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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-05-12PETITInnON FOR GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF C~ N : ~ ~_ 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 a/k/a: a/k/a: a/k/a: Date of Death: r_•Vf= ! y ~ ., r~ Decedent was domiciled at death in principal residence at Z t b `13 ( 6 Decedent died at Street address, Poet Omce and Zio Code Street address, Post O(Bce end Zip Code Estimate of value of decedent's property at death County, File No: ~ ~ ~ -" ~3T (Assigned by Register) Social Security No: ~i.0 ~} ~ h ( - ~~S Age at death: _ Q l his/her fast City, Township or Borough County Townshtp or Borough ~ County State Ijdomiciled in Pennsy/vania ............................ All personal property $ IJno! domiciled in Pennsy/vania ........................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $ IJnot domiciled in Pennsy[vania ........................ Personal property in County $ Value ojreal estate in Pennsy/vania ......................................................... $ TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ ) ©( ppD , Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: (Attach additional sheen, ifnecersary.) Street address, Post Omce and Zip Code Ciry, Township or Borough County Q 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 ~ PU ~~ '7.~c.3 and Codicil(s) thereto dated State relevant dreumstantes leg, renwmiation, deafN ofexecufog etc,) Except as follows: after the execution of the instmment(s) offered for probate Decedent did not many, 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. [r]'IGO EXCEPTIONS ^EXCEPTIONS __ ^ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) c.t.u., d.b. n., d.b.n.c.tu., pendente fire, durunte absentia, durunte minoritate 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. 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. r~ ^NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS _~ Petitioner(s), after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no W ill and was survived by the fallowing sprang) and ~vs lair udditianu[sheets, ifnecessury): v=~ r ~,~_ s. .. t Name Relatianshi Address er: C` ~ n •' Tt ~~~ ~I L_i ~i-i C'~ t^n -~, Fore aw-oz reg. (niuiznl( Page 1 of 2 REL~JRDEC; ,^,FFIt;E __..,.. .-.t .,a. Oath of Personal Representative COMbfONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } pp } SS: COUNTY OF ~t jg ~] ~ ) ~z.~uu -5 are io: o~ Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) P ~ e ~~ ~ ~r J l~~ scz~~uSN ~~fi, sIM ~t:~t ~r~-, sc ~~~.~:( The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) the statem is in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitoner(s) and that, as Personal Representative(s) ofthe dent, the Pe ~ br will welt and tmty administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed an s scribed before pate <J,, { ~,yy me th~ da o ~ ~ Date 13y. Date e egister Dale BOND Required:QYES ~O To the Register of Wi/[s: FEES: ~-! Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters ...................... $ L~L~ (~ )Short Certificate(s)...... ~(~ ( ri )Renunciation(s)......... ~- ( )Codicil(s) ............ . ( )Affidavit(s)............ Bond ........................ Commissi ........... ~~~ ~ Automation Fee ....... ........ JCS Fee ............. .... . TOTAL ............. ........ $ Attorney Signature: Printed Name: Supreme Court ID Number: Firm Name: Address: Phoue: Fax: Email: DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of afkla: AND NOW, satisfactory proof the instrument(s) dated - described in the Petition Fife No: ~ ~ - ~ ~ - ~-~~ ~2 , ~~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, presented before me, IT DECREED that Letters ~P F,,nlt~..k~ ~ _ are hereby granted to~~~~ 2 t _ _ t~N in the above estate and (if applicable) that to probate and filed p;;tecord as the laQt~(ill (and For,exw-nz ,e,. matnnu ;~ Page~'of2 i ~~kT s.bYentl.ny Rrt tonahlw•, oY• eo to.... <onwRY•nt. en: p env. L.aln[ <e en. w.... i . Enter tM1• c. i V MD[RLYINO ~Vf6 Dw to (or •,•[onu9wnu o0: i erlNu [ Inml•u a tee eY.ne, re,Yl<In[ e. ~ m eotN <wsr D . w <o (er •,. tenuau.nu oD: ~ y~ 26. pen ll. En<ar o[M1•r bu[ nu n,ultln9 n <n. untl•rlVln{ c•u,.9N•n In Pert l >. W„n •u<e ry p•rhtm.ai P 'l2 ~ $ u<o 30.WU• P.Ynnaln9s w•II•bl• rotemwla. <n•c.Y.e o/a..mi v . N o Fe z9. 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C~~X ~~ ~..OT SD9-119 REV 0]/3011 O ~ ti ~ RENUNCIATION C.` ?: r- r ~-~ ~ t a REGISTER OF WILLS nom' ~ ~` `r`I; OC -,: u ~ {/J COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA =~„ ° ~ =.r~,~ o ~~ t v - Estate of ~A </ L~ ;jr'-S I ~/Z I, Deceased in my capacity/relationship as (Print Name) ~ 1~0 trS ~ of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to Spy ~ ~~~-~ S2 S ~ u ~ '2.c~ r 2 (Dote) Executed in Register's Office Swom to or affirmed and subscribed befo this day of a .1 1~ 1 DBputy for Register of Wills Executed out of Register's Office Before the undersigned personally appeared the party executing this renunciation and certified that he or she executed the renunciation for the purposes stated within on this day of Notary Public My Commission Expires: (Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to administer oaths. Show date ofezpiration of Notary's Commission.) Form RW-06 ter. 10.13.06 ~ iH~sc,~c.~(1(f~ 5~° z~c~~ I (City, Score. ZiPJ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT {(~'-~~ = ~' .