HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-12PETITION 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: Harry Maxwell Williams
a/k/a:
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Date of Death: May 15, 2012
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(Assigned by Register)
Social Security No:
Age at death: 88
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his last principal residence
at: 521 Park Avenue, New Cumberland Borough, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
Decedent died at: Select Specialty Hospital, 503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011,
Cumberland County Pennsylvania
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciledln Pennsylvania ...............................AIL personal property............................................$5,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ......................... Personal property in Pennsylvania........................$
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ......................... Personal property in County ................................. $
Value oJreal estate in Pennsylvania ................................................................................................. $0.00
TOTAL. ESTIMATED VALUE .......................................................................................................$x.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:
(Attach addrtronal sheets, rrnecessary.) Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough ('ounty
® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner avers she is the Executrix named in the last Will of the Decedent, dated October 6, 2007.
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(8),
and did not have a child born or adopted; and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated
person.
® NO EXCEPTIONS ^. EXCEPTIONS
^ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable]
c. t. a., d.b.n., d. b. n. c. t. a., pendente lite, durance absentia, durance minoritate
If Administration, c.t.a or db.n.c.~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(8) and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated
person.
^ NO EXCEPTIONS ^. EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner, after a proper search has ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and
heirs (attach additional sheets, if necessary):
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Oath of Personal Representative
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Petitioners Printed Name Petitioners Printed Address
Margery L. Hempt 515 Harding Street, New Cumberland, 17070
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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 and subscribed before ~~ ~.~~w--~" Date G~~_"2 / Z
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BOND Required:. ^ Y'ES ®NO To the Register ojWills:
Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
FEES:
Attorney Signature:
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Printed Name: ° iarles J. Hartwell
Supreme Court
ID Number: 52655
Firm Name: Dethlefs-Pykosh Law Group, LLC
Address: 2132 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 1701 I
Phone: (717)975-9446
Fax: (717) 975-2309
Email- chartwell@dplglaw.com
Letters ............................ ................... $ 30.00
(3) Short Certificate(s) .... .................... $ 12.00
O Renunciation(s) .......... .................... $
OCodicil(s) .................... .............•---... $
OAffidavit(s) ................. .................... $
Bond ............................... .................... $
Commission .................... .................... $
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Automation Fee ............. .................... $ 5.00
JCS lee ........................... .................... $ 23.50
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
REGISTER OF WELLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Harry Maxwell Williams
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AND NOW, June ~ ~ , 2012, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory
proof having been presented. before me, IT IS DECREED that Fetters Testamentary are hereby
granted to Margery L. Hempt in the above estate and that the instrument dated October 6, 2007
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the Last Will of Decedent.
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Permanent CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
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1. Decedent's legal Name (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 2. Sex 3. Social Security Number 4. Date of Death (Mp/Day/Yr) (Sped Mo)
Harry M. Williams Male 201 - 07 - 4734 May 15, 2012
Sa. Age-Last Blrthtlay (Vrs) 56. Under 1 Vear Sc. Under 1 Da 6. Date of Birth (Mo/D ay/Year) (Spell Month) 7a. Birthplace (City and State or Foreign Country)
Months Days Hours Minutes YO rk , PA
gg June 4, 1923 76. Birthplace (county) Yor
8a. Residence (State or foreign Country) 8b. Residence (Street and Number -Include Apt No.) 8c. Did Decetle nt Live in a Township
Pennsylvania 521 Park Avenue OYes, dereden[ eyed In _ _[wp-
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Cumberland 8e. Residence (Zip Code) 17070 ~No, decedent lived within limits of NeW Cumberland city/born.
