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CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL RECORD Case NO..CWFlZ.. 2.3 ..............
RICHMOND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ...Virginia.
Clerk's Attestation
I, the Clerk of this Court, attest that the annexed
CERTIFIED COPY OF WILL, .LIST OF HEIRS, AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE :H OR THE
ESTATE OF SARAH L. ORD ON APRIL 26, 2012 ITd WILL BOOK 3~+ at page 654
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is an official record of this Court in my custody.
® is a true, correct and complete copy of an official record of this Court in my custody and I am the
custodian of that record. The annexed copy has been examined and compared with the original.
Given under my hand the seal of this Court on ~ .,
DEPUTY CLERK X CLERK
ROSA S. FORRESTER
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Clerks of Virginia Courts: When an original record or copy of a record is transmitted to another
Virginia court, only the clerk's attestation is required. When either an original record or copy is
transmitted to a court outside Virginia, both the clerk's attestation and the judge's certification are
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the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1738, entitling the record so attested and certified to full faith and credit.
FORM CC-1630 PDF (MASTER) 6/06
Va. Code §§ 8.01-389 & 8.01 -391;
U. S. Const. art. IV, Scc. 1;
28 U.S.C. § 1738
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TYPED NAME OF NDGE
.LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT r'r a ~ ,~
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I, SARAH L. ORD, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being
of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish
and declare this t.o be my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking any arrd all former Wills or Codicils by me made.
1.
I direct that alt my just debts, funeraJ_ expenses, and
administrat:ive expenses be paid from my estate, .as soon as is
practicable after my death.
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I give .and bequeath all of my jewelry, automobiles,
clothing, and other personal effects, as well as all household
goods and equipment which I may own, including any insurance
thereon, to my husband, JOHN A. ORD. In the event my said
husband predeceases me, I give and t~equeath the aforesaid items
to my then living cYii_ldren, to be distributed among them as they
shall mutually agree within a period of ninety (90) days from the
probate of my Wi_11, or in the absence of such an agreement, as my
personal representatives, in their sole discretion, shall deem
advisable, making such distribution in as nearly equal shares as
possib_1.e.
3.
I give, devise and bequeath alt the rest, residue and
remainder of my estate to my Trustee under a certain inter vivos
Trust Agreement heretofore created this date naming my husband,
JOHN A. ORD, as Trustee, and rr~y daughter, JEAN S. DOPTIS, as
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alternate Trustee, to have and to hold, in trust, for the uses
and purposes and subject to the term: and provisions thereof.
4.
I hereby direct that all estate, inheritanc;e, succession and
other taxes imposed or payable by reason of my death, together
with interest and penalties thereon, if any, with respect to atl
property comprising my gross estate for death tax purposes, shall
be paid as provided in the inter vivos Trust rei:erred to above.
5.
If my said husband, JOHN A. ORD, and I shall die under
circumstances that i.t cannot be determined which has survived the
other, then it shall. be deemed that I sur-vi.ved my husband.
6.
I nominate, constitute and appoint my husband, JOHN A. ORD,
as Executor of: my estate. In the event my said husband shal_1 be
unable or unwilling to serve as Executor, then I appoint my
daughter, JEAN S. DOPTIS, and my son-in-law, LEIGH E. DOPTIS, or
the survivor, to act: in such capacity.
7.
In addition to the powers conferred by case law, by statute,
and by other provisions hereof, my personal representatives and
Trustees, shall have the following discretionary powers
applicable to all property held by them, which powers shall be
effective without order of any court and shall exist until final
distribution:
A. `1'o retain any property of any nature received for
whatever period they shall deem advisable;
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B. To invest and reinvest all or any part of said property
in such stocks, bonds, securities or other property, real or
personal, as they shall deem proper, without regard to statutes
limiting the property which a fiduciary may purchase;
C. To sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of,
any part of °~aid property, for cash or on terms, publicly or
privately, or to lease, even for a germ exceeding five (5) years
or the duration of any trust herein, without liability on 1~he
purchasers or lessees to see to the application of the proceeds,
and to give options for these purcha:5es without the obligation to
repudiate them in favor of a higher offer;
D. To execute and deliver any deeds, leases, assignments
or other instruments as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of any trust hereunder;
E. To k>orrow money, including the right to borrow money
from any bank and t.o mortgage or p=Ledge any asset of the estate
as security;
F. To assume continuance of the status of any beneficiary
with regard to death, marriage, divorce, illness, incapacity and
the like in the absence of informat:ion deemed reliable without
liability for disbursements made on :such assumption;
G. To pay from the corpus of any trust hereunder, or the
income therefrom, all debts, claims, taxes or similar charges;
H- To make any distribution hereunder either in kind or in
money, or partially in kind and partially in money. Distribution
in kind shal.]_ be made at the market value of the property
distributed, and the Trustee, in his absolute discretion, may
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cause the sharE~ distributed to any distributee to be composed of
property similar to or different from that distributed to any
other distribut.ee;
I. To exercise any subscription right in connection with
any security held hereunder, to consent to or participate i_n any
recapitalizatic,n, reorganization, consolidation or merger of arty
corporation, company or association, the securities of which may
be held hereunder, to delegate authority with respect thereto, to
deposit investments under agreements, t.o pay assessments, and
generally to e~:ercisE= all rights of investors;
J. To invest in endowment, irrsurance or annuity policies
on the lives of: bene:Eiciaries of any trust hereunder;
K. To continue in any partnership, joint venture, joint
ownership or other business enterprise of which I am a part at
the time of my death;
L. To compromise claims;
M. To continue for whatever period of time as they shall
deem necessary any ownership as a tenant in common or as a
partner, in real estate or other property and to act as I could
have acted while living;
N. To do all other acts in their judgment necessary or
desirable for the pr:•oper management, investment and distribution
of my estate.
8.
I direct that neither my Executor nor my Trustee shall be
required to file any bond ink`' any jurisdiction to secure the
faithful perfo~~mance of their duties, nor shall they be required
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to obtain any order or approval of any court for the exercise of
any power or discretion set forth in thi:a Will.
IN WITNE~~S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this ~~h day of Cr2_~.o--(~,~- 1989~~ _
(_7"`-"" ~ ( SEAL )
Sarah L. Ord
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above-named
Testatrix as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence
of us, who at her request, have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto, in the presence of saicl Testatrix and of each
other.
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LAW p1~FICP:S-MARTSOh', I)G;AKI)I1RIT, W[LL.lAM3 X O'f'Pf)
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COMMONWEALTH OE PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, Sarah L. Ord, Testatrix, whose name is signed to the
attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified
according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and
executed the instrument as my Last Will; that I signed it
willingly; and that I signed i.t as my fY~ee and voluntary act for
the purposes therein expressed. _ ____ ~
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Saratl L . Ord
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by Sarah ?", ..
Ord, the Testatrix, this ~ ~~~ day of ~C!_~.,~~-[}.z,~1 199.
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Cmlisltst3c>reu~h,Curr!>,~r'!'c.;~;.uunty
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the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing
instrument, 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; that the Testatrix signed
willingly and that the Testatrix executed it as her free and
voluntary act for t:he purposes therein expressed; that each of
us, in the hearing and sight of the 'Pestatrix, signed the Will as
witnesses; an<i that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix
was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under
no const=raint or undue influence.
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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE OF RICHMOND COUNTY
COURT FILE NO. CWF12-:~ J
IN RE: SARAH LOUISE ORD, Deceased
Also known as: SARAH L. ORD
PROBATE OF WILL
NO QUALIFICATION
A paper writing purporting to be the lash will and testament of
SARAH LOUISE ORD, deceased, was this day presented to the Clerk by
JEAN S. DOPTIS, the Executor named therein, and offered for probate.
It appearing that the decedent resided at 20 DELFAE DRIVE, WARSAW
VA 22572, in Richmond County, Virginia, within the jurisdiction of
this Court, and died on March 28, 2012; and tl~e paper writing dated
October 5, 1989, consisting of six (6) typewritten pages, having been
executed and witnessed a:~ provided by Sec. 64.1-87.1 or 64.1-87.2,
Code of Virginia, i.s ESTABLISHED and ADJUDGED to be the true last will
and testament of SARAH LOUISE ORD, deceased, and is ORDERED to be
recorded as such.
The written notice of probate referred to in Sec. 64.1-122.2,
Code of Virginia, was given to the proponent.
