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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) named below, who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for Letters as specified below, and in
support thereof aver(s) the following and respectfully request(s) the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information
Name: Bernard S. Meals
a/k/a:
a/k/a:
a/k/a:
Date of Death: February 27, 2012
File No• ~' "' ~ o~ ~-1
(Assigned by Register)
Social Security No: 208-24-4780
Age at death: 81
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pennsylvania (stare) with his/her last
principal residence at 50 Bonnybrook Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 Cumberland County
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Carlisle Reeional Medical Center, Carlisle, PA
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania ............................ All personal property $ 1d, A00.Oa
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ........................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsy!vania ........................ Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ......................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ ZU. ~+G 0.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 50 Bonnybrook Road, Carlisle, PA 17013, South Middleton Township, Cumberland
(Attach additional sheets, if necessary.) Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s) aver(s) he/she/they is/are the Executor(s) named in the last Will of the Decedent, dated January 27, 2006 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
('rarv T ~P~t~ ~1+Pd 10/20/2010, a cn~y ofd ath rPrtifiratP is hPing~nrovided, thnc leaving Randall 4- Mealc as snle Rxecntnr
State relevant circumstances (eg. renunciation, death ojexecutor, etc)
Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s) offered for probate Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, 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(g), and did not have a child bom or
adopted; and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
Q NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS
B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
c. t. a., d.b.n., d.b.n.c.t.a., pendente life, tlurante absentia, durance minoritate
If Administration, c.t.a. or db.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.
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(g) and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
O NO EXCEPTIONS o EXCEPTIONS
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Petitioner(s), after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the folloia%in~pouse (if any~itd heirs (a(~h
additional sheets, if necessary): NCO '~'' ~:7 ;-~
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Form RW-02 rev. 10/11/2011 Page 1 of 2
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF Cumberland
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Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) Printed Address
Randall S. Meals 209 Alters Road Carlisle PA 17015 ~~RK ~~
GUMFiERL f~N~1 f ;n PA
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) the statements in the fore oing Petition are true d correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s) and that, as Personal Representative(s) of the De d nt, th itioner )will 1 truly administer the estate accor ing t law.
Sworn to or affirmed d subscribed before Date
me this day , ~?/ Date
By: Date
Fort egister Date
BOND Required: Q YES NO
FEES:
Letters ................... ... $
( 5 )Short Certificate(s)... ... ~('r
( )Renunciation(s)...... .. .
( )Codicil(s) .......... .. .
( )Affidavit(s)......... .. .
Bond ..................... ...
Commission ............... .. .
Other ~ \~~ ..... ...
Automation Fee ............ ... ,j
JCS Fee .................. ...
TOTAL................... ... $ A
To the Register of Wills:
Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Attorney Signature
anted Name: ald E. Johnson, Esd
upreme Court
ID Number: 16453
Firm Name: Andrews & Johnson
Address: 7A West Pomfret Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-243-0123
Fax: 717-243-0061
Email: rte' hnann V na.net
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of Bernard S. Meals File No: ~ ~ -
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a/k/a:
AND NOW, _
satisfactory proof
~, () , ~~L1~, inconsideration of the foregoing Petition,
been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testmentary
are hereby granted to Randall S. Meals
the instrument(s) dated January 27, 2006
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of~c~t'd as the last V
Register of Wills
Form RW-01 rev. 10/11/2011 ,
in the above estate and (if applicable) that
and Codicil(s)) of
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OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Bernard S. Meals
Randall S. Meals
and Kimberly A. Meals
(each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that
acquainted with Bernard S. Meals
and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of Bernard S. Meals
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of
Bernard S. Meals
is in his/her own proper handwriting.
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(Signature)
209 Alters Road
(Street Address)
Carlisle, PA 17015
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
befo e ~e this day
of 1 r/GL V'U/~ i, ~ ~c~--
,qty for Reg~er of
Form RW-04 rev. 10.13.06
Deceased
she / he /they was /were well-
(Si lure)
209 Alters Road
(Street Address)
Carlisle, PA 17015
(City, State, Zip)
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LOCAL R T CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
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WARNING: ft i~ 1a1 ~q- dup1~ ~ e this copy by photostat or photograph.
