HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-03-12PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner named below, who is 18 years of age or older, applies for Letters as specified below, and in support thereof
avers the following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information
Name: Ruth IC. Eppley File No: p2~ - ~07 ' ~~ ~
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
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a~C/a: Social Security No: 179-12-4350
Dste of Death: December 28, 2011 Age at death: 95
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with her last principal residence at 219 South
Pitt Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17013.
Decedent died at Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1000 Claremont Road, Carlisle, Cuunberland County,
Pennsylvania 17013.
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death
/fdomiciled in PennsyWanta ......................All personal property $60.000.00
Ifnot domrclled in Pennrylvanta ....................Personal property in Pennsylvania $
Ifriot domiciled in Pennsylvania ....................Personal property in County $
Yalne of real estate in Pennsylvania .............................. $ ,.`; ~~
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Petitioner avers she is the Executor named in the last Will of the Decedent, dated June 12, 200,~
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Except as folbws: after the execution of the instrument offered for probate Decedent did not many
was not divorced
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divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(8), and did not have a childl>~rr or ~
adopted; and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
® NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS
~ A. Petition for Grant of Letters of Admin'- trstion (If applicable)
C.t.a., d.b.n., db.n.c.t.q pendente life, draante absentia, darante minoritate
If Administration, e.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a, enter date of Will in Minn A AI>r,.,P 9~a ~ mp }„ uQ} nr t.et.r,
Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined
in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(8) and wes neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
^ NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS
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
(attach additional sheets, if necessary):
Name Relationship Address
Farm RW-01 rev. 10/!1/10L Page 1 Of 2
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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Petitioner Printed Nama Petitioner Prvaed Address
Eadly C. Compton 219 South Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA 17013
The Petitioner above-named swears or affirms the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of
Petitioner and that, as Personal Representative of the Decedent, the Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed an subscribed before ~.~~ Date I - 3 -Zo I Z
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BOND Required: ^ YES ®NO
FEES:
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(.~) Short Certificate(s) . .... $ /
( )Renunciation(s) . .... $
( )Codicil(s) ...... .... $
( )Affidavit(s) .... ..... $
Bond ............. ...... $
Commission ......
Other ~~~ ~,I $
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Automation Fee ....... .....
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JCS Fee ...........
TOTAL ........... :
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To the Register of Wills:
Date
Date
Attorney Signature:
Printed Name: Wayne F. Shade
Supreme Court
ID Number: 15712
Firm Name: Wayne F. Shade, Esquire
Address: 53 West Pomfret Street
Cazlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-243-0220
Fax: 717-249-0017
Email: waynefshade@comcast.net
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of Ruth IC. Eppley File No: ~~ ~` ~~ O
AND NOW, ~~ V o~7 (c7 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been p ted before me, IT IS ORDERED that Letters Testamentary aze hereby granted to
Emily C. Compton in the above estate and (if applicable) that the instrument dated June 12, 2007, described in the
Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
P 18118159
Certification Number
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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 Registraz. The original
certificate will be forwazded to the State Vital
Records Office for permanent filing.
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Local Registrar Date Issued
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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I, RUTH K. EPPLEY, of the Borough of Carlisle, County of ~umberl _
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking and making void all former wills and codicils by me at anytime
heretofore made.
FIRST. I order and direct that all my just debts, funeral expenses and expenses in
connection with administration of my Estate be paid by my personal representative or
representatives, hereinafter named, as soon as conveniently may be done after my
I further authorize my personal representative to expend funds from my Estate
in such amounts as my personal representative shall consider appropriate, for the
disposition and memorial of my remains.
SECOND. I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand and No/100 ($1,000.00)
Dollars to my friend, O. ALVIN SHIELDS, if he survives me.
THIRD. For the purposes of this my Last Will and Testament, a person shall not
be deemed to have survived me unless he or she shall have survived me by more than
ninety (90) days.
