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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
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Estate of FRED ALLEN MARKLEY ) NO. Z ~ ~'~S• C'l$ ?~
also known as FRED A. MARKLEY ) TO:
Deceased. ) Register of Wills for the County
Social Security No. ) of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of
~~ ) Pennsylvania.
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your Petitioner is 18 years of age or older and the executor named in the last will of the above
decedent, dated 8 November 1982, and codicil(s) dated n/a.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or
principal residence at 19 Dulles Drive West, Camp Hill, East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
Decedent, then 80 years of age, died on 28 July 2008 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
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: n/a
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in Pa.) All personal property $125,000.00
(if not domiciled in Pa.) All personal property in Pennsylvania $
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $110,000.00
Situated as follows: 19 Dulles Drive, Camp Hill, PA 17011
WHEREFORE, Petitioner(s) respectfully request the probate of the last will and codicil(s)
presented herewith and the grant of letters testamentary. .
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Signature and residences of Petitioner(s): .
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Earl J. Lig tner ,,.;~
601 Poplar Church Road
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Camp Hill, PA 17011 -> ~'`, ~-
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ~
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
The petitioner above-named swears or affirms that the statements in the foregoing petition are true
and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of petitioner and that as personal representative of the
above decedent petitioner will well and ster the estate according to law.
Sworn to or at~irir~ed acid subscribed
bef re me this ~ `~ t 1 __ day of
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EARL J.1I,IGPPT~j1ER
Register
No. Z`•~C•'~~l~
Estate of Fred Allen Markley, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
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AND NOW, , .~t l.l(~,,~~. ~ 1 , 2008, in consideration of the Petition for Probate
and Grant of Letters, satisfa ory proof having been presented to me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument
dated 8 November 1982 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of Fred
Allen Markley and Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Earl J. Lightner.
FEES
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Short Certificates (~)..........$
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Attorney-at-Law (LD. No. 17225)
P.O. Box 168
Lemoyne, PA 17043
(717) 761-5361
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photl~stat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
This is to certify that the information here given is
correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death
duly tiled with me as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
Records Office for permanent filing.
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Certification Number
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(See instructions and examples on reverse) STATE FILE NUMBER ~ ~ ' ~) ~j
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t Name of Decedent (Firs) middle. last. suffix! 2 Sex 3. S°CI21 Security Numher 4. Date of Death (Month, day year)
Fred A. Markley Male 209 20 -'5504 July 28, 2008
5_ Age (Last BnthdaYl Under t year Under 1 tlay e. Date of Ridh (Month, day, year) 7. Blnhplace (City nM slate or fo mlgn country) 8a. Place el Death (Check only one)
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80 Yrs. Jul 23 1928 Bellwood PA 11
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Bb. County of Death &. City, 8oro. Trop. of Death 8d. Facility Name Ill riot insdtNion, give street and numbeQ 9. Wes Decedent of Hispanic Origin? ~ No ^ Yes 10. Roca: American Indian, EWck, White, eic.
(II yes, spedty Gubao, (SpecilN
Cumberland E. Pennsboro Twp. Holy Spirit Hospital Mexican,PUertoRican,eta) White
11. Decedent's Usual tan Kind of work d one d u - nwsl of vrork- INe. Do not slate refired 12. Was Decedent ever in Me 13. Decedent's Education (Specify only Idghest grade comp leted) i4. Marital Status: Marred, Never Married 75. Surviving Spo use (II wife, give maiden name)
KiM of Work Kird of 8usmess l Industry U.S. Armetl Forces? Elementary 1 Secondary (0-12) CoNege (1d or 5+) Witlaxed, Divorced (Specit)~
Science Teacher Hi h School R7Ye5 ^Np 5 + Widowed
16. Decedent's Mailing Address (SIrceL riry I town, state, zip code) Decedent's Did Decedent Pennsboro
State PA - Live in a 17c
Actual Resitlence I7a
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19 Dulles Dr. West .
