HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-13 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF_��g�C;��,�� 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 � _
Name• � t""2 I�l l Ll.,,� � �"' /� `� C,p q
2. File No:
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a/k/a:
��a� Social Security No:_�(
Date of Death: ���/ t�} _ �p 13 Age at death:
Decedent was domiciled at death in��lm$C2L,prN� County,�tN L�/F�-N��(Srare)with his/her last
principal residence at [e ��"��S� Dr L,��t r}.�r��D�N. Tt� . t�m�c�ZL/¢N.�
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at — t�r4-+n'�1�'ji t--�.1 �p �
Street address,Post Offce and Zip Code City,Township or B ou County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania............................ All personal property $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $�L D.DOO
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:� �LS 1 Ll C. �N� }�rh.�TJ�"'� j�� �,rn�.('IQ�J�j�
(Attach additional sheets,ijnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or orough County
`� A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated�p(Z.1 L �D. �l� and Codicil(s)
thereto dated_ t�0 N�
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciatioi:,death ojexecutor,eta)
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(g),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.u.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.u.,pendente lite,durunte ubsentia,durante minoritute
If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.�a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.
Except as follows: Decedent was not a parry to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
❑NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS
Petitiol�er(s�,after aCp�tpper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no W ill and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attuch
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The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the ent,t Petitioner(s�wil I1 and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to o �ffirmed an bscribed before `Ga Date���71�.3
me thi ��day of ' Date S//�—�/3
BY� Date
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BOND Required:�YES �NO To the Register of Wi/ls:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters.. . . .. . .......... ..... $ �.-�/�� 6� Attorney Signature:
( ��)Short Certificate(s)...... � ��d
( )Renunciation(s)... ......
( )Codicil(s). . ..... . .. ...
( )Affidavit(s)..... ..... ..
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Commission. .... ... .. ........ Supreme Court
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
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AND NOW, / 1 /.('�f t � , 1a , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having b n presented before me,IT IS CREED th t Let ers e � /I'��/� �Cl r
e hereby granted to ����c � i� Q��
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the instrument(s)dated r� �
described in the Petition be ad itted to probate and filed of recor as the last Will(and Codicil(s )of Decedent.
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DOROTHY S. MILLER � • � � �r� ���
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I, DOROTHY S. MILLER, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being
of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby publish
and declare the following as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking any and all Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
ITEM I
I direct that all of my just and legal debts, funeral expenses
and grave marker shall be paid from my residuary estate, as soon as
practicable after my decease, as part of the expenses of the
administration of my estate. �
ITEM II �
I hereby make the following specific bequests :
A. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $1, 000 . 00 to Cornell
University, of Ithaca, New York, for the benefit of the library in the
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memory of Edward A. Miller, class of 1937;
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'1 B. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $1, 000 . 00 to Cornell
University, of Ithaca, New York, for the benefit of the library in the
memory of Edward A. Miller, Jr. , class of 1967;
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C. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $1, 000 . 00 to the
scholarship fund that was established in memory of my son, WILLIAM VAN
AXEN MILLER, at Dickenson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvan.ia;
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D. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $1, 000 . 00 t.o Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2000 Chestnut Street, Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania; �
E. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $5, 000 . 00 to my
daughter-in-law, STEPHANIE F. MILLER, if she is still married to my
son, DOUGLAS MILLER, at the time of my death. In the event she does
not survive me, or is not married to my son at the time of my death,
I hereby give, devise and bequeath $5, 000 . 00 in total to the then living
children of my son, DOUGLAS MILLER, in equal shares;
F. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $5, 000 . 00 to my�
son-in-law, JOSEPH W. GUILDAY, if he is married to my daughter; GRETA
MILLER GUILDAY, at the time of my death. In the event my sori-in-law
should predecease me, or is not married to my daughter at � the time of
my death, I hereby give, devise and bequeath $5, 000 . 00 in total to the
then living children of my daughter, GRETA MILLER GUILDAY, in equal
shares;
G. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $1, 000 . 00 to Penn' s
Woods Painters, a local chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters,
currently at P.O. Box 1518, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055;
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H. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $1, 000 . 00 to my friend,
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" SUSAN COMP, of Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania, if she survives me;
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I . I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $20, 000 . 00 to DOUGLAS
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• MILLER, II, if he survives me. Notwithstanding such gift, in the� event
I have made a gift of that same amount to DOUGLAS MILLER, II, subsequent
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to the execution of this Will prior to my death, in such event this
bequest shall lapse;
J. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of $5, 000 . 00 to JACQUELYN
LOVEJOY, my granddaughter. In the event JACQUELYN LOVEJOY has any
children who survive her at the time of my death, in such event this
$5, 000 . 00 gift shall lapse and otherwise then be payable to her then
living child or children, as the case may be, per stirpes . .This gift
shall lapse, however, if I have made a gift of $5, 000 . 00 to JACQUELYN
LOVEJOY or to her child or children subsequent to the execution of this
Will prior to my death.