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Fee for this certificate, $6.00 ~ ~~~ ~~~ -~ ~M ~~; ; jjJf"""'~_---.. This is to certify that the information here given is
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t~ftlt(~~~F, - yy~~_ correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death
r ~~ _ l~ duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original
a-E~~ ~r ~ ~ - ~ ~ certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
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oral kegistrar ~~ Date Issued
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ~ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ~ VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH State Flle Number:
1. Decedent's Legal Name (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 2. Sex 3. Social Secu rlty Number 4. Date of Death (MO/Day/Vr) (Spell Mo)
Bernard S_ Meals male 208-24-4780 Februa 27, 2012
Sa. Age-Last Birthday (Yrs) Sb. Under 1 Year Sc. Under 1 Da 6. Date of Birth (MO/D ay/Near) (Spell Month) 7a. Birthplace (City and State or Foreign Country)
` 81 yrs. Months Days Hours Minutes AugllBt 14• 1930
7b. Birthplace (col,nty) Cumber and
Sa. Residence (Slate or Foreign Country) Sb. Residence (Street and Number -Include Apt No.) 8c. Did Decedent Live In a Townsh
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Penns lvanla 50 BOnnybrook ROad ~~
®Yes, decedent lived in `5' . M1ddl etOn tyrp
8d. Residence (CON nty)
Cumberland ge. Residence (Zip Code) ~ No, decedent lived within limits of city/boro.
9. Ever in US Armed Forces? 10. Marital Status at Time of Death ~ Married ® Widowed 11. Surviving Spouse 5 Name (If wife, give name prior Co first marriage)
® Yes Q No ~ Unknown ~ Divorcetl ~ Never Married ~ Unknow
12. Father's Name (Firs[, Mlddie, LasC, Suffix) 13. Mother's Name Prior to Flrs[ Marriage (First, Middle, last)
Melvin Meals Helen Da
14a. Informant's Name 146. Relationship [o Decedent 14c. Informant's Mailing Address (Street and Number, City, State, Zip Code)
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Randall S_ Meals Son
209 Alters Rd. Carlisle, PA 17015
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If Death Occurred in a Hos ital: ~ In dent =
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1f Death Occurred Somewhere Other Than Hos Ital: ~-~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~--~- ~ -~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~-~~-----~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
p ~` Hospice Facility tj' Decedent's Home
Emergency Room/Outpatient Q Dead on Arrival
• ~ Nursing Home/Long-Term Care Facility Other (Specify)
4i 15 b. Facility Name (If not Institution, give street and n tuber; 15c. City or Town, State, and Zlp Code - lSd. County of Death
Carlisle R tonal Medical Center Ca 1- e P 1 Cumberland
16a. Methotl of Disposition ® Burial 0 Cremation 16b. Date of Disposition 16c. Place of OfsposlYlon (Name Of cemetery, c matory, or other place)
$ Q Removal from State ~ Donation Marcia 2 • 201 Westminster Memorial Gardens
- Other (Specify) -
2 16d. Location f DlsposiTlon (Cii Town, STafe, and Zip)
Carlisle
PA 1713 17a. Sig f Funeral Se is erson in Charge of Interment 17b. License Number
°s , 138504
17c. Name and Complete Address of Funeral Fa cillty
18. Decedent's Education -Check the box that best describes the 19. Decede of Hispanic Origin - Check t e 2 cedent s - N Era es to indicate what
~ highest degree or level of school completetl at the time of death. box that best describes whether the decedent the decedent considered himself or herself Co be.
