HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-14-08Estate of Mabel D. Watt
Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Mabel D. Watt
also known as
Deceased
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Social Security
Teresa J. Yeingst, Karen M. Smith and Melissa A. Ballew
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for
(COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:)
1-1 A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the execut ors named in the Last Will of the
~.I Decedent, dated 7/18/2008 and codicil(s) dated
no exceptions
State relevant 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 documents offered
for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incapacitated: r°-~
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B. Grant of Letters of Administration ;~-°'
(c.t.a., d. b.n.c.t.a.: pendente lite, durante absentia; durante minonZ$tPr}- ~: ~
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained the Decedent left no Will and was survived by tht3 followung spotise_
(if any) and heirs:
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principal
residence at 144 Cherry Grove Road Shippensburq (Southampton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
(list street, number and municipality)
Decedent, then 72 years of age, died July 25 , 2008 , at 1.44 Cherry Grove Rd., Shippensburq PA
(Location)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in PA) All personal property ......................................... $ 20,000.00
(if not domiciled in PA)
(If not domiciled in PA)
Personal property in Pennsylvania ....................
Personal property in County ..............................
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ........................................................................................ $_ 150,000.00
Total ..................................................................................................................... 3 170, 000.00
Real Estate situated as follows:
144 Cherry Grove Road, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the Last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of letters in
the appropriate form to the undersigned:
Signature Typed or printed name and residence
Teresa J. Yein st 21 Pine Knob Rd. Newville PA 17241
Karen M. Smith 8554 Pei er Rd. Shi ensbur PA 17257
Melissa A. Ballew 386 Burn Hill Rd. Shermans Dale PA17090
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Oath of Personal Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
COUnty Of Cumberland
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) and 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.
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Sworn to and affirmed n subscribed
before me this day of
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Teresa J. Y
DEGREE OF REGISTER CUMBERLAND COUNTY yy ~j , , ~,,~ -
Estate of .Mel D Watt Deceased No. ~ ~ ~ -, ~~~
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AND NOW, Auqust 2008 , in consideration of the Petition
on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that Letters ~Sl Testamentary ^ of Administration
(c.t.a., d.b.n.c.t.; pendente life; durante absentia; durante minoritate)
are hereby granted to Teresa J Yeingst Karen M. Smith and Melissa A. Ballew
in the above estate and that the instruments}, if any, dated July 18 2008 _
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
FEES
Letters ..................................
Will
Short Certificate(s) ...............
Renunciation ........................
Affidavit ( ) .....................
Extra Pages ( ) .............
Codicil .................................
JCP Fee ...............................
Inventory & Tax Forms.........
Other .Automation,
TOTAL
$ 260.00
15.00
$ 8.00
$ 10.00
.......... $ 5.00
...............$ 2 98.00
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' Attorney
Attorney: Joel R. Zullinger, Esq.
I.D. No: 17516
Address: 14 North Main Street, Suite 200
Chambersburg PA 17201
Telephone: 717-264-6029
DATE FILED:
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OCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH (~~~ ~~
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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Certification tiumher~
This is to cerlily that the information here given is
correctly copied~f~on1 t(n ori~~inal Certificate of heath
duly' filed w°ith me as Local Registrar. The ori~ainal
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Records Of~ficc fur n)• en[ filin~~.
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1. Name d Decetlanl (First, mitltlle, last, sulfa) 2. Sex 3. Socwl Seadry Number . Date d Death (MOnlh,~ear)
Mabel D. Watt Female 1$6 - 28 - 5726 Jul 25•-~-~L008
5. Age (Less BinhtlaYl lMdar 1 Under 1 day 6. Date of BiM Monet, day, art 7. Binhpkp (Cdy antl skk a lordgn country) ea. Place d Death (Check only one)
laartlhs Days Nouc IAinMa Hospikl: Other
72 vrs. Jan. 11 1936 Sh i ensbur PA ^Inpatienl ^ER /0ulpetknl ^DOA ^NUrsing Home ®Residenx ^aha,-SpecitY
6D. Coumy d Death &. City, Boro, Twp. d Death 8d. Fadkry Name QI rrot ialddan, gNe shed and nudaa) 9. Was Decedent d Hispanic Origin? ®No ^Yes 10. Race: American Intlian, Black, While, etc.
(Hyea, apetdfy Cuban, (Seedy/
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144 Cherr
Grove Road Mexican, Pueno Rican, etc.J
White
11. Depdem's Usual Ian Na6d wdk d one tlu ~ most d Be. Do rot Mete tell 12. Was Decedent ever in IM 13. Decedent's Education (Spadly only highest grade oanp laletl) 14. MamM Saus. Massed, Never Marcie4 15. Swvlving Spouse (N wAe, give maiden name)
Kind of Work Klntl d BaslflBba / kdustry U.S. Armed Forces? ElemenMry / SecroMary (0.12) Cdlege (ld or 5+) WM°'r~' Divorced (Specrryq
La Dyer Mott's ^Y•' ®"e 12 rs. 1 r. Widowed
16. Deptlenl's Mailing Address (Street, aY /tam, coals, ziP code) Decedent's
Aaual Residalp l7a. Skte Did Decedent
Pennsylvania uyeaa n°.®rea,Oxreded LNetlm Southampton rwp.
