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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF��i 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 ,/ ,
Name: �...� ,� t-1�E �• /�(ra L L�/Zl File No: c� � " ( j ��v_��
a/k/a; (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a: `�
Date of Death: A�' '�H l'7 �C� l� Age at death: q(.p
Decedent was domiciled at death ' �4� rv � County, (Srure with his/her last
principal residence at 7, o � � �i� i8 i
Street address,Post Office�and Zip Code � City,Township or Boro h County
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Decedent died at ��'f� /� T � ' /Ir �i � �l.��� H � /
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedenPs property at death: c�c
If domiciled in Pennsy[vania............................ All personal property $ �� ;G �
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $ �
If not domici[ed in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $ ✓
Va/ue of rea!estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $ ;%
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ � D�n• �
Reat estate in Pennsylvania situated at: V
(Attnch ndditional 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 die tast Will of the Decedent,dated E� -C-S, /�� and Codicil(s)
thereto dated Q(,� o2c�'�- �/���
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciatio�:,death ojexecuror,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(g),and did not have a cl�ild bom 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,du�pte absentia,drtiante minori�te
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If Administration,c.t.a. ord.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Wil!in Section A above and com�f�ist of hei�s. � �
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Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divoi09ha�bgey esta�s''hed eg)de�iied
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.� A� r""' �, � �
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Petitioner(s),afrer a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no W ill and was survived by the follo�li g�ttga(if an�nd heirs(aYwch
r�dditionul sheets, i�necessury): �
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The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)ihe statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and tliat,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Pet' 'oner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed a subscribed b fore ( � � DateQS —ljJ�� ,���
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BOND Required:Q YES V 'O To the Register of Wilfs:
FEES' Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... $� Attorney Signature:
( ,� ) Sltort Certificate(s).. ....
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . .. .
( I )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . .. . I�h�_
( )Affidavit(s)... . . . . .. . . .
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER <� �.- .-.��
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AND NOW, ���9 ` � � �C , 2�%'� , in consideration of tFie fore�fling PPcition,
satisfactory proof having be presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letter "
are hereby granted to l �u Gl il
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the instrument(s)dated ' -
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codiril(s jj of Decedent.
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I, GAYLE K. MULLEN, of South Middleton T�`'"wnship, 4� �
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, do make, publish and declare
this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills
and Codicils by me at any time made.
ITEM I : I direct that all inheritance and
estate taxes becoming due by reason of my death, whether such
taxes may be payable by my estate or by any recipient of any
property, shall be paid by the Executor out of the property
passing under ITEM V of this Will, as an expense and cost of
administration of my estate. The Executor shall have no duty or
obligation to obtain reimbursement for any such tax so paid, even
though on proceeds of insurance or other property not passing
under this Will .
ITEM II : I direct the Executor to pay the
expenses of my last illness and funeral expenses from the
property passing under this Will as an expense and cost of
administration of my estate.
ITEM III : I may leave a written statement or
list in my safe deposit box disposing of certain items of my
tangible personal property not otherwise disposed of herein. Any
such statement or list in existence at the time of my death shall
be determinative with respect to all items bequeathed therein.
If no written statement or list is found in my safe deposit box
or elsewhere and properly identified by the Executor within
thirty (30) days after the probate of my Will, it shall be
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i presumed that there is no other statement or list . Any
subsequent discovered statement or list shall be ignored. Any '
such property not listed in such a written statement I give and �
bequeath to my daughters, ELIZABETH A. ROWE and JANIS L. WOLF, to �
be divided between them as they shall agree. j
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ITEM IV: I give the sum of TEN THOUSAND (
I ($10, 000) DOLLARS to each of my grandchildren living at the time ;
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of my death. This bequest to each grandchild shall be adeemed to '
the extent that I have made a lifetime cash gift to such
grandchild in the amount of TEN THOUSAND ($10, 000) DOLLARS after �
the execution of this Will . My Executor may delay payment of the
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gifts under this ITEM IV until the sale of my real property
located on the Carlisle Pike in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania �
if the Executor deems such delay advisable. '
ITEM V: I give, devise and bequeath all the
rest, residue and remainder of my estate, not disposed of in the
preceding portions of this Will, to my daughters, ELIZABETH A.
ROWE and JANIS L. WOLF, in equal shares. If either of said
daughters is not living at my death, the share of said deceased
child shall be paid to the then living issue of said deceased
daughter, per stirpes .
ITEM VI : In the settlement of my estate, the
Executor shall possess, among others, the following powers :
(a) To retain any investments I may have at my
death, including specifically those consisting of stock
of any bank even if I have named such bank as the
Executor herein, as long as the Executor may deem it
advisable to my estate so to do. ,,
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(b) To vary investments, when deemed desirable by
the Executor, and to invest in such bonds, stocks,
notes, real estate mortgages or other securities or in
such other property, real or personal, as the Executor
shall deem wise, without being restricted to so-called
" legal investments" , and without being limited by any '
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statute or rule of law regarding investments by �
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fiduciaries . �
(c) In order to effect a division of the
principal of my estate or for any other purpose,
including any final distribution, the Executor is
authorized to make said divisions or distributions of
the personalty and realty partly or wholly in kind, and
to allocate specific assets among beneficiaries
hereunder so long as the total market value of any
share is not affected by such division, distribution or
allocation in kind. Should it appear desirable to
partition any real estate, the Executor is authorized
to make, join in and consummate partitions of lands,
voluntarily or involuntarily, including giving of
mutual deeds, recognizances or other obligations, with
as wide powers as an individual owner in fee simple.
(d) To sell either at public or private sale and
upon such terms and conditions as the Executor may deem
advantageous to the estate, any or all real or personal
estate or interest therein owned by the estate
severally or in conjunction with other persons or
acquired after my death by the Executor, and to
consummate said sale or sales by sufficient deeds or
other instruments to the purchaser or purchasers,
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i conveying a fee simple title, free and clear of all
trust and without obligation or liability of the
purchaser or purchasers to see to the application of
the purchase money or to make inquiry into the validity
of said sale or sales; also, to make, execute,
acknowledge and deliver any and all deeds, assignments,
options or other writings which may be necessary or
desirable in carrying out any of the powers conferred
upon the Executor in this paragraph or elsewhere in my
Will .
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(e) To mortgage real estate, and to make leases
of real estate.
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(f) To borrow money from any party, including the
Executor, to pay indebtedness of mine or of my estate,
expenses of administration or inheritance, legacy,
estate and other taxes, and to assign and pledge assets
of my estate therefor.
(g) To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges
in connection with the administration of my estate.
(h) To make distributions of income and of
principal to the proper beneficiaries thereof, during
the administration of my estate, with or without court
order, in such manner and in such amounts as my
Executor deems prudent and appropriate.
(i) To vote any shares of stock which form a part
of the estate, and otherwise to exercise all the powers
incident to the ownership of such stock.
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i (j ) In the discretion of the Executor, to unite
with other owners of similar property in carrying out
any plans for the reorganization of any corporation or
company whose securities form a part of the estate.
(k) To disclaim any interest in property which
would devolve to me or my estate by whatever means,
including but not limited to the following means : as
beneficiary under a will, as an appointee under the
exercise of a power of appointment, as a person
entitled to take by intestacy, as a donee of an inter
vivos transfer, and as a donee under a third-party
beneficiary contract.
(1) To do all other acts in the Executor's
judgment deemed necessary or desirable for the proper
and advantageous management, investment and '
distribution of the estate. I
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ITEM VII . Any person who shall have died at
the same time as I shall have, or in a common disaster with me,
or under such circumstances that the order of our deaths cannot
be established by proof, or within thirty (30) days of my death,
shall be deemed to have predeceased me.
ITEM VIII : If at any time any beneficiary
under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be entitled to
receive any assets hereunder, that person selected by the
Executor (including the Executor) shall receive such assets as
Custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
for that beneficiary. Such Custodian may receive and administer
all assets authorized by law, and shall have full authori�y as
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provided in the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act to '
use such funds in the manner it deems advisable for the best
interests of such beneficiary. In addition, said Custodian shall �
have all the rights and privileges as to the Custodianship and
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its assets as are herein granted to the Executor as to my estate ;
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and the assets therein. I also designate said Custodian as ;
successor Custodian of any property for which I am custodian ;
under any Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or Uniform Transfers to ,
Minors Act. il
ITEM IX: I hereby nominate, constitute and ,
appoint my daughters, ELIZABETH A. ROWE and JANIS L. WOLF, to be �'
the Executors, herein collectively referred to as "Executor" . In i
the event of the death of both of said individual Executors, or
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their inability or refusal to serve, I nominate, constitute and i
appoint my grandchildren, ROBIN E. ROWE and KERRI L. WOLF, to be �
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the Executor. The Executor and Custodian are specifically c
relieved from the duty or obligation of filing any bond or other '
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security.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to �
this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of this and the
preceding five (5) pages, at the end of each page of which I have i
also set my initials for greater security and better
identification this v`� day of �'C'� � , 19 ��
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AYLE= . MULLEN
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We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing �
Will was signed, sealed, published and declared by the
above-named Testatrix as and for her Last Will and Testa.ment, in
the presence of us, who, at her request and in her presence and
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in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our hands and
seals the day and year first above written, and we certify that
at the time of the execution thereof, the said Testatrix was of
sound and disposing mind and memory.
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� COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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I, GAYLE K. MULLEN, 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 willingly; and that I signed it as my free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. ,
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My Commission Expires : �I�
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We, ��' �-.S� �. �..5�H Z- , .a
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qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were
I� present and saw Testatrix, GAYLE K. MULLEN, sign and execute the
II instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that Testatrix signed
� willingly and that she executed said Will 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 Wil1 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. � �
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CODICIL TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GAYLE K. MULLEN
�ATED: Tune 28, 2005
I, Gayle K. Mullen, being of sound mind request the following additional distributions be
made by my executor(s) from my estate:
$1,000.00 each to my grandchildren: (1)Robin Rowe Williams, (2) Robert A. Rowe,
(3) Dwight D. Rowe, (4) David M. Wo1f, (5)Kerri L. Wolf, and (6) Christopher S. Wolf.
I also request that$500.00 be distributed to each of my great-grandchildren, the legai
children of my grandchildren listed above.
Any taxes on these distributions should i�e paid by my estate. � ��,
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The rest of my will stands as originally written. �
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Dated: June 2g, 2005 � ` `�' �
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acquainted with X� �nd am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signatu e o�decedent, and that the signature of �
to th� foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of
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