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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-26-10PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND Estate of Margaret M. Watkins also known as n/a COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA File Number ~} ~ -' ~ ~ ~~~ Deceased Social Security Number 196-14-2215 Robin N. Sherman-Witherow Petitioner(s), who is/aze 18 yeazs 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 Executrix last Will of the Decedent dated July 27, 2009 and codicil(s) dated none 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: n/a B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.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 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 84 years of age, died on January 17, 2010 at 230 Easy Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 2,000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ 70,000.00 situated as follows: 168 Crain Drive, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 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: Si ature T d or rinted name and residence Robin N. Sherman-Witherow 230 Easy Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. ~ LL.. ~ M' ~' N ,..-- r~ Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal ~ ecT~ce at ;~ -, ,---~ 168 Crain Drive, Carlisle, North Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17015 ""- `'-°~ (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 truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or aft~irtncd and subscribed b fore rime the ~ ~ day of ~~ OIU of Persbta~l Representative Jlb'RClll!/'e Vf le/JV/lUt nc~rcocruurr vc -- ~~ ['7 For the a rster Signature of Personal Representattve ~Q ..rrr a _~_ -•~-, . t ~ " r ~, r , ~] ~" -t ' .._ ~_ .~, --- - r._... ~ , ry r ~ F ~ ~, i Y < .._.r File Number: - ;,--} ~~ ~; ~ .' . ,--- Mazgazet M. Watkins Estate of , Decd ~ ~ ^~~~ '~ t ~' "~ Social Security Number: 196-14-2215 llate of lleatn: January 1 i, cu r u -- AND NOW, ~~~-~~ ~-~ ,~.ol~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, I IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Robin N. Sherman-Witherow Executrix in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated July 27, 2009 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES ~ Cc,~ Register o ills ~ Q Ir Letters ............... $ - r . ~` Short Certificate(s) ........ S • fSC`~ Attorney Signatu c• Renunciation(s) .......... $ Keith O. Brenneman (~ 1 ~ (~ ... $ J ~ ~~ Attorney Name: ~~_,,, ;'~(~ ... $~~ • ~ Supreme Court LD. No.. 47077 • _ ~^ ~ ~ J-~~ ~A_ ~ Cm ' ' ' $ ~ • 44 West Main Street $ Address: ... $ Mechanicsburg PA 17055 ... $ ... $ • • • $ Telephone: 717-697-8528 ... $ TOTAL .............. $~~ •~d 0.00 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of 2 o ore owe(s) and nrararee a. smmd.. ^ 34. Name ant Address d Peracn Who Completed Caum d Omm (Irvin 27) Type / Prkd 35. R SgnaMze and ~ ~. ~ I ~ ~ I ~ I 38~pte r-tierf (Harm, dayiiY•~~) . ~ ~ p ~ ~ .G(! w ~ ~ / ~ , ' / Dispositbrr Permit No. d ~~~ ` ~ / r ~t ~~C~ c~/~t~~Zt OF MARGARET M. WATKINS i, Margaret M. Watkins of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills and codicils heretofore made by me. ITEM ONE: I direct the payment of my debts and the expenses of my last illness and funeral from my estate as soon after my death as conveniently may be done. If there be no cemetery lot available for my interment, owned by me at the time of my death, I authorize my personal representative to purchase such cemetery lot with a a contract for perpetual care, using therefore funds from my estate, and I authorize my personal representative to cause title to or ownership of such lot so purchased to be vested in such person as my personal representative shall designate. Further, in this connection, I authorize my personal representative to expend funds from my estate, in such amount as my personal representative shall consider necessary and desirable, for the purchase, erection and inscription of a suitable marker for my grave. ~...~ ~c~ ~ - ' ~~ - ~ ~ ~~ , :; ~y J :~C:1~ .. ~ ' ~ ~ ,~ -" `~ , t T -i © ITEM TWO: I, give, devise and bequeath my estate to each of the following provided they survive me by thirty days: Ten percent to my stepson Donald W. Watkins; Thirty percent to my niece, Connie Sherman; Thirty percent to mygreat-nephew, Brett A. Sherman; and, Thirty percent to mygreat-niece, Robin N. Sherman-Witherow. ITEM THREE: I direct that no Executrix or other fiduciary named, nominated, or appointed by this my Last Will and Testament shall be required to post any bond or give any security of any type for any purpose whatsoever, any law or rule of the court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other jurisdiction to the contrary notwithstanding. I direct that the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall apply to any interpretation or application of the validity of this instrument. ITEM FOUR: Any and all payment or payments of any sum or sums, whether in III cash or in kind and whether for principal or income, payable to an heir, or any of them, shall be made upon the sole receipt of the respective individual to whom the payment is made, and free from anticipation, alienation, assignment, attachment, and pledge, and free from control by the creditors of any such beneficiary. ITEM FIVE: I confer upon my Executrix the right to sell or otherwise convert any real or personal property at public or private sale, at such time or time, in such manner, and for such price or prices, and on such terms and conditions as my executor shall determine, and to execute and deliver good and sufficient conveyances, assignments and transfers of the property, without liability of any purchaser for the application of any consideration; to borrow money and to secure its payment by mortgage of real or personal property, pledge of investments, or otherwise, without liability on the part of the lenders to see to the application thereof; to retain any investments at discretion; to invest and reinvest at discretion, without restriction to so-called "legal investments"; to make distribution in cash or in kind; to allocate and distribute different kinds or disproportionate shares of property or undivided interests in property among beneficiaries, in case or in kind, or partly in each; and to do all other acts and things necessary or appropriate in the management, administration and distribution of my estate. ITEM SIX: I appoint my great-niece, Robin N. Sherman-Witherow, Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. Should my said Executrix fail to survive me or for any reason fail to qualify as Executrix, I then appoint my niece, Connie Sherman, Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of three (3) typewritten pages, the first two (2) of which bear my signature in the margin for the purpose of identification, this 27th day of July, 2009. J~~ . ~ SEAL ( ) argaret M. Watkins Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named testatrix, Margaret M. Watkins, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her sight and presence, and in the sight and presence of each other, have hereunt subscribed our names as witnesses. ADDRESS ~ ~' ~ ~""~ { ~, ~` ~-*~ • ~ „, ,. ~ ~ ~: ,r ~,/I' ADDRESS'J~5 I~~O~G~.lll~~.Q.K.OGtL~~ 1P,WVII~F. t'~ ~7~~I COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ~.. We, Margaret M. Watkins, tC ~~ ~, ~ and , the testatrix and the 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 testatrix signed and executed the instrument of her Last Will and Testament, and that she signed willingly and that she executed as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testatrix, signed the Will as witnesses, and that to the best of their knowledge, the testatrix was at the time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn to and subscribed be a this 27t of July, 2 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Notanai Seal David A. Baric, Notary Public Carlisle E3oro, Cumberland County My Commission Expires Mar. 12, 2010 Member, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries