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Home My WebLink About02-20-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Flo W. Smith ~) _ /1 () _ /~~~D File Number / (~1 "( tJ also known as Flo D. Smith Deceased Social Security Number 174-OS-0571 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 Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the Executor named in the last Will of the Decedent dated July 9, 1996 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. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable, enter: c. t. a.; db.n.c.t.a.; pendente life; 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 heixs~ (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.) C7 mow, -. <-,~ t ,: r :; Decedent, then 96 years of age, died on January 25, 2009 at Thorndwald Home, 442 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County Pennsvlvania 17013 Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 400,000.00 (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: 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: yj / ~-~~k'~~`'~'_,~-~ Richard Carns, 17B Burgners Mill Road, Carlisle, PA 17015 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2 (COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. _':~ N •• Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland y- cy~ County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at tU Thornwald Home 442 Walnut Bottom Road Cumberland Coun Penns lvania 17013 (List street address, town city, township, county, state, zip code) Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH 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 trul administer the estate according to law. y ~- 7 / Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed 7C ~~y_ D-~-~~ befor me the _~_ day of ;,a Signature of Personal Representative a:p> <- ~ ~+ - -o -~-~ - r-r1 Signature of Personal Representative _ ~ ''-` V C.3 : I' ~ For the Re ister g ,--, i Signature of Personal Representative _ _,,,, --1 .. .J ~ .~ P`e~ File Number: ~~ - ~~~ - ~/~(,~ Estate of Flo W. Smith Deceased Social Sec ur ity Number: 174-OS-0571 Date of Death: January 25, 2009 ~ ^ AND ` om NOW, t - ~~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presente~fore me, IT IS ECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to ~C~rC~ C1 ~~ and that the instrument(s) dated ~ - q- ~ ~!1 in the above estate described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record the last Will (a d Codicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES ~~ Letters ............... $,~~ (g!) , L} (~ egis f wills J ~ Short Certificate(s) ........ $ Ilse .c~D Attorney Signature: ~ ~ /, Renunciations .......... $ J, O ~ (~ (A $ ~ 5 ~ Attorney Name: David A. Baric, Esquire `) ~ ' • • $ ! (~ ~ 0> Supreme Court LD. No.: 44853 u u mcd-~ o~ ... $ 5 , Oct $ Address: O'Brien, Baric & Scherer ' ' ' $ 19 West South Street ... $ .. $ Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 ~~~ $ Telephone: (717)249-6873 ... $ TOTAL .............. $ ill . cy) ~1 Form RW-O2 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of 2 RENUNCIATION Cumberland REGISTER OF WILLS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA n ~.-y ._ `~ <7 ~: -:~ :_~ _ : , -~i r.. ~ v i- , _, J : -~ =' tom, ~- ._ _ «, rv Estate of Flo W. Smith, a/k/a Flo D. Smith ,Deceased niece I, Linda H. Carns (Print Name) in my capacity/relationship as of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to Richard Cams ~~o~ (Date) /~ (Signature) 41 Greystone Road (Street Address) Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (City, State, Zip) Executed in Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this day of Deputy for Register of Wills Executed out of Register's Office Before the undersigned personally appeared the party executing this renunciation and certified that he or she executed the renunciation for the purp es stated within on this ~:. ~~ day of ~ b rt..c ct., ~ CSC' ~~ Notary Public My Commission Expires: {Signature and Seal ofNotazy or other official qualified to administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.) Form RW-06 rev. 10.13.06 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seel Amantla L. BBrnltilel, Notary PubAc Carlisle Born, Cumbatland County My Commission Expires April 17 2tl10 Member; PatlntiylvHfil~ As~OBififlCri aNarlss 1 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF FLO W. SMITH a/k/a FLO D. SMITH I, FLO W. SMITH, a/k/a FLO D. SMITH, residing in the County of Sarasota and State of Florida, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. FIRST: I direct that my legal debts, including funeral expenses, and the cost of administration of my estate be paid as soon as practicable after my death, and I hereby authorize and empower my Personal Representative, in case of any claim made against my estate, to settle and discharge the same in the absolute discretion of my Personal Representative. SECOND: I give and devise my diamond solitaire ring to my niece, LINDA H. CARVES, per stirpes. THIRD: I give and devise all the rest, residue and remainder of the property which I may own at the time of my death to my husband, FOSTER L. SMITH, Page 1 of 4 a/k/a F.L. SMITH, if he survives me, or if he predeceases me, to my niece, LINDA H. CARNES, per stirpes. FOURTH: I hereby nominate and appoint my niece, LINDA H. CARNES, as Personal Representative of this my Last Will and Testament, and I request that no bond be required of her in connection with the administration of my estate. In the event my niece should predecease me or be unwilling or unable to serve as Personal Representative, I appoint RICHARD CARNES, son of my niece, Linda H. Carnes, to serve as successor or substitute Personal Representative, without bond. FIFTH: I hereby give to my Personal Representative full power and authority, at any time or times, to lease, sell, mortgage, pledge, exchange or otherwise deal with or dispose of the property comprising my estate, real or personal, upon such terms as shall be deemed best; to settle and compromise any and all claims in favor of or against my estate as shall be deemed advisable and for any of the foregoing purposes to make, execute and deliver all deeds, contracts, mortgages, bills of sale or other instruments necessary or desirable therefor. My Personal Representative is expressly authorized to postpone final distribution of my estate, pending final determination of tax liabilities in connection therewith. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Sarasota, Florida, on this ~J day of July, 1996. --~~ ~ ~ .~• ~c7~ (SEAL) FLO W. SMITH Page 2 of 4 The foregoing instrument was signed, sealed, declared and published by FLO W. SMITH as her Last Will and Testament in the presence of us, the undersigned, who, at her special instance and request, do attest as witnesses, after said Testatrix has signed her name thereto, and in her presence and in the presence of each other. of Sarasota, Florida of Sarasota, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA ) COUNTY OF SARASOTA ) We, FLO W. SMITH, THOMAS A. DOZIER and MILLICENT B. DOZIER, the Testatrix and the witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been sworn, declared to the undersigned officer that the Testatrix, in the presence of witnesses, signed the instrument as her Last Will, that she signed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence of the Testatrix and in the presence of each other, signed the Will as a witness. FLO W. SMITH ~.-D0~ ~ THOMAS A. DOZIER /n MILLICENT B. DOZIER ~x- Page 3 of 4 ~r Subscribed and sworn to before me by FLO W. SMITH, the Testatrix, and THOMAS A. DOZIER and MILLICENT B. DOZIER, the witnesses, who are personally known to me, on this ~ day of July, 1996. RY P OF CIAL WOTARY SEAL n a (~ BARBARA A PALMER ~~ ~ , 1,/ ~ ~ ;~ ~ CO-A~C32644gBER BARBARA A. PALMER, Notary Public ~' ~~Q !WY COMM1198tON EXP. OAK ~~.~ l~C1'. 26 1997 C: \cl\flosmithlwill.frm Page 4 of 4