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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-17-12. +~- ~- PETITIO FOR GRAM' OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WII.,LS OF -Si361~6•- COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Petitioner named below, who are 18 years of age or older, applyf(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: Clarence Keller Stretton O ~ FileNo• c~ 1 - ~ ~ • 1~~-( a/k/a:_Clarence K. Stretton 60 (AssignedbyRegister) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death:__Januarv 24, 2012 Age at death: 95 years. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberl a n d Cotmty, P e n n s y l v a n i a Mate) with his/her last prm.,ipalresidenceat ~ 00 Mt. 'A1 en ,Dr., Mechanicsburg; Cumberland County, , Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough ~. County Decedent died at 100 Mt. Allen Dr., Mechanicsburg, Cumberl and County, PA Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough Conoty State Estimate of value of decedents property at death: If dotnitaled irr Perrre.cyivanra ............................ All personal ProPGrtY $ 1 E) , 3 21 , 4 9 If not dosticiled in Pernsylvarria ........................ Personal ProP~Y ~ Pe~yIvania $ - 0 - Ifnot domiciled in Pennsyl-eatrla ........................ Personal property in County $ _ Q Value of real estate in Pennsylwrnia ...................... ................................... $ - 0 - TOTAL EsTnKAT>EiD vALUE.... $ 1 6 , 3 21 .4 9 . Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: (Attach additional sheets, ifAecessary.) 3trcet address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough Couaty A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Peti6oner(B) aver(s~d/she/they~are the Executo s named in the last Will of the Recede oared 0 9 / 2 0 / 1 9 8 5 thereto dated loo ~ ~ l's-" ~) 1- ~s ~' and Codicil(s) ~4v. ~s~t '~V-EG~c , 1 GG~ ~~~n ~~ix rG ~C ~c; ~1TT ~ ~c1 YG.GF~C~ State relevant dreanBtances (eg. renunciation, death ofexrcaGOr, etc.) Except as follows: after the execution ofthe inshument(s) offered for probate Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, was not aparty to upending divorce proceeding wherein the Bounds fior 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 ]filling 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., db.n.ct.a, pendente life, durante absentia, durante rninoritate If Administration, ct.a. or db.n.c.z.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and coin fete list eirs. r~ Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been shed as c lined .~7 in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(8) and was neither the victim of a ldiling nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person 'a t- P~^' © NO EXCEPTIONS ®EXCEPTIONS ~;-; . <~^ =!Q Petitioner(s), after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survivedby the foIlowinB spouse ~~oci heirs (a ach ' ~ ~' additional sheets, ifnecessary): t w, . 8C' s ~ ~ ~, -- ~ Name Relationshf Address ~""' W r- .... ~~ Form ItW-02 rev. 14/11/2011 Page 1 of 2 ' `` Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF 33UCKS Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioners Samuel C. Stretton 301 S. High St., P. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Chester, PA 19381-3231 i CU (~, ~r Co~ ~ ~-1'S The Petitionery) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) the statements in the foregoing Petition are true correct to the best of the 1®owledge and belief of Petitioner(f) and that, as Personal Represcntative(is) of the D t, the eti~one well y administer the estate accordin to law. Sworn to or affumed subscribed before ~ Date ~ ~ ~ ~ me this ~'` day of ~..