0 8th grade or less Is Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. Check the "NO" ~] White Q Korean
No diploma, 9th - 12th grade box if decedent is not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. 0 Black or African American ~ Vietnamese
® High school graduate or GED completed ~J No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino ~ American Indian or Alaska NaCive ~ Other Asian
0 Some college credit, but no degree ~ Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano 0 Asian Indian Q Native Hawaiian
0 Associate degree (e.g. AA, AS) ~ Yes, Puerto Rican ~ Chinese ~ Guamanian or Chamorro
~ Bachelor's degree (e.g. BA, AB, BS) Q Yes, Cuban Q Fiii pino ~ Samoan
~ Master's degree (a.g. MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) ~ Ves, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 0 Japanese Q Other Pacific Islander
0 Doctorate (e.g. PhD, Ed D) or Professional degree (Specify) Q Other (Specify)
. MD DDS DVM LLB JD
21. Decedent's Single Race Self-Design atlon -Check ONLY ONE io indicate what the decedent considered himself or herself to be. 22a. Decedent's Usual OccU pation -Indicate type of work
® White 0 Japanese 0 Samoan done during most of working life. DO NOT USE RETIRED.
0 Black or Afr(<an American 0 Korean Q Other Pacific Islander Truck Driver.
0 American Indian or Alaska Native 0 Vietnamese Q Don'[ Know/Not SU re
~ Asian Intllan [] Other Asian 0 Refused 22b. Kind of Business/Industry
0 Chinese Q Native Hawaiian ~ Other (Specify) Trucking Company
~ Filipino Q Guamanian or Chamorro
ITEMS 23a - 23d MUST E COMPLETED 23a. Dat Pronou red Dead (MO Day Yr) 236.5 nature of Person Pronouncing Death (Only when applicable 23c. License Number
BY PERSON WHO PRONOVNCES OR
CERTIFIES DEATH
23d. Date 5 ned (M /Day/Vr) 24. Tim
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C~rJ 25. Was Medical Examiner or Coroner Contacted? Q Ves NO
CAUSE OF DEATH Approximate
26. Part I. Enter the chain of events--diseases, inju rtes, o mplicatlons--chat directly caused the tleath. DO NOT enter terminal a enis such a ardlac a est Interval:
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respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibrillation without showing the etiology. DO NOT ABBREVIATE. Enter only pne cause on a line. Add ad ditto nal Ilnes
if necessary Onset to Death
IMMEDIATE CAUSE ---------------> a. ~ ~ ~`` ~~ T la / [~/F~-r~ i~ yf
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(Final disease or condition Due to (or as a consequence of):~
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resUlCing in death)
Sequentially Its[ condlTlons, ~ J Dl,e to (or as a ~onse~en~e or>Yor>Y~
If any, leading to the cause
listed on line a. Enter [he
UNDERLYING CAUSE Due to (or as a consequence of):
(disease or Injury that
Initiated the events resulting d.
In death) LAST. Due to (or as a consequence of):
S 26. Part: 11. Enter other i nifica nt contli ion n rl in a h but not resulting In the untlerlying cause given In Part I 27. Was an autopsy perf9Y~Ied?
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to complete the cause of death?
~ O yes ®~No
29. If Female: 30. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to DeathT 31. Manner of Death
0 0 Not pregnant within past year Q Ves 0 Probably r~l6atural ~ Homicide
~ Pregnant at time of death ~ No [y~/(J nknown ~ Accident 0 Pending Investigation
m 0 Not pregnant, but pregnant within 42 days of death ~ Suicide ~ Could not be determined
r ~ Not pregnant, but pregnant 43 days To 1 year before death 32. Data of Injury (MO/Day/Vr) (Spell Month)
~ Unknown if pregnant within the past year 33. Time of Injury
34. Place of injury (e.g. home; construction site; farm; school) 35. Location of Injury (Street and Number, City, State, Zip Code)
36. Injury at Work 37. If Transportation Injury, Specify: 3B. Describe How Injury Occurred:
0 Yes 0 Driver/Operator ~ Pedestrian
0 No Q Passenger Q Other (Specify)
39a. Certifier (Check only one):
Q Certifying physician - To the best of my knowledge, death occurred due to the cause(s) and m r stated
~~Pronouncing 6 Certifying physician - To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the time, date, and place, and due to the c se(s) and m r stated
~ Medical Examiner/Coroner - On the basis of examination, antl/or Investigation, in my opinion, deat
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Signature of certifier: TI[ie of certifier: / ~/ _ ' J License Number: ~,~ ~~ ~~~
39b. Name, Address and Zip Code of Person Completing Cau a of Death (Item 26) /~,/f !{sue/~ 39c. Date Signed (M Day/Vr)
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4D. Regisfra r'S District Number 41. Reg is ~ignatu re 42. Registrar Flle Date Mo Day/Yr)
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43. Amendments
Disposition Permit No. C / / /
H105-143
REV 07/2011
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, BERNARD S. MEALS, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound
mind, disposing memory and full legal age, do hereby make publish and declare this to be
my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by
me.
