HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-15-08PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Joan A. Carpenter File Number ~, bo
also known as
Joan A. Carpenter ,Deceased Social Security Number 286-48-5221
Leonard H. Page. Jr.
Petitioner(s.), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' OR 'B' BELOW.)
A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentaryand aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the Executor named in the
last Will of the Decedent dated 11/8/2006 and codicil(s) dated
(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 instrument(s) offered
for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person:
B. (rant of Letters of Administration
(If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente liter durante absentia; durante minoritate)
Petitioner(s) after 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. t. a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.)
Decedent, then 74 years of age, died on 8/7/2008 at Holv Spirit Hospital. 503 North 21st Street.
Camp Hill. PA 17011
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
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows:
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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
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Page 1 of 2
Form RW-Ol rev. 10.13.06
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his /her last priri~p~ residencg„~t = "'~~_
315 Messiah Circle Mechanicsburg PA 17055 ~~~'{
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMO]vWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
The P'etitioner(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.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
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Estate of Joan A. Carpenter ,Deceased
Social Sec rity Number``: 2$6-48-5221 Date of Death: 9/7/2008
AND ]vOW, ~ i ~ , ~~~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Leonard H. Page. Jr.
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated November 8. 2006
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will end Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
FEES
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Short Centificate(s) •••••~••• $ 3~ Attorney Signature:
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~~ "" $ , ~ Supreme Court LD. No.: 41301
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••,• $ Address: 101 South Market Street
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Mechanicsburg. PA 17055
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Form RW-Ol rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of 2
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.:
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
P 11784545
Certification Number
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This is to certify that .the information here given is
correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death
duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will be fort~rarded to the State Vital
Records Office for permanent filin .
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I, JOAN A. CARPENTER, a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound
and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this to be my LAST
WILL and TESTAMENT, hereby revoking any and all Wills and Codicils previously made by me.
I
I declare that I am not married, that my beneficiaries as indicated in this Will include my
sister, JEAN PAGE, and her husband, LEONARD PAGE; my brother, KENNETH R.
CARPENTER; my nephew, JAMES M. CARPENTER; my niece, BETH PALESE; my friend
PASTOR RONALD SMITH, and his wife, SHARON SMITH; my friend, PASTOR THOMAS
I3RITTON, and his wife, DANA BRITTON, and any charitable entities hereinafter designated
II
I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses shall be paid from my residuary estate as
soon as practicable a$er my decease.
III
I direct that all taxes that maybe assessed in consequence ofmy death, of whatever nature
and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be paid from my residuary estate as a part of the
expense ofthe administration ofmy estate.
IV
All of my tangible personal property I give to my brother, KENNETH R. CARPENTER,
and my sister, JEAN PAGE, provided that they are living at my death, to be divided between them
in equal shares as they may agree. To the extent that they cannot agree on a division, my Executor
nnay, in his or her sole discretion, make the division, or, if any ofmy tangible personal property is
either not desired by my brother and sister, or is not suitable for distribution among them, the
1=;xecutor may sell the property and distribute the proceeds according to the terms set forth
hereinafter.
V
I hereby give, devise and bequeath ten (10%) percent of the net value of my estate to
CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH, 2645 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
VI
All the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate is to be distributed as follows:
(A) Thirty-five (35%) percent to my sister, JEAN PAGE, and her husband, LEONARD
PAGE, or the survivor of them, per stirpes;
(B) Five (5 %) percent to my nephew, JAMES M. CARPENTER, provided he survives
me by thirty (30) days;
(C) Five (5%) percent to my niece, BETH PALESE, provided she survives me by thirty
(30) days;
(D) Thirty-five (35%) percent to my brother, KENNETH R. CARPENTER, provided
that if he predeceases me or fails to survive me by a period of thirty (30) days then his share shall
Kass to my sister, JEAN PAGE, and her husband, LEONARD PAGE, pursuant to the terms of
Clause VI(A) of this Will; and
(E) Ten (10%) percent to my dear friend, PASTOR RONALD SMITH, and his wife,
;iHARON SMITH, or the survivor of them, provided that either both or one of them survives me by
a period of thirty (30) days. In the event that neither PASTOR RONALD SMITH nor his wife,
SHARON SMITH survive me by a period of thirty (30) days then their share is to pass to my sister,
JEAN PAGE, and her husband, LEONARD PAGE, pursuant to the terms of Clause VI(A) of this
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(F) Ten (10%) percent to my dear friend, PASTOR THOMAS BRITTON, and his wife,
DANA BRITTON, or the survivor of them, provided that either both or one of them survives me by
a period of thirty (30) days. In the event that neither PASTOR THOMAS BRITTON nor his wife,
]DANA BRTTTON, survives me by a period of thirty (30) days then their share is to pass to my
brother, KENNETH R. CARPENTER, pursuant to the temis of Clause VI (D) of this Will.
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VII
I nominate, constitute and appoint LEONARD H. PAGE, JR., as Executor of this LAST
~1VILL, to serve without bond. If he is unable or unwilling to act in that capacity, then I nominate,
constitute and appoint my brother, KENNETH R. CARPENTER, as Executor of this LAST WILL,
to serve without bond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, JOAN A. CARPENTER, have set my hand to this LAST WILL
this 8~' day of November, 2006.
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JO A. CARPENTER
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above~amed JOAN A. CARPENTER, as and
fir her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request and in her presence, and
in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
R. Mark Thomas
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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I, JOAN A. CARPENTER, Testatrix, 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; that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the
purposes therein expressed.
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JO A. CARPENTER
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by JOAN A. CARPENTER,
Testatrix, this 8~' day of November, 2006.
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Notary seat tary Public
Joette l.1Act3owen. Notary Public
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVAI~TIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
ss.
We, R. Mark Thomas and ~ /' // ~ ~A ,the witnesses whose names
~rre signed to the attached or foregoing instrument eing duly qualified according to law, do depose
and say that we were present and saw Testarix sign and execute the instrument as her LAST WILL;
1;hat JOAN A. CARPENTER signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act
for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed
the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at the time 18 years
of age or more, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
R. Mark Thomas
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Sworn or affirmed to aryl acknowledged before me this 8~' day of November, 2006.
i M N P tary Public
Notarial Seat
Joette L. McOowen, Notary Pubik
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