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April 26, 2012
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LIST OF HEIRS Case File No.:CWF12-23
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § 64.1-134
Richmond County Circuit Court
SARAH LOUISE OIZD also known as: SARAH L. ORD March 28, 2012
NAME OF DECEDF,N"r DATE OE DEATH
I/We, the undersigned, hereby state under oath that the following are all of the heirs of the Decedent:
NAMES OF HEIRS ADDRESSES RELATIONSHIP AGE
JEAN S DOPTiS 802 LOAN HAVEN ROAD LOTTSBURG,VA DAUGHTER ADULT
22511
PRISCILLA A ORD 414 HIGH EARLS ROAD WESTMiNSTER,MD DAUGHTER ADULT
21158-3710
[ ]This L[ST of; HEIRS is filed in addition to the L[sT of HEtxs previously Filed with this Court on ........................................
DATE
I/we am/are (please check one):
® Proponent(s) of the will (no qualification)
^ Personal representative(s) of the decedent's estate
^ Heir-at-law of intestate decedent (no qualification within 30 days following death)
Given tinder my/our hand this twenty sixth day of April, 2012 ~~
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JEAN S DOPTIS ~,._---~- -.{~'~i~ R.....,~::~., , -
PRINTED NAME OE SUBSCRIBER SIGNATURE OF SUBSCRIBER
PKIN I hU NAME Uh~ SUBSCRIBER
SIGNATURE OP SUBSCRIBER
rtt1N i nu NAME UP SUBSCRIBER SIGNATURE OP SUBSCRIBER
State of Virginia City/County of Richmond County,to-wit:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty sixth day of April, 2012 by JEAN S DOPTIS ,
CLERK [ ]DEPUTY CLERK [ ]NOTARY PUBLIC
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My commtsstou expires ............ ` :...........................................
Registration No. ...........................................
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office of the Richmond County Circuit Court this twenty sixth day of April, 2012
the foregoing LIST of HERS was filed and admitted to record. ~ ~--
_ Teate: Rosa .Forrester
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AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE RI+'.GARDING ESTATE OF: SARAH LOUISE ORD
(who died on March 28, 2012 Estate No: CWF 12-~j
I, the undersigned, state under oath/affirm the following:
(Check the applicable block)
1. ~ ~I am a personal representative of the estate of the deceased person named above.
X ~ I am a proponent of the will of the deceased person named above.
~I am a person with an interest in the estate of the deceased person named above.
2. ~ ~ No notice was required to be given to any person pursuant to Va. Code § 64.1-122.2.
OR
~~ I mailed or delivered within 30 days of qualification (or probate) a copy of the notice required by Va. Code § 64.1-122.2
to the following persons shown below:
NAME ADDRESS WHERE MAILED OR DELIVERED DATE MAILED OR DELP/ERED
a. PRISCILLA A ORD, 414 HIGH EARLS ROAD, WESTMINISTER, MD 2 1 158-37 1 0 APRIL 26, 2012 ....................................
b. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................
c. ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
d. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................
e. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(Continue on other side if more space is needed)
(Check if applicable)
3. ^ After exercising reasonable diligence, I have been unable to determine the address of the following persons to whom such notice is
required:
(Check if applicable)
4 ^ After exercising, reasonable diligence, I have been tenable to identify the names and addresses of the persons described below (such
as a child of the deceased person) who may be an heir or beneficiary:
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APRIL 26, 2012 .......................................... ``"~..~..,c_._.. ~ . ~ --~• ~` `
DATE ~ ~` SIGNATURF, -
Comrnonwealth/State of VIRGINIA ...................................................... ^ City ~ County of
...RICHMOND ...................................
Subscribed and sworn to/affirmed before me on this...2(iTIL.......day of ...APRIL .....................................
2012 .......................
by ...JEAN S DOPTIS ................................................................................
PRINT NAME(S)
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APRIL 26, 20 ] 2 ........................................... ~_ ~ ~ -. ~~ ~' b' 1.< C.
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CLERK ^ DEPUTY CLLRK ^ NOTARY PUBLIC
No(ary Rcgislralion No. __.___ ~ ____ A-ly commission expires __._
NOTICE: This affidavit must be recorded in the Clerk's office where the personal representative qualified or the will was probated.
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office of the Richmond County Circuit Court this ..26TH .................................................................................
day of ..................APItiL................................................................................, 2012 ............
The foregoing Affidavit of Notice was this day admitted to record. ~'~
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