HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-13-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Jackson Ray Hammaker
also known as
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW.)
Deceased
File Number ~1 " ~ ' V ~~
Social Security Number 182-22-6893
A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the Executrix
last Will of the Decedent dated October 18, 1995 and codicil(s) dated
named in the
(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.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente liter durante absentia; durante minoritat~
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Petitioner(s) after a proper search has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the followin r~~se (if an}~and he~~t~s: (1~
Administration, c. t. a. or d. b. n. c. t. a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) ,. , ~ _.,, C c~; ~~:` .~ ~ ~
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at
l~haron Road. Enola Cumberland ounty PA 1702
(List street address, town/crty, township, county, state, zrp code)
Decedent, then 79 years of age, died on May 26, 2009 at Holy Spirt Hospital, East Pennsboro Township, PA
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 22,700.00
(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:
or printed name and residence
Isabel Beatrice Hammaker, 15 Sharon Road, Enola, PA 17025
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2
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(COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. ~
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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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 truly
administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me the i ~ day of
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For the Register
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Signature of Personal
Signature of Personal Representative
Signature of Personal Representative
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Estate of Jackson Ray Hammaker ,Deceased
Social Se urity Number:182-22-6893 Date of Death:Mav 26, 2009
AND NOW, ~ ( , ~~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented bef e me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Isabel Beatrice Hammaker
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated October l8, 1995
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of
FEES
Letters ............... $ ~~ ~~
Short Certificate(s) ........ $ -C'~
Renunciation(s) .......... $
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TOTAL .............. $ .t3'O 0
Attorney Signature:
Supreme Court I.D. No.: 62469
Tlvrr~rlr~nt
Address: l27 South Market Street
P.O. Box 95
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Telephone: 717-697-7050
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of 2
Attorney Name: Andrew C. Sheely, Esquire
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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JACKSON RAY HAMMAKER
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I, Jackson Ray Hammaker, of 15 Sharon Road, Enola, 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 all Wills and codicils heretofore
made by me.
ITEM I. I direct that all my debts and funeral expenses,
including my cemetery lot and gravemarker and all expenses of my
last illness, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as
practicable after my death as part of the expense of the
administration of my estate.
ITEM II. I devise and bequeath all of my estate of every
nature and wherever situate to my wife, Isabel Beatrice Hammaker,
if she survives me by thirty (30) days.
ITEM III. If my wife, Isabel Beatrice Hammaker, predeceases me
or dies on or before the thirtieth day following my death, I make
the following specific devises and bequests:
A. Pearl necklace unto Donna Jane Cassell;
B. Saphire ring unto Linda Louise Shuff; and
C. Sewing machine unto Connie Graham.
ITEM IV. ~"~~~{'~~~ and bequeath all of the rest, residue and
remainder of my estate of every nature and wherever situate in the
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following manner:
A. Fifty percent equally unto Harry Robert
Hammaker and Janet McCann and their issue, per
stirpes .
B. Fifty percent equally unto Donna Jane Cassell,
William Paul Graham and Linda Louise Shuff and
their issue, per stirpes.
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ITEM V. I direct that any and all Inheritance, Estate and
Transfer taxes imposed upon my estate passing under my Will or
otherwise, shall be paid out of the principal of my residual
estate.
ITEM VI. I appoint my wife, Isabel Beatrice Hammaker,
Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. In the event of her
renunciation, death, resignation or inability to act for any reason
whatsoever, I appoint Harry Robert Hammaker, Executor of this my
Last Will and Testament. I relieve my Executrix or Executor from
the necessity of posting security in connection with her or his
duties as such in any jurisdiction in which she or he may be called
upon to act.
ITEM VII. This Will is not the product of any contract or
agreement between me and my wife, Isabel Beatrice Hammaker, and my
wife shall be free to dispose of any property (whether acquired
under this Will or otherwise), either during her lifetime or by
Will, as she deems proper in her sole discretion.
ITEM VIII. In the event my wife, Isabel Beatrice Hammaker,
dies under such circumstances that there is not sufficient evidence
to determine absolutely whether she survived me, I direct for
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purposes of this Will that she shall be conclusively presumed to
have predeceased me.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand to this my
Last Will and Testament, which consists of .3 pages, to each of
which I have affixed my signature this ~~ day of ~C.~`p~j~~
one thousand nine hundred and ninety five (1995).
Jackson Ra Ha aker
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA :
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We, Jackson Ray Hammaker, and ~ ~~ f' ~ ~ j r°7 , and
- --~5~-i ~F ~ g/r"~(P f7'~~n~~~[~ the testator and th 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 testator signed and executed the
instrument as his Last Will and that he had signed willingly, and
that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence
and hearing of the testator, signed the Will as witness and that to
the best of their knowledge the testator was at that time eighteen
years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or
undue influence .
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Wi Hess
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Witness
Subscribed and sworn to and acknowledged
before me by Jackson Ray Hammaker, Testator
and subscribed and sworn ,to and acknowledged
before ~Y , ~ ' (! ~..Jl ~5~'~Z ~ and
' kx-a ~- ~. ~r witn sses '
l~ , this
, l~~~ .day of /'~~ f~~,,~~,..,~ 1995.
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My Comm~ss-on F..xpi
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