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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 respectfiilly request(s) the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information
Name: Sarah L. Dunn
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Date of Death: November 27, 2012 ~
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Age at death: 103
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, p~,,,, ylvania _ (stare) with his/her last
principal residence at ~ Adams Street Enola I70~5 East Pennsboro Township C_ timberland
Street address, Post Oftce and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Messiah Villa e, Mechanicsbur 17055 MechanicsburU Cumberland 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 Pennsylva~tia ............................ All personal property $ 19,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania . .......................Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsyh~ania . .......................Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylnania ......................................................... $ 80,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 99,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 2 Adams Street, Enola 1705 East Pennsboro Township Cumberland
(Attach udditioiial 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 July 30, 1982 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated none. First named executor Ral h C. Dunn died on March 23 1985. The Will then names son Kenneth C.
State relevant circumstances (e.g. renuiiciution, death of executor, 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(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.u., ~ettdente lite, durutate absentia, durcutte minoritate
If Administration, c.t.a. or cl.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.
NO EXCEPTIONS ~ EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s), after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the follotivin8 spouse (if any) and heirs (attach
additional sheets, if necessa~~~):
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Oath of Personal Representative
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Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) Printed Address ~"°> ~~'"" ~ ~.::. t"~~-~~ ~- r a'
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The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) the statements in the.~fgfrego"i--°~ etition are t e and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
ece~l~ri~th ~ - n r(5) will well nd truly administer the estate according to law.
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BOND Required: Q YES Q NO
FEES:
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( )Renunciation(s)........ .
( )Codicil(s) . ........... .
( } Affidavit(s)........... .
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To tl~e Register of Wi[Is:
Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Attorney Signature:
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Supreme Court
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ID Number: 07232
Firm Name: Placey & Wright
Address: ~(~ 1 Nnrth Front street
Narri shnrg; PA 171 10-15 ~ 3
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
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in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Kenneth C. Dunn
in the above estate and (if applicable) that
the instrument(s) dated July 30. 1982
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of reco
Form Rii'-0? rcr. 10'11-'?ill
Register of Wills
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WILL
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I, SARAH L. DUNN, presently a resident of East Pennsboro
Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, hereby revoke all prior
wills and codicils made by me, and declare this to be my last Will:
1. My debts then legally due, the expenses of my last
illness, funeral and burial and all expenses in connection with the
administration of my estate shall be paid out of the principal of
my probate estate so that the burden falls on my residuary estate;
provided that no property which would be otherwise exempt from fed-
eral or state death taxes shall be used to make any payments under
this paragraph.
2. I give all of the rest, residue and remainder of my
property, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situated, to my hus-
band, RALPH C. DUNN, if he survives me by thirty (30) days. If he
does not so survive me, I give all such property to my son, KENNETH C.
DUNN; provided that, if my said son does not survive me, my said
property shall be distributed per stirpes to those of his issue
who survive me, or, if there are no such issue, my said property
shall then be distributed per stirpes to those persons who would be
entitled to inherit from my husband and me under the Pennsylvania
intestate laws as if we had then died intestate survived by no
issue of either of us and possessed of such property in equal shares.
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3. If any beneficiary becomes entitled to any income
or principal from my estate, and is (i) a minor or (ii) , in my
trustee's opinion, disabled by illness or other cause and unable
to properly manage the funds:
(a) As much of such income or principal as
my trustee may from time to time think desirable
for that beneficiary either shall be paid to him
or shall be applied for his benefit; and
(b) The balance of such income and princi-
pal, and the net income from those funds, shall
be kept invested and managed as a separate trust
for that beneficiary, subject to my trustee's
power to pay to or to apply for the benefit of
the beneficiary both income and principal of such
trust in accordance with the provisions of the
preceding subparagraph. When the beneficiary
attains his majority or, in my trustee's opinion,
becomes free of disability, as the case may be,
the balance shall be paid to the beneficiary. If
the beneficiary dies before that time, the balance
shall be paid to his executors or administrators.