ITEM III
All of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, real.,
personal or mixed, of whatsoever kind and nature and wheresoever
situate at the time of my decease, I hereby give, devise, and bequeath
equally to my two children, GRETA MILLER GUILDAY and DOUGLAS MILLER.
, In the event my daughter, GRETA MILLER GUILDAY, should predecease
me, in such event I hereby give, devise and bequeath the one-half share
� of my estate that would otherwise have passed to my daughter, to her
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then living children, per stirpes .
• In the event my son, DOUGLAS MILLER, should predecease me, in such
event I give, devise and bequeath the one-half share of my estate that
would otherwise have passed to my son to his spouse, STEPHANIE F. MILLER,
if she survives me. In the event she does not survive me, in such event
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I hereby give, devise and bequeath that one-half share of my estate
that would have otherwise gone to my son, to his then living children,
per stirpes .
ITEM IV
I nominate, constitute and appoint GRETA MILLER
GUILDAY and DOUGLAS MILLER to be the Co-Executors of thi.s my Last Will
and Testament; but if either GRETA MILLER GUILDAY or DOUGLAS MILLER
should predecease me, resign, renounce or be incapable of acting, then
I nominate, constitute and appoint the other to be the sole Executor
of this my Last Will and Testament . In the event that both GRETA MILLER
GUILDAY and DOUGLAS MILLER should predecease me, resign, renounce or
be incapable of acting, then I nominate, constitute and appoint STEPHANIE
F. MILLER and CHRISTINE E. LINE GREENLEAF to be Co-Executrixes of this
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my Last Will and Testament, or either of them if the other should
0�., predecease me, resign, renounce or be incapable of acting. .
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ITEM V �
, I direct that no bond shall be required of any fiduciary,
� trustee, executor or guardian, hereunder in any jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, DOROTHY S. MILLER, Testatrix named herein,
have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament,
consistin of five (5) t ewritten a es, on this the � da of
g Yp p g �_ Y
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' � (S EAL)
OROTHY S. MILLE
Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the above-named Testatrix
as and for her Last Will and Testament, and we, in her presence and
in the presence of each other, and at her request, have subscribed our
nam s s witne ses hereto.
Gettysburg, PA
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Gettysburg, PA
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF ADAMS ) �
I, DOROTHY S. MILLER, the 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 and Testament; that I signed it willingl�; and that
I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed.
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DOROTHY . MILLER
Sworn and affirmed to and acknowledged
before me by DOROTHY S. MILLER, the Testatrix, �
this �-h day of nr,�� , 2011 .
� ' COMMONWEALTh4 OF PENNSYLVANW
N t r Ub 11 C Notarial Sea!
Angeia J.Steinour,Natary Pubi�c
Gettysburg Boro,Adams County
My Commission Expires Sept.30,2012
Member,Pennsylvania Association of Notarie�
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF ADAMS )
We, John A. Wolfe and Kathleen D. Pentoney, 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 and
Testament; that DOROTHY S. MILLER, 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 18 or more years of age, of so�nd mind
and under no constraint or undue influence.
(S EAL)
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Sworn and affirmed to and acknowledged
before me by John A. Wolfe and K thleen D. Pentoney, �
witnesses, this the �� day of n'� , 2011.
�,���� COMMONWEALTIy OF PENNSYL
N a y u i c VANIA
Notarial Seal
Angela J.Steinour,Notary Public
Gettysburg Boro,Adams County
My Commission Expires Sept.30,2012
Member,Pennsylvania Association of Nota�ies
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