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17d ^NO, Decedent Lived within
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Camp hill, PA 17011 ApWal Limns pl ciry,l3oro
1~8. Father's Name (First, midde, last, suhix) 19. Mothers Name (Plmt middle, maiden surname)
William H. ark e
20a. Informant's Name (Type /Print) 20b. Informant's Mailing Adtlress (Street, city! sown, state, zq code)
Earl Li htner 601 Po tar Church Rd. Cam Hill PA 17011
21 a. Mefhod of Disposition [Cremation. ^ Donation 21b. Date of Disposition (Monet, day, year) 21c. Place of Disposition (Name of cemetery, crematory or other place) 27d. Localan (City I Lovm, slate, zip code)
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Complete hems 23a-c onty when cenAymg 23a. To the hest of my knovAetl e, death occuned al the kme, date antl place stated. (Signature aM Itlle) 23b. Llcen!;e Number 23c. Dale Signed (Month, tlay, yead
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Items 24-26 muss ce completed by person 24. Time of Death 25. Date Prorwunced Deatl (Month, day, year) 2fi. Was Case Referred to Medical Examiner /Coroner for a Reason Other Than Cremation w Donator?
who pronounces death. e`, CJ .C7 ~,NI,
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CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions and ex plea) ~ Approximate interval: Pan II: Enter Deter nimificant wndilions contribu5ne to death, 28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Death
Item 27. Pan r Eisler the chain of events -diseases, mjunes. or compawuons - Thal directty causetl me death. DO NOT enter lertninal evenu such as cardiac artesl. Onset to Death but not resuhing in the underlying cause given in Pan i. ^Ves ^ Probably
respiratory shear, or vemrrCUlar IibdAation without showing the etiology Lisl onty one cause on each line.
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IMMEWATE CAUSE IF1na1 disease or i
rordtaon resulting m death) _~ a C a V^~ xx a ~ ~ f ~(~ ~,~ ,
29. II Female:
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Due as a cons uance ot)'
L t oI pregnant wrmN past year
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SeWentialty tut oandtiors.ll any, b. ~G(Q ~Q.P /L~e rA~ ~/e ""mil t ^ Pregnant al lime of death
leading to me cause luletl on line a. Due 101or as a consequence op: r
Emer the UNDERLYING CAUSE r ^ Nol pregnant but pregnant within 42 days
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^ Unknown II pregnant wimin the past year
30a. Was an Autopsy 30b. Were Autopsy Findings 31. Manner of Deelh 32a. Dale of Injury (Month, day, year) 32b. Describe Hex Irmny Occurretl 32c. Place of Injury. Home, Farm, Slreel. Factory,
PenomxM? Availade Prior to Completion rtl
Nature) ^ Homicide Office Building, etc (Specify)
of Cause of Death? Lis
^ Ves ®Nc ^ Yes ^ No
^ Aaident ^ Pending Invesligalbn
32tl. Tine of Injury
32a, Inlury at Work?
32f. II Trensponalion Injury (Specify)
32g. Location of Injury (Street, city I town, state)
^ Swcide ^ Could Nol oe Determined ^ Yes ^ No ^ Deter/Operator senger ^Padestrian
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33a. Cenit~er (check onty one) 330. lure tl TMe
• Ceditying physician (Physician cenitying rouse of death when another physican has pronounced death end completed Item 23)
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Disposition Permit Nc
wILL
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'`I, FRED ALLEN MARKLEY, of East Pennsboro Township, County ~
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oft=~iunberland, and State of Pennsylvania, declare this to be my
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last~~.~w.ll and revoke any wi 11 previously made by me .
Item I. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses,
including my gravemarker and all expenses of my last illness,
and any and all taxes and assessments imposed by any governmental
body as a result of my death, whether on property passing under
this will or otherwise, shall be paid from my residuary estate
as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the expense
of the administration of my estate.
Item II. I give and bequeath the sum of Five Thousand and
No/100 ($5,000.00) Dollars to WILLIAM JAY HICKS of Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania, provided he survive my death by sixty (60) days.
~ttt~, Item III. I give and bequeath the sum of Five Thousand and
No/100 ($5,000.00) Dollars to my friend, MARGARET E. HICKS of Camp
Hill, Pennsylvania, provided she survive my death by sixty (60)
days.
Item IV. I give and bequeath the sum of Three Thousand and
0/100 ($3,000.00) Dollars to my friend, ELIZABETH ANN BEERS of
Tyrone, Pennsylvania, provided she survive my death by sixty (60)
days.
Item V. I give and bequeath my antique 7-day shelf clock
Ito ETTA MARDELL GABBER of Altoona, Pennsylvania, provided she
!,survive my death by sixty (60) days.