-~ •3c: -3 ~-FY L. ~ _ 7 • 1 • r ~ Date By. ""'` ~ Date For Register Date BOND Reqnired: Q YES Q'} NO To the Register of Wills: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signstnre below: Letters ....... . .............. $ X00 L`C> (~ ) Shart Certificate(s)...... ~ 41. O (~ ( )Renunciation(s)........ . ( )Codicil(s) ............ . ( )Affidavit(s)........... . Bond ........................ Commission ......... . ........ ~ 0 . tip (3ta~cs Other .,,,,, «' Filing Inheritance Tax ..... . Filine Inventory ....... . Processin Fee ........ Photocoyies o ...... t 5• U u Traveling Registrar , , .. , . Mileage ... _ . . ........ Automation Fee ............... ~ . c i, 7C5 Fee . .................... .~ 3 . y c: TOTAL ..................... $ 1,~ 1 5 ,:,~ Attorney Signature: ~ PriatedName: Samuel C. Stretton Supreme Conrt ID Nnmber: 1 8 4 91 Law O ice o Firm Name: Samuel C. Stretton Address: 3 01 S. H i clh S t. P.O. Box 3231 West C ester, PA 1 9381 - 610-696-4243 3231 Phone: Fax: - - Email: s , s ret on veri zon , ne DECREE OF THE REGISTER } } 55: } Estate of Clarence Keller Stretton FileNo•~;}- -U~~~ a/k/a: Clarence K. Stretton AND NOW, ~ , ~~ ~. ,inconsideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having bQ resented before me, IT IS DECREEDt~at Letters are hereby granted to ~ ~ YYII ,( 0~( (~ ~ ~ ~_ ._ -,. in the above estate and (if applicable) that the instrument(s) dated described in the Petition be a 'tted to Form R K'-O2 rev. 10/11/2011 ann plea of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s}} of Decedent. 1 .,. _ . ~ egister of Wills Page 2 oft o~ o,~iiy .__. J c n ~i3 -•~-s Printed Address C . =:~ O. Box 3231 , ~ ~t ~~ -_._ - H105905 RF,V.(R1J 1~ - ~ - - - - - - -- This is to certify that this is a true copy of the record which is on file in the Pennsylvania Department of Health, in accordance with the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, as amended. ~' '`~ ~~ WARNI ~ uplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. ,~ F ; :J ,ltl~ ~.] 1 '...'iA ,~ 4 t .~.N ?L'#1 JUL t 7 PM 3: t y `~~~. ©'~-~~awL.~ Marina O'Reilly Matthew `~'~ = ~ "` ~, ; ~ State Registrar ~~~'~ S CQURr 6 6 ~ tX~,r ~ FEd 2 2 2012 No. Date TPype/Print In COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSV LVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ~ VITAL RECORDS o~ / Yi ~~ vt~ CM ~ a"1 State Flle Number: 1. Decedent's Legal Name (First, Mitldl¢, Last, Suffl x) 2. Sex 3. Social Security Number 4 Date of Death (MO/Day/V r) (Spell Mo) Clarence Keller STRETTON Male 201-OS-7662 ~h~F ~~{ ~p~x a. Age-Last Birthday (Yes) 6b Under 1 Ve ~ . ar Sc. Under l Oa 6. Dace of Birth (MO/Day/Year) (Spell Month) Z lac (C' y a ,d St M ( ale oC~FOreign ountry) onths Days Hours Minutes ~n11a~E'1 95 t11a rPA p , July 7 , 1916 26. Birtnpla<¢ (cpt,nty) Ba. Residence (State or Foreign Country) 8b. Residence (Street and Number - In Phl lade l h1a l d A c u e pt N o.) c. Did Oecetle of Llye in a townships Penns lvania Ad. Residence (County) 100 Mt Allen Dr31 V L ®Yes, decedent lived in _ 7T~rs~t-. ~.~lC;jl < _- __-_- _ _ _ wp Cnmbar land ee R id . es ence (21p Code) QNe, decedent lived within limits of 9. Ever In US Armed Forces? 30. Marital S<atus at T < Ity/boro f . rme o . Death 0 Married Widowed 11. Su rvlYin 5 - 8 Pouze's Name (If wife, give name prior to first marria t~ Ves ~ No Q Unknown Q DIYOrced ~ Never Married Q e) ~ g Unkn ow 12. Father's Name (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 13. Mother's Name Prior to First Marriage (First, Middle, Lastl Arthur Stretton Cora Brunner Keller 14a. Informant's Nam" ~ 14b. Relationship fn Decedent 14c. Informant's Mailing Address (Strew and Number, City, State, Zip Code) Allen L. Stretton Son G 1407 Ba beer Drive Jamison PA 18929 .................................. ......' ........ 15a P ¢ . a -- --......_ ......_. .. ............................ If Death Occurred In a Hospital: ~• ~ Inpatient ;If Death ~ C'ce o Deat ec on Y one .. .. ............ .......... .. __ __ d ~~~~~ ~ _, P _ _ erre Somewhere Ocher Than a Hos ital~ Hos '~I1'~ - ...... _ r pice Q Emergency Room/OUrpatl¢nt ~ Dead on Arrival ~ ~ ~ Facil y ~~~~~ ~~~ p d ~~~~ ece ent s Home rsin N t og W (S ¢ g ome/ ong-Term ca r rac6 iSb F ¢ ICY Othe P .city) cility Name f no[ in "tu<'on, give s<reet and number; 16c Cit T . y or own, State, a d Zip Code I I v/J Sryd Cou ty f Peach 16a M th ` / ~D~ r/ ~ ~ a . e • ( od of Disposition rial ~ Cremation 16b. Date of Dispnsi ion 16 - ~,~ ~ "~n t a e o' p Q Removal from State Q Dpnatinn Isposdion (Name of <'emetery, crematory, or ocher place) om¢r(spaafy)_ 01/28/2012 Oakland Cemeter led Locati f O y Z . on o ispos Rion (city or Town, state, and Zip) signature of F al Serv P - r erson in Charge of Inierm¢ 1"Jb. l e Number Philadelphia, PA 19124 """' o l .Name and com late Adaress of Funeral Faauty FU O 1 4234-L ~aron Ro pl d F m w an uneral Home, 1059 d York Road Abin ton PA I8 D ' , . ecedent 19001 s Education -Check the box that best describes the 19. Decedent of Hispanic Ori bin -Ch hl h k d h ec est [ e e 20. Decedent's Race -Check ONE OR MORE ra indicate what 8 Bree or level of school completed at the time of death. box that best describes whether th to d e ecedent the secede nt considered himself or herself fo be, Q 8th grade or less Is Spanish/Hispanic/LaClno. Check the " hit Q No diploma 9th - 12th , s grade bo~I f decedept Is not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. 0 Black or African American O K Q orBh hool graduate or GEO completed ENO ~ V lertnames [ Sp O , no e anish/Hispanic/Latino Q m¢ college credit, but no degree ~ Ves dran or Alaska NatiY¢ Q her A Mexican 5ian M i sn r , 3 , ex can American, Chicano Q A lndia n an Q ociate degree (c.g. AA, A.S) Native ~ Yez, Puerto Rican wa B h l ' ~ " a ac e or ~ Chinese s degree (¢. g. BA, AB, 65) ~ es, Cuba n ~ Guamanr n rChamorro ' 0 V S Q Master s degree le.g- MA, M5, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA Q tilt pino Q Samoan ) ~ ez, of he. parish/Hispanic/La[i Doctorate (e.g. PhD, Edp) or Professional degree np ~ Japanese ~ Other pacific Islan<I¢r (Beatify) ___ . Mp, DOS DVM, LLB, JD --- ~ Other (Specify) _ 21 ^ edent's Single Racy Self-Designation -Check ONLY ONE to indicate what the decedent considered hims ~Whti lf h e nr c Q Japanese Q S erself [n b¢. 22a. ^ecede s Usual Occupation -Indicate type of work Bl k Q ac or African American 0 Korean Q Other Pacific Islander door during most. oY working life. DO NOT II SF RErIRE D. Q American India Al k n or az :a Nanv¢ 0 Vietnamese ~ pon't Know/Not Sum office Managar ~ Asian Indian ~ Other A i s an Refused Q Chinese Q Native Hawaiian O 22 b. Kind pf Business/Industry t7 Othe S f r ( p¢<i ~ Filipino v)_ _ __ Candy Manufacturi ~ Guamanian or Chamorro - - ---'----- ng rtEMS 23a - 23 MUST BE COMPLETED 23a. Date pronounc Dcad Mo Day r) 236_ Bignatu.e of Person Pronouncing Death (Only when applicable) 23c By PERSON WHO PRONOUNCES OR ~~{{~~ ~f 1Q~' ~e Lice CERTIFIES pEA N J( ~ 1 / ~ t cr . nse umber TH 1I I V .i. -~ a /J, / 23d. Dat Bign d (MO/Day/Vr) 24 f`DC/a~Sh t%~u~ C^~y .~~n 7 '/I~~~jj/_ LILC U.f.~W /CJ ~~ fG /~/ YatpY ,T ~O' ~ ~m' m J 25. Was Medical Examiner or Coroner Contacted? Q Yes Np CAUSE OF DEATH 26 P . Y art I. Enter [he chain of a arcs--diseases. injuries, or complications--that directly caused the death ApPrpximate DO i . resp NOT enter fete nal a ratory en[rlcular fibrl ll atlon without showing the etlol y O O ABBREVIATE Ente only one c nl I sect rdrac - 1 t¢rval. st n a d d add) ,al lin nec¢ssa ry Ons to Death /],t IMMEDIATE CAUSE z a. / !i( LL ~ J/1 ~~ ~vJL J ~~ (Fin Id' easen onditinn ~ ~~~G7 ~ G~'r"f~~'e~ S cL /~~~~}}--") > rezul gin death) Cur to (or a ,~,egnence c.f): ~ Tr- -~--___ -. _. -. __ /~'LtJH-/~~ -_.- n . segpenaauv na conditions. ~ D ¢ eo (" a -_.._________,-. a r.ons¢ - o _-.____.____.