144 Cherry Grove Rd. Township? 17d. ^ No, Deptlem llvetl wdnin
Shi ensbur PA 17257 77b. count' Cumberland AriuatUmitsd Crty/Bao
18. FadmYS Norms (First, middle, lest, suRu) 18. Models Name (First, middle, maiden Naneme)
Geor a Wolf Frances Mur h
20e. Idorment's Noma (Type / Pnm) 20h. Infamanl's Mailing Adtlress (SUed, cAy I loam, stale, zip cotla)
Teresa J. Yein st 21 Pine Knob Rd. Newville PA 17241
21 a. Method d Deposition ~ ^ Gemetion ^ Donaton 21h. Date d Daposilion (Momh, my year) 21c. Pkce d Disposdion (Name of cemaery, aemaory a other place) 21d. Locaan (City f loan, stale, zq code)
® Bunel ^ Removal hom Sate ~ Wp Cnnetfon or Donallon ANAorlmtl
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Jul 30,
2008
Parklawns Memorial Gardens
Greene Townshi PA 17201
22n. ' uneral Service L' acting ) 22h. license Number 22c. Noma eM Adtlress of Factliry 112 W. K1T3g 3C.
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Complete gems 23ac Doty when cer8lyirlg 238. To I ledge, dN an the ' . (Sgnature and tills) 23b. License Number 23c. Date Signed (MOmh, day, year)
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Items 24 26 must be cenpleted by pemon 2d. Time d Death 2 . Date ,yea) 26. Was Casa Ftderced to Medical Examiner /Coroner for a Reason er than Cre lion or Donation?
who prenounces death. M. ~,~, ^Yes ^ No
CAt1SE OF DEATH (See Inalruotlone antl eaamp c) r Approximate Wervel: Pen IL Enter dher donil~N condfons cagdhutino to tleaM, 28. Da Tobacco Use ConldbNe m Death?
gem 27. Pan L Enkrthe chaa d evene- tleeases, iyunas, a pmpicaaons - that tlireciy paced the death. DO NOT ewer terminal evaits aucb as pdkc 8rtasl, asset to Death hd not resdtag h the uldedyinp pose ghan a Pad L ^Yes ^ Pmbebty
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30a. Was an Auopsy 306. Were Autopsy Findngs 31. Manner d Death 328. Dale of Injury (Madh, day, year) 32b. Describe How Injury Ocprted 32c. Plop of Injury: Hone, Felm, Sreet, Factory,
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT t ;~ --~ , { `-
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I, Mabel D. Watt, of 144 Cherry Grove Road, Shippensburg,
Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding, do hereby declare this to be my will, hereby
revoking any and all former wills and codicils thereto by me
heretofore made.
I.
I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses,
including all expenses of my last illness, shall be paid from my
estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the
expense of the administration of my estate.
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I give and bequeath those items listed on a separate unsigned
memorandum which refers to this my will by date to the individuals
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named therein. In the event that no such memorandum is found
within thirty days following my death, this bequest shall become
null and void.
III.
I give, devise and bequeath the residue of my estate of every
nature and wherever situate to my daughters, namely Teresa J.
Yeingst, Karen M. Smith and Melissa A. Ballew, in equal shares,
provided, however, that the share of any child who predeceases me
or dies on or before the thirtieth day following my death shall be
added to the share or shares of my other then-living children,
equally.
IV.
Any fiduciary under this will shall have the following powers
in addition to those vested in them by law and by other provisions
of my will applicable to all property whether principal or income,
including property held for minors, exercisable without Court
approval, and effective until actual distribution of all property:
A. To retain any and all of the assets of my estate, real or
personal, without regard to any principle of
diversification of risk.
B. To invest in all forms of property including stock,
common trust funds and mortgage investment funds without
restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania
fiduciaries as they deem proper, without regard to any
principle of diversification of risk.
C. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange or to
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lease for any period of time any real or personal
property and to give options for sales, exchanges or
leases, for such prices and upon such terms or conditions
as they deem proper.
D. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income
or partly to each as they from time to time think proper.
E. To compromise any claim or controversy.
F. To distribute in cash or in kind or partly in each.
G. To hold property in their names without designation of
any fiduciary capacity or in the name of a nominee or
unregistered.
V.
The interest of the beneficiaries hereunder shall not be
subject to anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation;
and the principal and income shall be paid by the trustee or
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for the use of the beneficiary entitled
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I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of
my death of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed,
shall be paid from my residuary estate as a part of the expense of
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the administration of my estate.
VII.
I appoint my daughters, Teresa J. Yeingst, Karen M. Smith and
Melissa A. Balle~,as co-executrices of this my will.
VIII.
No bond shall be required of any fiduciary hereunder in any
jurisdiction.
IN WIZNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this my
last will and testament, consisting of five typewritten pages, the
first three of which bear my signature in the margin for the
purpose of identification this _ !p ~ day of
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named
testatrix as and for her last will and testament in our presence,
who in her presence, at her request and in the presence of each
othe~ have hereunto set our hands as attesting witnesses.
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We, Mabel D. Watt, ~-~ ~~! and
L7~~ 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 testament 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
said testatrix, signed the will as witnesses and to the best of
their knowledge, said signer was at that time eighteen years of age
or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged
before me by the above-named signer and
subscribed and sworn to before, by the
above-nam ~ t sses this ___~~'• of
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N ary Public
Notarial Seal
Carin L. Waiter, Notary Public
Chambersburg Boro, Franklin County
My Commission Expires May i3, 2009
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UNSIGNED MEMORANDUM TO ACCOMP ILL OF MABEL D. WATT
DATED July i~ 2008
I give the following personal property to my daughter, Melissa
A. Ballew -
my husband's military flag from funeral
my cross
my diamond cocktail ring
I give the following personal property to my daughter, Teresa
J. Yeingst -
my cherry drop-leaf table
I give the following personal property to my daughter, Karen
M. Smith -
lamp
family bible
my husband's Indian memorabilia