Item VI. I give and bequeath the Markley Family Bible to
DWIGHT DAVID MARKLEY of Framingham, Massachusetts, provided he
survive my death by sixty (60) days.
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Item VII. I give, devise, and bequeath my residence at 19
Dulles Drive West in Came Hill, Pennsylvania, or any other residena
II may own at the time of my death, together with all items of
tangible personal property, furniture, appliances, and the like
(therein on the day of my death, except as otherwise expressly
(provided for in this my last will, in equal shares, to:
A) My sister, JUNE MILLER, of Roseville,
Michigan; and
B) My brother, JOHN THOMAS MARKLEY of
Plymouth, Massachusetts; and
C) My brother-in -law, EARL J~. LIGHTNER,
provided that each shall survive my death by sixty (60) days and,
if either June Miller or John Thomas Markley shall predecease
me or not be living an the sixty-first day following my death,
I direct that their share hereunder shall go to such of their
issue, per stirpes, as survive my death by sixty (60) days and,
if the said Earl J. Lightner shall predecease me or not be living
on the sixty-first day following my death, I direct that his share
'hereunder shall go to his brother, JOHN C. LIGHTNER, or to such
of the issue of John C. Lightner, per stirpes, as survive my death
by sixty (60) days, if the said John C. Lightner shall not then
be living.
Item VIII. I give, devise, and bequeath my real estate in
Antis Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, together with any
ructures or improvements thereon and. any tangible personal pr
furniture, appliances, and the like therein on the day of my death,
in equal shares, to my sister, JUNE MILLER, and my brother, JOHN
THOMAS MARKLEY, provided that each survives my death by sixty
(60) days and, if either of the said ,.Tune Miller and John Thomas
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~~`~~Markley shall predecease me or not be alive on the sixty-first
\, day following my death, I direct that their share hereunder shall
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~by sixty (60) days, or in the event they leave no issue so survivir
Amy death, to the other persons taking under this Item VIII of
this my last will.
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Item IX. I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue,)
and remainder of my estate of every nature and wherever situate,
$n equal shares, to my sister, JUNE MILLER, and my brother, JOHN
',THOMAS MARKLEY, provided that each survives my death by sixty
(60) days and, if either of them shall predecease me or not be
alive on the sixty-first day following my death, I direct that
their share hereunder shall pass to such of their issue, per sti
as survive my death by sixty (60) days, or in the event they leave
no issue so surviving my death, to the other persons taking under
this Item IX of this my last will.
Item X. I appoint EARL J. LIGHTNER executor of this my last
~~will. Should the said Earl J. Lightner precease me or otherwise
fail to qualify or cease to serve as executor of this my last
will, I appoint JOHN C. LIGHTNER executor of this my last will.
Item XI. I direct that my personal representatives shall
not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their
duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have) hereunto set my hand and seal
this ~' day of ~~Y'~~2 ~ .P,~ 1982.
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The preceding instrument, consisting of this and three
other typewritten pages, each identified by the signature of the
testator was ~ the date thereof signed, published and declared
by FRED ALLEN MARKLEY, the testator therein named, as and for
his last will, in the presence of us, who at his request, in his
presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our
names as witnesses hereto.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
( SS.:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, FRED ALLEN MARKLEY, the testator whose name is signed
to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualifie<
according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed
the instrument as mY last will, that I signed it willingly; and
that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed.
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Sworn or affirmed to and
acknowledged before me by
~FREU ALLEN MARKLE~, the testator
~ this ~rf~ day of /~~ ~~Y~ll1~;~C 1982.
Notary li c t nu ANN ?irTO, n~ntary Public
Le.^av^z C~!mhar!znd County, Pa.
Any C ^~^iis-°r~ ~~^irag Anril 7, 19RF
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
( SS .
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
WE, SAMUEL L. ANDES and GEORGE A. VAUGHN, III, 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 the testator sign and execute the instrumer
as his last will; that he signed it willingly and that he executed
it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expresses
that each of us in the hearing and sight of the testator signed
the will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge,
the testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound
mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Sworn or affirmed to and
acknc~aledged before me by
+Samuel L. Andes and George A.
1Vaughn, III, this `~j,~ day
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