' (...I"-~ , _ ir.' ,,/ / .... Ii ." , ,~ ( ~" Address / ' ,,)1 / 7(.7 LJ// c,~9-me /'/f I~ ~0 r----+' l " ~.-/~."' ,-...---- 4