`_ Q nor y ~ OF X7 ~l -n ~~ - ~ BEST j ' JAY E ~ ` r" . r ~ U Ul n ~r~ c~ ~'c s-~ zA no~; I, JAY F,. BEST, of the Borough of Camp Hill, the County of Cumberlna~, and ~ ,. -_ ~ n ~ p Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, hereby make, publish acid -" declare this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all prior Wills and other testamentary writings at any time heretofore made by me. L I direct my Executrix or successor Executor, hereinafter named, to pay all of my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses as soon as conveniently can be done after my demise. IL I desire to make specific bequests as set forth on sepazate page(s) marked as Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof and request my Executrix or successor Executor to follow the directions set forth thereon. IIL I give, devise and bequeath the remainder of my estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate, unto my beloved wife, REDELLA L. BEST, of the Borough of Camp Hill, County of Cumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. IV. Should my said wife, REDELLA L. BEST, predecease me, or should she survive me by a period of less than four (4) months or should she die simultaneously with me, or in a common disaster, it being my direction and intent that in the event of such simultaneous death or common disaster no Uniform Act regarding such event shall apply and only the above stated provision of this Will shall apply, then and only then, I give, devise and bequeath my entire estate, of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate unto my children, JAY E. BEST, JR., per stirpes, of Simpsonville, South Carolina; PAUL E. BEST, per stirpes, of Tuckahoe, New Jersey; DIANE E. BEST, per stirpes, of Dallas, Texas; and GAYLE E. MARCHI, per stirpes, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. V. Shouldanybeneficiaryundertheageoftwenty-five(25)yea7•sreceiveundertheterms of this, my Last Will and Testament, the receipts shall be held, nevertheless, IN TRUST, by THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS, 2000 E. Milestone Drive, Appleton, Wisconsin 54919, until such time as the beneficiary attains the age of twenty-five (2:i) years. VI. The Trustee hereinabove named shall: (A) Hold, manage, invest and reinvest the trust fund for the benefit of said recipient(s) under the age of twenty-five (25) years (hereinafter referred to as "the Beneficiary"), and shall collect the rents, interest, dividends and other income therefrom .and after deduction of all proper charges and expenses shall, from time-to-time or at any time during the minority of the beneficiary, pay or apply to or for the use of the beneficiary all or so much of the nett income therefrom and principal thereof, including, but not by way of limitation payments or applications for the support, maintenance and education of the beneficiary the Trustee, in the Trustee's sole discretion shall deem necessary or advisable; such payments or applications may be made by the Trustee directly or by paying such income or principal to a guardian of the person with whom the F41 ISFR\Rl1NNIF.1(1\\NII I S\\Nf1RK\Reef\mrill_i wrW ~O0.Mav03 Z beneficiary may reside at the time of such payment, in every case without requiring any bond, and the receipt of such guardian of the person with whom the beneficiary may reside shall constitute a full and complete discharge to the Trustee for any payment so made by it; and the Trustee shall, during the minority of the beneficiary, accumulate the surplus net income not so applied and the resulting income from such accumulations by investments as the Trustee is hereinafter authorized to make until the beneficiary shall attain the age of twenty-five (25) years, whereupon the Trustee shall transfer, pay over and deliver the principal of the trust fund as then constituted and any accumulated income to the beneficiary absolutely.. (B) In the event that any beneficiary shall die prior to attainting the age of twenty-five (25) years, then upon such death the principal of the trust fund as then constituted and any accumulated income shall be transferred, paid over and delivered by the Trustee to the executor or administrator of the beneficiary to become and be disposed of as a part of his/her estate. (C) The Trustee shall have, with respect to both principal and income of the trust fund and any additions thereto, the following powers, authorities and discretion without limitation by their specifications and until the actual distribution thereof: F9IICFR\R(INNIF.III\1A/II I A\INl1RIgRce1\wilLi wnd'oAMav03 3 1. To retain any such property without regard to the proportion such property or similar property held may bear to the entire amount held, and whether or not the same is ofthe class in which fiduciaries are authorizE;d by law or any rule of court to invest funds; 2. To sell any such property upon such terms and conditions as may be deemed proper at either public or private sale, either on credit for such period of time as may be deemed proper or for cash, and with or without security and the purchaser of such property shall have no obligation to see to the use or application ofthe proceeds of sale; to exchange, lease, sublease, mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any such property upon such terms and conditions as maybe deemed advisable; to grant options for any of the foregoing and to make any lease, or sublease, including any oil, gas or mineral lease, for such period of time and to include therein any covenants or options for renewal as may be deemed proper without regard to the duration of any trust and without approval of any court; F9IIFFR\Rf1NNIF.I(1\14/11 I R\\41(1RK\R>eflwill_i wnd-^AMmr03 4 3. To invest and reinvest in and to acquire by exchange property of any character, foreign or domestic, or interests or participations therein, including by way of illustration but not of limitations, real