HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-21-10PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
Estate of Helen L. Smith
also known as
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
File Number 21--0-1^ ~'~~
,Deceased Social Security Number 201-16-5435
Steven M. Smith and Bertus C. Smith
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE A' or B' BELOW.)
~X A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the CO-Executors named in the
last W ill of the Decedent, dated 12/13/2006 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. Grant of Letters of Administration
app~ca e, enter c..a.; ..n.c.t.a.;peentede; urantea enha; uranteminorrtate
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.)
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal rest~ence at ~ ' -~'~ :~
824 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland, PA 17011
(List street address, town/cify, township, county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then $ J years of age, died on 12/11 /2009 at
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA)
(If not domiciled in PA)
(If not domiciled in PA)
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows: NIA
All personal property
Personal property in Pennsylvania
Personal property in County
45,000.00
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 I ypeo or pnntea name ana resiaence
Steven M. Smith 2 Mary Avenue
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~~~•~ Bertus C. Smith 2340 Mockingbird Road
Q~i~+" Harrisburg, PA 17112
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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 truly
administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this ~ ~~~ day of
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Steven M. Smith
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Signature of Personal Representative BertuS C. Smith
Signature of Personal Representative
File Number: 21-- Q~ ~ ~ (~ R
Estate of Helen L. Smith
Deceased
Sociannl Security Number~^: /f' i~20o1-16-543~5,~/ Date of Death: 12/11/2009
AND NOW, t7C~ S~ ~ l.~' L~Ce1~1~1 1~!' , ~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Steven M. Smith and Bertus C. Smith
C7 in th ove estat~~
and that the instrument(s) dated 12/13/2006 <~_ ~ t~ r t - .
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
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Supreme Court I.D. No.: 86556
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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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
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HELEN L . SMITH ~^J } ~ ~"" ~~~
I, HELEN L. SMITH, of Camp Hill, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, make, publish and declare this as and for my Last
Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills and Codicils
heretofore made by me.
FIRST: I devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and
remainder of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situate,
including any property over which I hold power of appointment and
together with any insurance policies thereon, in equal shares, to
my children, STEVEN M. SMITH, BERTUS C. SMITH, STANTON T. SMITH,
DARRYL E. SMITH, CLIFTON A. SMITH, and MARLENE R. DIPPERY.
Should any of my children predecease me, then I direct that his
or her share be given to his or her spouse. Furthermore, should
any of my children and that child's spouse predecease me, I
direct that said child's share, as set forth herein, should pass
to that child's children or step-children, as the case may be, in
equal shares, per stirpes by representation.
SECOND: Should any of my grandchildren or step-
grandchildren not have attained the age of twenty-two (22) years
at the time for distribution to him or her, I give, devise and
bequeath the share of each such grandchild or step-grandchild to
my hereinafter named Trustee or Trustees, IN SEPARATE TRUSTS, to
hold, manage, invest and reinvest the shares so received, and to
use and apply from time to time such portion of income and
principal for the said grandchild's or step-grandchild's
education (including college, trade school or other similar
training or education), support and welfare as my Trustee or
Trustees, in their sole discretion, deem advisable. My Trustee
or Trustees may make the payments for the support and maintenance
of my grandchildren directly to said grandchildren or step-
grandchildren or to their Guardian or Guardians. Any payments
made by my Trustee or Trustees pursuant hereto shall be made
without further responsibility to the said grandchildren or step-
grandchildren, their Guardian or Guardians, or to any person
taking care of my grandchildren or step-grandchildren. The
Trustee or Trustees, in exercising their discretionary authority
with respect to the payment of income or principal of the within
Trust to my grandchildren or step-grandchildren, shall take into
consideration any income or other resources available to my
grandchildren or step-grandchildren from sources outside this
Trust. In addition, my hereinafter named Trustee or Trustees
shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to purchase and
pay for out of the principal, as well as income, such insurance
policies as will provide for the grandchild's or step-grand-
child's medical care.
Any income or principal not so applied shall be dis-
tributed to each grandchild when he or she attains the age of
twenty-two (22) years. In the event any of my grandchildren die
prior to the termination of this Trust established herein for
their benefit, the interest of said grandchild in said Trust
shall cease with any income and principal being divided evenly
between or among that deceased grandchild's brothers or sisters
or the separate Trusts established hereunder for their benefit
and, in the absence of any brothers or sisters, or any Trust
established hereunder for their benefit, to my other grandchil-
dren, or the Trusts established hereunder for their benefit, in
equal shares.