FOURTH. All the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real, personal and
WAYNE F. SHADE
Attorney at I.aw
53 West Pomfret Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
17013
mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situate, I give, devise and bequeath unto my niece,
EMILY C. COMPTON. In the event that she should fail to survive me, I give, devise and
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bequeath the same unto her siblings, SUSAN L. STECHER, JANET R. IVEY, JAMES R.
COMPTON, III, and DORIS J. COMPTON, in equal shares. If any one or more of them
should fail to survive me, I give, devise and bequeath his or her share unto those of them
who shall survive me, in equal shares.
FIFTH. I order and direct that any estate, inheritance or similar tax due as a result
of my death with respect to any property passing as a result of my death, shall be paid
from the residue of my Estate before its division into shares and prior to distribution as an
expense of administration and that no part of the taxes should be prorated or apportioned
among the persons or beneficiaries receiving the taxable property. It is my express
intention that all inheritance taxes imposed as a result of my death be paid from the
residue of my Estate whether or not the property passes under my Last Will and
Testament. My personal representative shall have full power and authority to pay,
compromise or settle any such taxes at anytime whether with respect to present or future
interests.
SIXTH. Any and all decisions, determinations or actions made or taken by a
WAYNE F. SHADE
Attorney at Law
53 West Pomfret Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
17013
personal representative hereunder, if made in good faith, shall be final and conclusive on
all persons who are or may become interested in my Estate. No fiduciary acting under
this my Last Will and Testament shall be liable for any error in judgment or for any
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depreciation or reduction in value of any Estate assets at anytime, in the absence of
II willful default.
SEVENTH. I order and direct that my body be cremated in lieu of burial and that
my ashes be interred with my husband in Westminster Cemetery.
LASTLY. I nominate, constitute and appoint my niece, EMILY C. COMPTON,
to be the Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, but if, for any reason, she should
fail to qualify as such Executrix or decline or cease so to serve, I nominate, constitute and
appoint my nephew, JAMES R. COMPTON, III, to be the Executor hereof, each to serve
~ without bond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, RUTH K. EPPLEY, have hereunto set my hand and
seal to this myLast Will and Testament which consists of five (5) typewritten pages to
each of which I have affixed my signature, this 12th day of
June , A.D. Two Thousand Seven (2007).
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Ruth K. Eppley
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and four (4) other typewritten pages,
WAYNE F. SHADE
Attorney at Law
53 West Pomfret Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
17013
each identified by the signature of the Testatrix, was on the date thereof signed, sealed,
published and declared by RUTH K. EPPLEY, the Testatrix therein named, as her Last
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Will and Testament, and we, at her request, in the presence of each other, have subscribed
our names as witnesses hereto.
Acknowledgment
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, RUTH K. EPPLEY, the person whose name is signed to the foregoing
instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I
signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament and that I signed it
willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by RUTH K. EPPLEY, this
rh day of ,7une , 2007.
Ruth K. Eppley
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Notary P lic
WAYNE F. SHADE
Attorney at Law
53 West Pomfret Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
17013
MOFiWlALTM OF PENNfYLVANIA
NOTARIAL SEAL
CONNIE J. TRITT, Notary Public
Carlisle Boro., CumbeAand County
_4_ Commission Expires October 5, 2008
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Affidavit
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
SS:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
We, Wayne F. Shade and Helen H. Shade ,the
witnesses whose names are signed hereto, being duly qualified according to law, do
depose and say that we were present and saw the Testatrix sign and execute the
instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that the Testatrix signed willingly and
executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each
subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as a witness;
and that, to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time eighteen or more
years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed to before me by
~ Wayne F. Shade and Helen H. Shade ,witnesses, this
day of .Tune , 2007.
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Notary P lic
COMMONWEALTH OF PENPyyLVA~A
NOTARIAL SEAL
CONNIE J. TRITT, Notary Pudic
Carlisle 6aa., Cumberland County
Commission Expires October 5.2008
WAYNE F. SHADE
Attorney at Law
53 West Pomfret Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
17013
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