HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-03-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Seymour A. Ewing File Number 21-09- Q 110
also known as
ecease Social Security 17420-7924
Petitioner(s) who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
[X] A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the Executrix named in the
last wll of the Decedent dated July 20, 1988 and codicil(s) dated
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state re evenat circumstances, e.g. renunciation, eat o 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: No exceptions
] B. Grant of letters of Administration
(If applicable enter: c.t.a.; .n.c.t.a.; en ente ite; urante a sentta; urante minontate
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
82 years of age died on 1/2/09 at HealthSouth, Mechanicsburg, PA
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.) f 75-U c, o 0
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
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situated as follows: ~ 3 y 5au N.~ 1+4,,.~,c /L' `=~~ , C <.r ~ `
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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 a ro riate form to the undersi ned:
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COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his/her last principal residence at
4 Stonehed a Drive Carlisle PA 17013 South Middleton Townshi
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEATLH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Coutvl'Y 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.
Sworn to or affirmed~nd subscribed
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J For the Register
Jo L. Ewing
File Number: 2t -oq -
Estate of Seymour A. Ewing
Joan L. Ewing
in the above estate
Social Security Number: 174-20-7924 Date of Death
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AND NOW o2 , 200q in consideration of the Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented befo me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to
and that the instrument(s) dated July 20,1988
described in thte Petition to be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s) of Decedent)
Register of Wills
FEES
Signature
Attorney Name
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Robert G. Frey
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~ ~.,~ ~ SEYMOUR A. EWING, of 630 South Hanover Street in the Borough
_. oaf C#~ ~le, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and dis-
:" ~si~} '~n',ind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and
"~_! c~clar~jis as and for my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking and
Viking void any and all Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
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~~• 1. I direct my hereinafter named Executrix or Executors to pay
all of my just debts and funeral expenses and all costs of administra-
tion and all inheritance or death taxes occasioned by my death,
including interest and penalties thereon, as soon after my death as
may be found convenient to do so.
2. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of Six Hundred Thousand
($600,000.00) Dollars in equal shares to my two (2) sons, Robert L.
Ewing and Steven A. Ewing, their heirs and assigns, provided each of
them shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, but should
either of them fail to so survive me then the share such deceased son
of mine would have received shall pass to such of his issue as shall
survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, per stirpes, and if there
be no such issue the same shall lapse and be added to the share of my
other son.
3. All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real,
personal and mixed, and wheresoever the same may be situate, I give,
devise ands bequeath to my wife, Joan L. Ewing, her heirs and assigns,
provided she shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, but
should she fail to so survive me then to my two sons, Robert L. Ewing
and Steven A. Ewing, their heirs and assigns, in equal shares, pro-
vided each of them shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days,
but should either of them fail to so survive me then the share such
deceased son would have received shall pass to such of his issue as
shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, per stirpes, and if
there be no such issue the same shall lapse and be added to the share
of the other son.
4. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said wife, Joan
L. Ewing, as Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, but should
she pre-decease me or fail to qualify or cease serving as such, then
in such event I nominate, constitute and appoint my two (2) sons,
Robert L. Ewing and Steven A. Ewing, or either of them, as co-Execu-
tors, and I further direct that none 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.
5. In addition to the powers conferred by law, my said Executrix
or Executors 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 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 reorganiza-
tion 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
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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 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
trust 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 moneys 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 any one 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this
my Last Will and Testment written on two (2) pages, this 20th day of
July 1988.
(SEAL)
eymou Ewing
Signed, sealed, published and declared by SEYMOUR A. EWING, the
Testator above named, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in our
presence, who, in his presence, at his request, and in the presence of
each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses.
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OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Seymour A. Ewing ,Deceased
Robert G. Frey and
(each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that she / he /they was /were we
acquainted with Seymour A. Ewing and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of Seymour A. Ewing
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Tesatment of
Seymour A. Ewing is in his/her own proper handwriting.
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(Signature)
5 South Hanover Street
(Street Address)
Carlisle, PA 17013
(City, State, Zip)
(Street Address)
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworr, to or affinn~l ali~bscribed
befor, me this ~~~"' °' day
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OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Seymour A. Ewing ,Deceased
Robert M. Frey , (each) a subsribing witness to
the [x] Will [ ]Codicil presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s)
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 Testator /Testatrix in her /his presence and in the presence of each other.
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(Signature)
(Signature)
5 South Hanover Street
(Street Address)
Carlisle, PA 17013
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworn to or of ar3,d subscribed
before e this r ~"` day
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(Street Address)
(City, State, Zip)
Executed out of Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this day
of , 20
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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