____-_-_. any, leading to the cause quenc¢ f)'. --____ listed on li - ne a. Enter the c._ _ __ UNDERLYING CAUSE -- - _ _- - - -- -- w (disease or InJury that p a Consequence ot): - : _ initiated the events resulting d. 4c in death) LAST. (pr as a cp -------~---- ' u¢ to nsequence of): -_____ s w J6. P IL Enfe h r si n f [ cord) s cartes u[in Tod h but n sultin the under) Fn f : ~~r - > g vmg copse giYen rn Part l ~ ~ /'--17.- ~( v! S s j C : /1 ' 22 t ~ / - t F !P c . wa: an autop:v P¢!forry~da s.E L,._•/fr< cif p <~e.t_a __/I~e L7_.u 6C !G~! ~L [ f< >~t 0 V¢s L3~No $ /, I' ~Yl~L>!lt.//G' C-G~/~ VY ~- ~Q/$ I' !t./ - 2A. Were autoPSy hndings available a to co plate [he cau» aathT 29. If Female: E S o Ves No 30. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to DeathT ~ Not pregnant within past year 31. Manner of Death 0 Pregnant at time of death ~ Jz Q Probably [O~Natu ral Homicide NO r-- gnant, but pregnant within 42 days of death ~ Unknown Q Accident 0 pending Inyes[I an N g Q oi pre on gnan<, but pregna n2 43 days to 1 year before death, 32. pate of I ~ Suicide 0 Could not be determin njur (M d U D Y e O O/ ay/Yr) (Spell Mon[hl nknown if pregna n[ within he past year 33. Time of Injury 34. Place of Injury (¢. g. home; con strucirpn sets, farm, school) 35 L i ' . ocat on of In ur ) y (Street and Number, City, State. Zip Gode) ' 36. InJury at Work 37. IT Tea nspor[ation Injury, Specify: 38 D i 4 y¢ O p er/operator p P¢deavian . escr be H ow Inipry oaprred: No ~ Passenger Q Other (Specify) 39a. tifler (Gh ¢ck o nly one): Certifying physician - To the best of mY knowledge, death o ed due to the c ccurr au ~ Pr e(s) z tl ' an onouncin 8 anners m ated t f g - Ying ph YSiclan T h b st of my knowledge, d¢ h red at the irm¢ Q Medic l E d , a ate, antl plac xam /C roar On She b f e, antl duet [he xa mrnatron, and/or rove g In m n i r d y p neon, death occurre of f " ime, da Signature of cart f' - /~~~~ ~~ (~~~. mfr J~j~_,~~~ ~~7 tr d place, and dur to [he _ ap,e n m arose stated y s Ttleofcertifer ll~r~ ff` - - /J " 396. Name, Addres d 21p Cod of Person C License Numbe 7// ~ y l omp eTrng Cause of Death (Item 26) S19/Z,r} J~ //~CJ ~C L~SR~['_3/ 9 / Y - / J /~ /2JC) M7 AG LEN ~s2 iY]tc /6/1 rt//c S/J <. _- pa H d (MO/D y/vr) 40. Registrar z Drstrrct Numb F~ C' ~!) / JC~/ ~ te er (. ~ ~ -~ ~ / < / % ~~ ~ Registr r z Si nature . `' L gistrar Fil p / <~ ~ _ e ate (MO Day r) 43 Amend ~ . ments - i/~ ~Q/~ Orsposltion Permit No. e20py.] / N106-143 ----- RFV OZ/2011 LAST WILL AND TES`1"AMENT OF CLARENC~: K. STRETTON I, Clarence K. Stretton, being of sound rnind and under~- standing , hereby make my last Wi 1. _l , re~iokin:~ ~ i !_ previous titi'.ills and Codicils. FIRST I direct my Executrix to pay my debts (not including mortgages on real estate) and funeral and other expenses. Further, I direct that no extraordinary medical efforts be utilized to prolong my life, but that I be allowed the opportunity to die with grace and dignity if with reasonable medical certainty there is no chance of my recovery. SECOND I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate wherever situate, to my wife, Edith Moore Stretton, if she survives me. THIRD If my wife, Edith Moore Stretton, does nat survive me, then all the said residuary estate shall be divided into fal:~r (4) equal shares and these shares shall be distributed as follows: A) One share to my son, Samuel C. Stretton, if he survives me. If he does not survive me, there one share to his issue» B) One share to my daughter, Hazel E. Pierce if she~~; c. t ~- f ~.. c~ "_ II~IIII 'VIII I'I~ 1~f survives me. If she does not survive me, then one re t~ ;~ r her issue. _r._j ,,;,~, . ~tr3:~ .: 0~.,~ ~ ~' ;;. --~ ~ ~:1> 1 of 6 ~' C) One share to my son, John A. Stretton, if he survives me. If he does not survive me, then one share to his issue. D) One share to my son, Allen L. Stretton, if