9. Ev r in US Armed Forces] 10. Ma al 62a Clls at Time of Death ~ Marrietl Widowed 11. 6urvry ng Spouse's Name (If wife, give name prior to firs[ marr age)
~Y¢s Q No ~ Unknown ~ Divorced Q Never Married ~ Unknown
12. Father's Nama (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 13. Mother's Name Prior to First Marriage (First, Middle, I_a st)
Asa J. Williams Hattie M. Crumlin
14a. Informant's Name 14b. Relationship to Decedent 14c. Infor s Mailing Addre s (Street and Number, City, State. Zip Code;
o Margery L. Hempt Daughter 515 Harding Street, New Cumberland, PA 17070
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° Emergency Room/Outpatient Q Dead on Arrival _ 0 Nursing Home/Lang-Term Care Facility Other (Specify)
16b- Fa<ili[y Name (if not institution, give street and number; 15c- City or Town, State, and Zip Code 15 d. f_ounty of peach
Select S ecialt Hos ital Cam Hill, PA 17011 Cumberland
' 16a. Method of Disposition ~$ Burial Q Cremation 16b. Date of Disposition 16c- Place of Disposrtron (Name of cemetery, cremato y, r other pia e)
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Rolling Green Cemetery
Z 16d. Location of Disposition (City or TOW n, State, and Zip) 17a. Sig atur Funeral Service Licensee or Person in Charge of Interment 17 b. license Number
Camp Hi11, PA 17011 FS 012 849 L
0 17c. Name antl Complete Address of Funeral Facility
Parthemore FH & CS, inc., P_O_ Box 43 New Cumberland, PA 17070
16. Decedent's Education - ChecK the box Yhat best describes the 19. Decedent of Hispanic Origin -Check the 20. Decedent's Race -Check ONE OR MORE r stn Indicate wht[
~- highest degree or level of school completed at the time of death. box Ghat best describes whether the decedent he decedent considered himself or herself [o be.
Q 8th grade or less Is Spanish/HlspanlC/Latino. Check the "N O" ~ White Q Korean
~ No diploma, 9th - 12th grade box If decedent is not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. ~ Black or African American Q Vietnamese
[9 High school graduate or GF.D completed ~ No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 0 American Indian or Alaska Native Q Other Asian
~ Some college credit, but no degree ~ Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano ~ Asian Indian ~ Native Hawaiian
0 Associate degree (e.g. AA, AS) O Yes, Puerto Rican Q Chinese Q Guamanian or Cha mono
~ Bachelor's degree (e.g. BA, AB, BS) ~ Ves, Cuban ~ Filipino d Samoan
[] Master's degree (e.g. MA, M5, MEng, MEd, MS W, MBA) ~ Yes, Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino Q Japanese Q Other Pacific Islander
0 Doc[orafe (e.g. PhD, Edo) or Professional degree (Specify) ~ Other (Specify) _ _
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21. Decedent's Single Race Self-Design atlon -Check ONLY ONE to indicate what the decedent co nsitlered himself or herself [o be. 22a. Decedent's Vsual Occupation -Indicate type of work
[] White ~ Ja pa n¢se Q Samoan done during most of working fife. DO NOT USE RETIRED.
0 Black or Afrcan American ~ Korean ~ Other Pacific Islander
Q American Indian or Alaska Native ~ Vietnamese ~ Don't Know/Not Sure
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Q Asian Indian Q Other Asian Q Refused 22b. Kind of Business/Industry
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~[ARRY MA~:WELL WILLIAMS C~~;=~~; v ~~i~;-,;
CUMPi=~'I~rJD CO., PA
I, HARRY MAXWELL WILLIAMS, of CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA,
revoke my former Wills and Codicils and publish and declare this to be my bast Will and
Testament.
ARTICLE I
MARRIAGE & CHILDREN
I was married to MARY JEAN WILLIAMS, who is now deceased I have the following
adult child(ren) from that marriage:
Name: MARGERY L. HEMPT
Name: THOMAS A. WILLIAMS
Born on APRIL16,1953
Born on APRIL21, 1958
ARTICLE II
FUNERAL & BURIAL EXPENSES
I authorize the Executor of my Will to pay such sums as the Executor deems proper for
my funeral, cremation or burial and interment, including the disposition of the ashes or the
acquisition of any burial site and the erection and engraving of monuments and mazkers,
regazdless of any limitation fixed by statute or rule of court and without order of any court.
ARTICLE III
PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND EXPENSES
I direct that my just debts, testamentary expenses and expenses of last illness be first paid
out of and charged to the capital of my general estate.
All taxes (including income taxes and inheritance taxes) and any interest and penalties
thereon owed because of my death shall be paid out of the residue of my estate. The Executor
shall create, out of the residue, a separate fund for the purpose of paying any inheritance taxes in
the amount necessary to pay said inheritance taxes. The payment of the taxes shall be made
regardless of whether the taxes are owed on property passing under this Will or any codicil
hereto, outside of this Will, in connection with any insurance on my life or any gift or benefit
given or conferred by me either during my lifetime or by survivorship. The payment of the taxes
shall be made regardless of whether the taxes are owed by my estate or by any beneficiary. The
Executor shall not seek reimbursement from any beneficiary for the payment of the taxes.
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This direction shall not extend to or include any such taxes that may be payable by a
purchaser or transferee in connection with any property transferred to or acquired by such
purchaser or transferee upon or after my death pursuant to any agreement with respect to such
property.