ONE. I direct my Executor or Executrix, as the case may be, to pay all of
my debts, funeral and administrative expenses as soon as convenient after my decease.
Furthermore, I direct that all state, inheritance, succession and other death taxes imposed
or payable by reason of my death and interest and penalties thereon with respect to all
property composing of my gross estate for death tax purposes, whether or not such
property passes under this Will, shall be paid by the Executor or Executrix of my estate.
TWO. My Executor or Executrix may, at his or her discretion,
compromise claims, borrow money, retain property for such length of time as he or she
may deem proper. Lease or sell property for such prices, on such terms, at public or
private sales, as he or she may deem proper; and invest estate property and income
without restriction to legal investments unless otherwise provided hereunder. I authorize
and empower my Executor or Executrix to sell any realty and/or personalty owned by me
at my death and no specifically devised or bequeathed herein, at public or private sale or
sales and to give good and sufficient deeds and/or bills of sale therefore, in fee simple, as
I could do if living. My Executor or Executrix is authorized and empowered t~eyettgage itf
any business in which I may be engaged at my death, for such period of titer m~ i
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death as seems expedient to said Executor or Executrix. ~ v7 =~ °° _~ ~ ':~
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THREE. I give, devise, and bequeath all of the rest, residue and remainder
of my estate equally to my children, GARY L. MEALS, MICHAEL W. MEALS,
DOUGLAS G. MEALS, STANLEY K. MEALS, RANDALL S. MEALS and
BRADLEY S. MEALS, per stirpes, which provides that the child or children of any
deceased beneficiary shall take the share their parent would have taken if living.
FOUR. I nominate and appoint my two- sons, GARY L. MEALS and
RANDALL S. MEALS, to be the Co-Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In
the event that either of them fail to qualify or is not able to serve for whatever reason, the
remaining Co-Executor may act alone as Executor.
FIVE. No person(s) shall benefit hereunder unless such beneficiary shall
survive me by sixty (60) days.
SIX. No Executor or Co-Executor acting hereunder shall be required to
post bond or enter security in this or any other jurisdiction.
SEVEN. No beneficiary may assign, anticipate or pledge his or her interest
in any income or principal held or distributable hereunder, and no beneficiary's creditors
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may levy, attach or otherwise reach any such interest.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto sent my hand and seal this ~Z day
of Augusts -X893--
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ARD S. MEALS
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-name person as and for a
Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who at said person's request, in said person's
presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as subscribing
witnesses.
Notarial Seal
Cathy E. Fry, Notary Public
Sout4 Middleton'11vp., Cambedand County
My Commission Expires July 30, 2406
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
WE, BERNARD S. MEALS,
the testator and witnesses respectively, whose
names are signed to the 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 purpose herein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and
hearing of the testator, signed the will as a 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.
BERNARD S. MEALS
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
SS:
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by BERNARD S. MEALS,
the testator herein, and subscribed and sworn to before me by ,
witnesses ,this ~7 day of-~4~st,~8@5.
Notarial Seal
Catty S Fry. Notary Pablic
swan Mla 1~vp~ ca ~r Not Public
~y Connmiessiott l~icp3t~es 7aty 30. 2006