he survives me. If he does not survive me, then one share to his issue. E) If any person named in any one or more of clauses A through D inclusive in this paragraph shall not survive me, the share given in such clause or clauses shall be added to the other share or shares equally if more than one. For the purpose of this paragraph, the definition of "person named" shall include the term "issue°'. FOURTH a) Where in this Will any gift is made to issue of a person, those children and more remote descendants of such person shall take who would have taken the personal property of such person if he had died at the time said gift becomes possessory, unmarried, intestate, domiciled in Pennsylvania under the laws of Pennsylvania in force at such time and the shares and proportions shall be determined by said laws. b) For the purposes of this Will a person shall not be considered to survive another if he shall die within thirty (30) days of the death of such other. c) My Executrix shall pay out of my residuary estate as an expense of administration all estate taxes, inheritance taxes and other death taxes of any nature with respect to all property passing under this Will or any Codicil thereto. 2 of 6 L - - - d) The interest of the beneficiaries hereunder shall be free from the control or interference of any creditor of a beneficiary or of a spouse of a married beneficiary and shall not be subject to attachment or susceptible or antici- pation or voluntary or involuntary alienation. FIFTH a) I appoint my wife, Edith Moore Stretton, to be the Executrix of this my Will. I direct that my Executrix shall not be required to give a bond or furnish sureties in any jurisdiction. b) If the aforesaid Edith Moore Stretton predeceases me, or is unable or unwilling to serve as Executrix, I appoint eny son, Samuel C. Stretton, Executor in her place. I direct that•my Executor shall not be required to give a bond or furnish sureties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I, the said Clarence K. Stretton here- with set my hand to this my last Will, typewritten on six (6) sheets of paper (including the attestation cl}ause, signature of witnesses and self proving clauses ) this ? t~~7 1, daY of S ale^~ « A.D. One thousand nine hundred and eighty five (1985). M tr ~ ~~ 6~~ e a 1 ) ~Z ~~ Clarence K. Stretton 3 of 6 ON THE `~-~~ day of ~1~~`^~'~ , A.D. 1985, Clarence K. Stretton declared to us, the undersigned, that the foregoing instrument was his last Will and he requested us to act as witnesses to the same and to his signature thereon. He thereupon signed said Will in our presence, we being present at the same time. And we now at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, do hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses. And we and each of us declare that we believe this Testator to be of sound mind and memory. ~i~~,~. ~'~s 4 of 6 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF I~ Clarence K. Stretton , the testator, 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 it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Clarence K. Stretton Sworn to and acknowledged before me, by Clar nce K. Stretton the testator, this a ~ day of 1985. o y Publ'c My Co ~~/ ion Exp' es ,~~ / q ~"~ 5 of 6 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF We, and the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that all the witnesses were present and saw Clarence K. Stretton sign and execute the instrument as his last Will; that he signed willingly and executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of the witnesses in the hearing and sight of the testate: signed the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the testat ~r was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed to before me by witness, this ~~ ~--day of/ ,198 My Co ' s 'ion Expire 6 of 6 ~ ~ ~ 1