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THIRD: In addition to all powers granted to them by
law and by other provisions of this Will, I give the fiduciaries
acting hereunder the following powers, applicable to all proper-
ty, exercisable without court approval and effective until actual
distribution of all property:
(A) To sell at public or private sale, or to 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 (including credit, with or without security) or
conditions as are deemed proper. This includes the power to give
legally sufficient instruments for transfer of the property and
to receive the proceeds of any disposition of it.
(B) To partition, subdivide, or improve real estate
and to enter into agreements concerning the partition, subdivi-
sion, improvement, zoning or management of real estate and to
impose or extinguish restrictions on real estate.
(C) To compromise any claim or controversy and to
abandon any property which is of little or no value.
(D) To invest in all forms of property, including
stocks, common trust funds and mortgage investment funds, without
restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduci-
aries, as are deemed proper, without regard to any principle of
diversification, risk or productivity.
(E) To exercise any option, right or privilege granted
in insurance policies or in other investments.
(F) To exercise any election or privilege given by the
Federal and other tax laws, including, but not necessarily being
limited to, personal income, gift and estate or inheritance tax
laws.
(G) To make distributions to my herein named benefici-
aries in cash or in kind or partly in each.
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(H) To borrow money from themselves or others in order
to pay debts, taxes, or estate or trust administration expenses,
to protect or improve any property held under my will, and for
investment purposes.
(I) To select a mode of payment under any qualified
retirement plan (pension plan, profit sharing plan, employee
stock ownership plan, or any other type of qualified plan) to the
extent the plan or the law permits them to do so, and to exercise
any other rights which they may have under the plan, in whatever
manner they consider advisable.
FOURTH: I nominate and appoint my friend, BRAD LAWYER,
as Trustee of the hereinabove described Trusts. I direct that my
Trustee shall serve without bond and shall receive fair and
reasonable compensation.
FIFTH: I direct that all inheritance, estate, trans-
fer, succession and death taxes, of any kind whatsoever, which
may be payable by reason of my death, whether or not with respect
to property passing under this Will, shall be paid out of the
principal of my residuary estate.
SIXTH: All interests hereunder, whether principal or
income, which are undistributed and in the possession of the
fiduciaries acting hereunder, even though vested or distribut-
able, shall not be subject to attachment, execution or sequestra-
tion for any debt, contract, obligation or liability of any
beneficiary, and furthermore, shall not be subject to pledge,
assignment, conveyance or anticipation.
SEVENTH: I nominate and appoint my sons, STEVEN M.
SMITH and BERTUS C. SMITH, Co-Executors of this, my Last Will and
Testament. I direct that my Executors and Trustee and their
successors, shall not be required to post security or a bond for
the performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, this /,~~ day of
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(SEAL)
HELEN L. S ITH
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-
named Testatrix as and for her Last Will and Testament in our
presence, who, at her request, in her presence and in the
presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as
attesting witnesses.
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Jennifer B. Hipp , (each) a subscribing witness to
(Print Name/s)
the ~ Will Codicil(s) presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and
say(s) that she / he /they was /were present and saw the above Testator /Testatrix sign the same
and that she / he /they signed 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.
(Signature)
(Street Address)
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
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Deputy for Register of Wills
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One West Main Street
(Street Address)
Shiremanstown, PA 17011
(City, State, Zip)
Executed out of Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this ~~~~ day
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Notary Public ~ 02 // al
My Commission Expires:
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other official 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.
COMMONWEALTH Of PENNSYLVANIA
NOTARIAL SEAL
Form RW-03 rev. 10.13.06 BETH B. LENGEL, NOTARY PUBLIC
SHIREMANSTOWN BORO., CUMBERLAND COUNTY
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES DEC. 12 2011
OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Estate of Helen L. Smith
Steven M. Smith
Deceased
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(each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that
acquainted with
Helen L. Smith
she / he /they was /were Well-
and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of Helen L. Smith
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of
Helen L. Smith is in his/her own proper handwriting.
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2 Mary Avenue
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Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
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