property, mortgages, bonds, notes, debentures, certificates of deposit, capital, common and preferred stocks and shares or interests in investment trusts, mutual funds or common trust funds, without regard to the proportion any such property or similar property held may bear to the entire amount held and whether or not the same is of the class in which fiduciaries are authorized by law or any rule of court to invest funds; 4. To hold any personal property in any state; to register and hold any property of any kind, whether real or personal, at any time held hereunder in the name of a nominee or nominees; and to take and keep any stocks, bonds or other securities unregistered or in such condition as to pass by delivery; 5. To employ in the exercise of absolute discretion investment counsel, accountants, depositories, custodians, brokers, attorneys and agents, irrespective Fi11CFR\R!)NNIF.IfI\1NI1 I S\W(1R K\Rce%~nril Li ~urv1f10.Mao0R 5 of whether any person so employed shall be a fiduciary hereunder or a firm or corporation in which a fiduciary hereunder shall have an interest and to pay them the usual compensation for their services out of the principal or income ofthe property held hereunder in addition to and without diminution of or charging the same against the commissions or compensation Hof any fiduciary hereunder; and any fiduciary who shall be a partner in any such firm shall nevertheless be entitled to receive his share as partner of the compensation paid to such firm. (D) This trust shall be construed, regulated and governed in all respects as to administration and validity and affect by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its situs shall be Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. VII. Should there be any property of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate of which I have the right to dispose at the time of my death, including but not limited. to any special or general power of appointment or both, I hereby appoint the same to my Executrix or successor Executor set forth in Paragraphs VIII, IX and X hereof. Fi11RFR\R(1NNIF.1l1\\NII I S\1All1RK\Roetluiil Li wnd~OAMmr03 6 VIII. I nominate, constitute and appoint my beloved wife, R.EDELLA L. BEST, as Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament and further direct that she shall serve without bond. IX. If the said REDELLA L. BEST is for any reason unable or unwilling to serve as Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament, then I nominate, constitute and appoint my beloved son, JAY E. BEST, JR., of Simpsonville, South Carolina, as successor Executor. He, too, shall serve without bond. X. If the said JAY E. BEST is for any reason unable or unwilling to serve as successor Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament, then I nominate, constitute and appoint my beloved son, PAUL E. BEST, of Tuckahoe, New Jersey, as successor Executor. He, too, shall serve without bond. XI. Said Executrix or successor Executor shall have the power to discharge all the debts, liens and encumbrances upon my estate, as well as any taxes thereon, to pay for the cost of the final disposition of my remains and final illness, if any, to receive any and all commissions and other compensation for services rendered by me during my lifetime and to perform any and all fiduciary duties authorized by statute. Further, I direct my Executrix or successor Executor to preserve my estate and any instructions pertaining to the distribution of the same from any attachment or anticipation while in the hands of my said personal representative, it being my express intent that all legacies shall be free from any attachment or anticipation while in the hands of the accountant for my estate. F'\I IRFR\Rf141NIF.1f1\\4111 I R\\Nf1RK1RceFlwill_i ~und'l1A~~avO(i XII. I request my Executrix or successor Executor to use ROBERT D. KODAK, ESQUIRE, and KNUPP, KODAK & IMBLUM, P.C., of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as attorneys for my estate, they being familiar with my affairs. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have to this, my Last Will and Testament, typewritten on nine (9) pages of paper, set my hand and seal at the end thereof this 8`h day of :May, 2003. (SEAL) Jay E. Bes SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above-named Testator, JAY E. BEST, as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto set our hands as witnesses. L) ~/D.li~°O~~ !/1~'PLJ (SEAL) F\I LCFR\R(1NAIIF.1(111NII I R\1N(1RK\RCe11~uiILi u~nd~OA~~mi03 __. __. r. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF DAUPHIN SS. I, JAY E. BEST, Testator whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby aclmowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Swom to and subscribed before me this 8'h day of May, 2003. ~7 -~-1~ Jay E. t (SEAL) ary Public Commission Expires: Notarial Seal Bonnie Jo Hull, Notary Public Harrisburg, Dau in Couniy My Canmission Exp res July 7, 2003 Member, PennsyNaniaASSociationoiNOtanes COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF DAUPHIN SS. WE, Rb~/~r D- Kn1O~9 IL and Aid ~ /CiC/T , 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 JAY E. BEST, Testator, sign and execute the instrument as his Last Will and Testament; that he signed willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as witness, and that to the best of our knowledge, the Testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. /~~~/E~~~~ mil/ ~ / Swom to and subscribed before me [his 8'" day of May, 2003. a (SEAL) ary Public My Commission Expires: Notarial Seal Bonnie Jo Hull, Notary Public HarAsburg, Dauphin County My Commission Expires Juiy 7, 2003 Member, Pennsylvania ASSOCiatbnotNotaries~