Any funds to be applied under this paragraph either shall be applied
directly by my trustee or shall be paid to a parent or guardian of
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the beneficiary or to any person or organization taking care of
the beneficiary; provided that, should my husband be the beneficiary
in question, the net income shall be paid to or for the benefit of
him at least annually. My trustee shall have no further responsi-
bility for any funds so paid or applied.
4. I direct that:
(a) If my trustee, in my trustee's sole dis-
cretion, determines that it is desirable to do so,
my trustee may end any trust under this Will. This
may be done by paying the then-remaining principal
and income of that trust to the person then eligible
to receive the income or, if there is more than one
such person, to them in such amounts or proportions
as my trustee may think appropriate. If any such
person is a minor or is, in my trustee's opinion,
disabled by illness or other cause and unable to
properly manage the funds, my trustee may pay the
funds to his parent or guardian or to any person or
organization taking care of the person. In the
case of a minor, my trustee also may deposit the
funds in a savings account in the minor's name,
payable to the minor at majority, or pay the funds
to a custodian for the minor under the Uniform Gifts ,..
to Minors Act of any state. The foregoing notwith-
standing, any such funds distributable to my husband
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shall only be paid to him or to his legal representa-
tive. My trustee shall have no further responsibility
for funds so paid or deposited.
(b) The principal of each trust under this
Will shall vest absolutely in interest not later
than twenty-one ( 21) years after the death of the
survivor of myself, my husband, and such of
ray aforesaid son and his issue as are living
at my death, and immediately prior to the expira-
tion of twenty-one (21) years after the death of
the survivor of the above group any principal which
has not vested in interest shall vest absolutely
in and become payable to the person or persons
then entitled to the income therefrom.
5. No interest in income or principal shall be assignable
by, or available to anyone having a claim against, a beneficiary
before actual payment to the beneficiary.
6. All federal, state and other death taxes payable because
of my death on the property forming my gross estate for tax purposes,
whether or not it passes under this Will, shall be paid out of the
principal of my probate estate so that the burden falls on my residu-
ary estate. None of those taxes shall be charged against any bene-
ficiary, and no property which would be otherwise exempt from federal
or state death taxes shall be used to pay any death taxes under this
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7. I authorize my executor to exercise any options avail-
able in determining and paying death taxes in my estate as my execu-
for deems appropriate, without requiring adjustments between income
and principal.
8. I authorize my executor and my trustee:
(a) To retain all or any part of any property
owned by me at my death, whether real or personal prop-
erty, in the form in which it may be at the time of
my death, for so long as in my executor's or my trustee's
discretion may be advisable, and to invest in all forms
of real and personal property, including common trust
funds operated by my corporate executor or my trustee,
all regardless of any limitations imposed by law on
investments by executors or trustees or any principle
of law concerning investment diversification;
(b) To compromise claims and to abandon any prop-
erty which, in my executor's or my trustee's opinion,
is of little or no value;
(c) To borrow from, and to sell property to, my
husband or others, and to pledge property as security
for repayment of any funds borrowed;
(d) To sell at public or private sale, to exchange
or to lease for any period of time any real or personal
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property, and to give options for sales or leases;
(e) To partition, subdivide or improve real estate,
and to enter into agreements concerning the partition,
subdivision, improvement, zoning or management of any
real estate in which my estate has an interest, and to
impose or extinguish restrictions on any such real estate;
(f) To join in any merger, reorganization, voting-
trust plan or other concerted action of security holders,
and to delegate discretionary duties with respect thereto;
and
(g) To distribute in cash or in kind and to allocate
specific assets among the beneficiaries, including any
trust hereunder, in such proportions as my executor or
my trustee may think best, so long as the total market
value of any beneficiary's share is not affected by such
allocation.
These authorities shall extend to all property at any time held by
my executor or my trustee, and shall continue in full force until
the actual distribution of all such property. All powers, authorities
and discretion granted by this Will shall be in addition to those
granted by law, and shall be exercisable without court authorization.