ARTICLE IV
DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
Specific Bequests I direct that the following specific bequests be made from my estate.
Drv Sink, Drop Leaf Table, Tools, Cherry Table and Chairs, Silverware, and my
Jewelry shall be distributed to Thomas Williams, my son. If this beneficiary does not survive
me, this bequest shall be distributed with my residuary estate.
Corner Cupboard of her choice, Hummel collection, marble table and lama, cherry
dressers shall be distributed to Margery Hempt, my daughter. If this beneficiary does not
survive me, this bequest shall be distributed with my residuary estate.
$6.000, Made furniture, watch collection, shall be distributed to Stephanie
Wentworth, my granddaughter. If this beneficiary does not survive me, this bequest shall be
distributed with my residuary estate.
Slot Machine shad be distributed to Harry Adam Williams, my grandson. If this
beneficiary does not survive me, this bequest shall be distributed with my residuary estate.
Curio cabinet, shall be distributed to Danielle Williams, my granddaughter. If this
beneficiary does not survive me, this bequest shall be distributed with my residuary estate.
Additional items may be distributed to the above-mentioned at the discretion of the
executor.
Prim Residence All my interest in my primary residence or homestead, if any, shall be
distributed to my child(ren) N/A (name(s)). If more
than one child is named, then the distribution shall be in equal shares per stirpes.
Residuary_Estate I direct that my residuary estate, including any real property and
personal property, be distributed, bequeathed and given to my child(ren) MARGERY L
HEMPT and THOMAS A. WILLIAMS. If more than one child is named, then the distribution
shall be in equal shares per stirpes. If none of the named child(ren) or their descendants, survive
me, I direct that my residuary estate be distributed in equal shares per stirpes to:
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If any such beneficiary does not survive me, my residuary estate shall be distributed to
my heirs-at-law, their identities and respective shares to be determined under the laws of the
State of PENNSYLVANIA, then in effect, as if I had died intestate at the time fixed for
distribution under this provision.
Except as may be specifically otherwise provided herein or directed otherwise by law, if
any person should become entitled to any share in my estate before attaining the age of majority
or while under any other disability, I authorize the Executor to nevertheless make any
distribution for any such person directly to the beneficiary ar to a parent, guardian, conservator,
committee of such person, trustee of such person, person with whom the beneficiary resides at
the time of the distribution or to any other person the Executor may consider to be a proper
recipient thereof. Receipt of any such distribution shall be a sufficient discharge to the Executor.
ARTICLE V
NOMINATION OF EXECUTOR
I appoint MARGERY L. HEMPT, ("Executor") as the Executor of this my Will. If
such person or entity cannot, does not or is unable to serve or continue to serve as Executor for
any reason, I appoint THOMAS A. WILLIAMS, to be the Executor of this my Will in the place
and stead of the first aforementioned Executor.
References to "Executor" in this my Will shall include each Executor, Executrix, and
Personal Representatives of my Will, my estate or any portion thereof who may be acting as
such from time to time whether original or substituted and whether one or more.
To the extent permitted by law, the Executor shall have the right to administer my estate
without adjudication, order or direction of the court having jurisdiction over my estate, using
informal , unsupervised , or independent probate or equivalent legislation designed to
operate without unnecessary intervention by the probate court.
No bond, security or surety shall be required of any Executor serving hereunder.
ARTICLE VI
POWERS OF EXECUTOR
In addition to the existing authority of the Executor and in addition to other powers and
authority granted by law or necessary or appropriate for proper administration of my estate, the
Executor shall have the right and power to:
1. Lease, sell, grant options, partition, exchange, mortgage, or otherwise encumber or
dispose of all or part of any real or personal property that may be included in my estate in
such manner and for such purposes, for such prices, and upon such terms, credits and
conditions as may be deemed advisable, without order of court and without notice to
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anyone. I also give to the Executor power to execute and deliver such deeds, mortgages,
leases or other instruments and documents as may be necessary to effect such a sale,
mortgage, lease or other disposition. The power of sale herein is discretionary and not
mandatory.
2. Take charge of any real property as part of the probate administration of my estate
for such period as the Executor shall determine; collect any income therefrom; and pay
the taxes and expenses thereof, including the cost of keeping such property in adequate
condition and repair, in the manner and to the extent that the Executor shall deem
advisable.