9. In dealing with the stock of any close corporation,
any partnership or any other business interest forming a part of
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my estate, I authorize my executor and my trustee:
(a) To disregard any principle of investment diver-
sification, and to retain any part or all of such interest
as long as my executor or my trustee considers it advis-
able to do so;
(b) To sell any part or all of such interest at
such time or times, for such prices, to such persons,
including persons who are fiduciaries or beneficiaries
hereunder, and on such terms and conditions, as my execu-
for or my trustee may think desirable;
(c) To do anything that may seem advisable with
respect to the operation or liquidation of any such busi-
ness, including any change in the purpose, nature or
structure of any such business; and, specifically, to
incorporate or to join in the incorporation of any unincor-
porated business if it seems advisable to do so;
(d) To delegate authority to any director, stock-
holder, manager, agent, partner or employee, and to approve
payment from the business of adequate compensation to
any such person;
(e) To cause the business to borrow money from the
banking department of my corporate executor or my trustee,
regardless of any rule of law with respect to conflict
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(f) To make additional investments in any such
business if such action seems desirable for the best
interests of my estate and the beneficiaries thereof.
The fact that any executor of or trustee under this Will may be inter-
ested in any such business as director, stockholder, manager, agent,
partner, employee or creditor shall not constitute an adverse or
conflicting interest, and the acts of such executor shall be judged
as if he had no interest in the business. No executor or trustee
shall be liable to anyone for anything done or not done by any other
executor or trustee or by any beneficiary, except for willful or
supine negligence. In short, I intend that in making decisions here-
under, my executor and my trustee shall have the same freedom of
action that I would have if living, exercisable without court auth-
orization.
10. For the purpose of this Will, adopted persons shall
be deemed to be children of their adoptive parents, and they and
their issue shall be deemed to be issue of their adoptive parents,
regardless of the date of the adoption.
11. As used in this Will, the masculine gender shall be
deemed to include the feminine and neuter genders, and vice versa,
where the context so requires, and the singular shall be deemed to
include the plural, and vice versa, where the context so requires.
12. I appoint my husband, RALPH C. DUNN, executor of this
Will, and CCNB BANK, N.A., trustee under this Will, both to serve
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without bond. If my husband is unable or unwilling to serve as execu-
tor, or ceases to so serve, I appoint my son, KENNETH C. DUNN, executor
in his place, to serve without bond, or, if my said son is unable or
unwilling to so serve, or ceases to so serve, I appoint CCNB BANK,
N.A., executor in his place, to serve without bond. My corporate
executor and my trustee shall receive compensation in accordance
with its standard schedule of fees in effect while its services are
performed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, SARAH L. DUNN, herewith set my hand
to this, my last Will, typewritten on ten (10) sheets of paper,
including the self-proving attestation clause and signatures of wit-
nesses, upon each sheet of which I have also written my name, this
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On this ~}~~ day of ;~ ,.~ 1982, in our presence,
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SARAH L. DUNN declared to us, the undersigned, that the foregoing
instrument was her last Will, requested us to act as witnesses to
it and to her signature thereon, and thereupon signed said Will.
We now, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each
other, believing the said SARAH L. DUNN to be of sound mind, hereby
sign our names as witnesses.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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I, SARAH L, DUNN, the testatrix whose name is signed to the
foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law,
do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the said 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.
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by SARAH L.
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D~.TN~?; t~?~e testatrix, this ~`~~' day of ~,e .\Au,~,.~~, , 1982.
(SE~'~L )
Martha M. Tasc!=~l~, !t :tart' Public
My Commission Expires C:ciober 3, 19$3
Harrisburg, PQ Cauphin County
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
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witnesses whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being
duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were pre-
sent and saw the testatrix sign and execute the said instrument as
her last Will; that she signed it willingly and that she executed
it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed;
that each of us in the hearing and sight of the testatrix signed
the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the
testatrix was at that time eighteen (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 ~~cln~~rE~ , . .~~c~~- ,
_~~~~~-~~ ~-- ~v/k and ~rc~nx ~., 1/~~,c~n~ , the witnesses, this ~~'~~ day
of , ,-,L~' 1982.
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My Commission Expires October 3, 1983
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