3. To accept surrenders of leases and tenancies, to expend money in repairs, alterations,
rebuilding and improvements and generally to manage any such property. The Executor
shall also have the right to renew and keep renewed any mortgage or mortgages upon any
real estate forming part of my estate or any part thereof, to borrow money on any such
real estate upon the security of any mortgage or mortgages and to pay off any mortgage
or mortgages which may be in existence at any time forming part of my estate.
4. Make any division of my real or personal estate or set aside or pay any share or
interest therein either wholly or in part in the assets forming my estate at the time of my
death or at the time of such division, setting aside or payment, and I expressly will and
declare that the Executor shall in their absolute discretion fix the value of my estate or
any part thereof for the purpose of making any such division, setting aside or payment
and the decision of the Executor shall be final and binding upon all persons concerned,
notwithstanding any fluctuation in market value and notwithstanding that one or more of
the Executor may be beneficially interested in the property or any part. thereof so valued.
5. Sell, call in and convert into money any part of my estate not consisting of money at
such time or times, in such manner and upon such terms, and either for cash or credit or
for part cash and part credit as they may in their absolute discretion decide upon, or to
postpone such conversion of my estate or any part or parts thereof for such length of time
as they may think best. Make any division or distribution of my residuary estate in money
or in other property or partly in both upon the basis of fair market value and cause any
share to be composed of money, property or undivided fractional share in property.
6. Retain any of my investments or assets in the form existing at the date of my death at
Executor's absolute discretion without responsibility for loss to the intent that
investments or assets so retained shall be deemed to be authorized investments for all
purposes of my Will. No reversionary or future interest shall be sold prior to falling into
possession and no such interest not actually producing income shall be treated as
producing income.
7. Permit any beneficiaries of my estate to use any tangible personal property or real
property, without paying any rent, without giving any bond or security and without
liability for any loss or damage. The Executor shall not be liable or responsible for any
injury to, consumption of or loss of any such property so used.
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8. Make or refrain from making, in Executor's absolute discretion, any elections,
determinations, and designations permitted by any statute or regulation enacted by the
federal government of the United States of America, by the legislature or government of
any state, or by any other legislative or governmental body of any other country, state or
territory, and such exercise of discretion by the Executor shall be conclusive and binding
upon all the beneficiaries hereof. The Executor shall not be liable to any person, whether
beneficiary or otherwise, by reason of any loss, claim, tax or other cost experienced by
any such person or by my estate resulting from any election, determination, designation
or exercise of discretion, entered into by the Executor in good faith.
9. Windup, dissolve, settle or continue any partnership or business in which t may have
an interest at the time of my death.
10. Compromise, settle, waive or pay any claim or claims at any time owing by my
estate or which my estate may have against others for such consideration or no
consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the Executor may deem advisable
and to refer to arbitration all such claims if the Executor deem same advisable.
11. Pay all. necessary and reasonable expenses and costs incurred in connection with
administering my estate, including but not limited to attorney, accountant, agent, broker
and other professional fees.
The Executor shall be fully protected in exercising any discretion granted to them in my
Will and shall not be liable to the beneficiaries or their heirs or personal representatives by
reason of the exercise of such discretion. The Executor shall exercise the powers, authority and
discretion granted herein in what Executor deems to be the best interest, whether monetary or
otherwise, of the beneficiaries, whether or not such exercise may have the effect of conferring an
advantage on any one or more of the beneficiaries or would otherwise, but for the foregoing, be
considered as being other than an impartial exercise of their duties hereunder or as not being
maintenance of an even-hand among the beneficiaries and all such exercise of their powers,
authority and discretion shall be binding upon all of the beneficiaries and shall not be subject to
any question or review, by an}T person, official, authority, court or tribunal whatsoever or
whomsoever.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
The provisions in this Will for the distribution of my estate shall be supplemented by the
following:
1. Paragraph Titles and Gender. The titles given to the paragraphs of this Will are
inserted for reference purposes only and are not to be considered as forming a part of this
Will in interpreting its provisions. Throughout this Will the use of any gender shall be
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deemed to include all genders, and the use of the singular the plural, and vice versa. and
any pronouns shall be taken to refer to the person or persons intended regardless of
gender or number The terms "child" and "descendant" shall include an adopted person
and such adopted person's descendants, if, but only if, the adopted person is not more
than twelve years of age on the date of the court order granting such adoption.
2. Thirty Day Survival Requirement. For the purposes of determining the appropriate
distributions under this Will, Each beneficiary shall be deemed not to have survived me
unless the beneficiary is living on the thirtieth day after the date of my death.
3. Liability of Fiduciary. No fiduciary who is a natural person shall, in the absence of
fraudulent conduct or bad faith, be liable individually to any beneficiary of my estate, and
my estate shall indemnify such natural person from any and all claims or expenses in
connection. with or arising out of that fiduciary's good faith actions or non-actions as the
fiduciary, except for such actions or non-actions which constitute fraudulent conduct or
bad faith.
4. Beneficiary Disputes. If any bequest requires that the bequest be distributed between
or among two or more beneficiaries, the specific items of property comprising the
respective shares shall be determined by such beneficiaries if they can. agree, and if not,
by my Executor.
5. Matrimonial Ri ts. No gift, or the income therefrom, under this Will shall be
assigned or anticipated, or fall into any community of property, partnership or other form
of sharing or division of property which may exist between any beneficiary and his or her
spouse, and every gift together with the income therefrom shall remain the separate
property of a beneficiary hereunder, free from all matrimonial rights or controls by his or
her spouse.
6. Severability. If any provision of this Will is declared invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability should affect only that
provision and all other provision should remain effective.
7. No Spouse. I am not currently married to anyone.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed my name below to this Will, this 6th day of
October, 2007. at NEW CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA that I declare this to be my Last
Will and Testament, that I am of legal age and sound mind, that I make this under no constraint
or undue influence and ask the Witnesses named below to witness my signature.
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Name: ARRY MAXWELL WILLIAMS
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(Notice to Witnesses: Three (3) adults must sign as witnesses. Each witness must read the
following clause before signing. The witnesses should not receive assets under this T~'ill.)
We, the undersigned, hereby certify and declare under penalty of perjury under the laws
of the State of PENNSYLVANIA that the above instrument, which consists of 7 pages,
including the page(s) which contain the witness signatures, was signed in our sight and presence
by HARRY MAXWELL WILLLAMS (the "Testator"), who declared this instrument to be his
Last Will and Testament and we, at the Testator's request and in the Testator's sight and presence
and at Testator's request, and in the sight and presence of each other, do hereby subscribe our
names as witnesses on the date shown above.
We understand this is the Testator's Will; We believe the maker is of sound mind and
memory; We believe that this Will was not procured by duress, menace, fraud or undue
influence; The maker is age 18 or older. Each of us is now age 18 or older, is a competent
witness, and resides at the address set forth after his or her name.
Dated: October 6.2007
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Name: Donald R. Fuller Jr.
Address: 515 Harding Street
City: New Cumberland _
State: Penns~v_ania
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Address: 5 8 Harding Street __
City: New Cumberland _
State: Pennsylvania _
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Name: Michael Colson _
Address: 518 Harding_Street _
City: New Cumberland _
State: Pennsylvania
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Self-Proved Witl Affidavit
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
I, the undersigned, an officer authorized to administer oaths, certify that HARRY MAXWELL
WILLIAMS, the testator and Donald R Fuller, Jr., and Lindsey Colson, and Michael Colson,
the witnesses, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument and whose
signatures appear below, having appeared before me and having been first been duly sworn, each
then declared to me that: 1) the attached or foregoing instrument is the last will of the testator; 2)
the testator willingly and voluntarily declared, signed, and executed the will in the presence of
the witnesses; 3) the witnesses signed the will upon the request of the testator, in the presence
and hearing of the testator and in the presence of each other; 4) to the best knowledge of each
witness, the testator was, at the time of signing, of the age of majority (or otherwise legally
competent to make a will), of sound mind and memory, and under no constraint or undue
influence; and 5) each witness was and is competent and of proper age to witness a will.
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Print Name: Donald R Fuller, Jr.
Address: 515 Harding Street, New Cumberland, PA
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Print Name: is ael Colson
Address: 518 Harding Street? New Cumberland, PA
Subscribed and sworn to before me by HARRY MAXWELL WILLIAMS, the testator, who is
personally known to me or who has produced PENNSYLVANIA DRIVER'S LICENSE as
identification, and by Donald R Fuller, Jr., a witness, who is personally known to me or who
has produced PENNSYLVANIA DRIVER'S LICENSE as identification, and by Lindsay
Colson, a witness, who is personally known to me or who has produced PENNSYLVANIA
DRIVER'S LICENSE as identification, and by Michael Colson, a witness, who is personally
known to me or who has produced PENNSYLVANIA DRIVER'S LICENSE as identification,
this 6th day of October, 2007.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
NOTARIAL SEAL
GEORGANN E. KEGG, Notary Public
Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland County
My Commission Expires Feb. 29, 2008