HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-16-13 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 respectfully request(s)the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information
Name: RUBY E.BRIGGS File No: �1���" �7�
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�a� Social Security No:
Date of Death: June 20,2013 Age at death: 91
: Decedent was domiciled at death in ��0 South Hanover Street Co�ty� Cumberland (State)with his/her last
principal residence at ��0 Sauth Hanover Street,Carlisle,PA 17013 Carlisle Borough Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at ��0 South Hanover Street,Carlisle,PA 17013 Carlisle Borough Cumberland
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 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 VALLTE. ... $_���f ���
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: ���
(Attach additional 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 December 4,2002 �d Codicil(s)
thereto dated
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death of executor,etG)
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.
. Q NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS
❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante absentia,durante minoritate
If Administration,c.t a. or a�b.n.c.za.,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(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
�NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attach
additional sheets,if necessary):
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } �,
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printe� ess c_ �
Ernest C.Wilson 2458 Victoria Way,Coplay,Pennsylvania 180 `_ � ' � �
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The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and co r�'`ect to the bes�tfie know�dge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the De edent,the Petitione(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Sworn to a�firmed d s scribed before • Date `f�—/�a — )�
me t ' ��day ,�pl� Date
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o the Register Date
BOND Required: Q YES Q NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Lette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ��'�d Attorney Signature:
( �) Short Certificate(s). . . . . . O`�
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( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . .
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . � �����
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . )
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: � � �l � �
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
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TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of RUBY E.BRIGGS File No: .21"��'7��
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AND NOW / :� � ,� ,� in cons' rat'on of the fore oin Petition
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satisfactory proof having n prese ted before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters /� �''
are hereby granted to
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record a the last Will and Codicil(s))of ecedent.
Register of Wills
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Form R W-02 rev. 10/11/2011 1 O '
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
RUBY E.BRIGGS
I, Ruby E.Briggs,of 770 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make,
publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making
void any and all Wills and Codicils heretofore made.
FIRST
I direct the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my death as may
be convenient.
I direct that each legatee and devisee shall bear the estate, inheritance and other death
taxes attributable to his or her distributive share of my estate.
SECOND
I declare that I am unmarried and that I have no children.
T�IIRD
All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, and
wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise and bequeath as follows:
A. Ten percent(10%) to The Alliance Home of Carlisle, PA.,
Inc. t/d/b/a Chapel Pointe of Carlisle, 770 South Hanover Street, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania 17013 to be used at the sole discretion of the governing board
of the organization for general purposes;
B. Ten percent (10%) to The G�and Old Gospel Fellowship/Sam
Hart Ministries located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,ta be used at the s�le
. discretion of the governing board of the organization;
C. Ten percent (10%) to The American Indian Hour located in
Inglewood, California to be used at the sole discretion of the governing board
� of the organization;
D. Ten percent (10%) to The Great Commission Fund of The
Christian and Missionary Alliance located in Colorado Springs, Colorado;
E. Ten percent (10%) to The Salvation Army of Hempstead,New
York, with one half of this gift to be used for the adult rehabilitation center
located at 194 Front Street, Hempstead, New York and the remaining half to be
used in the community service program located at 65 Atlantic Avenue,
Hempstead, New York, provided, however, that if either of these programs shall
have ceased, then to be used at the sole discretion of the governing board of the
organization for general purposes;
F. Ten percent (1��7�) to A�ViCY I.�±�rnational locate�. in Cr+�ttanc►a�, ..���
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Tennessee to be used at the sole discretion of the governing board oi the � � ``' � �r
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organization for general purposes; r� � � �' �
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G. Ten percent(10%) to my niece, Dolores McLaurin, � cn � � � �
presently living in Willingboro, New Jersey; �' c7 � � a �;.�
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H. Ten percent(10%)to my nephew, Ernest C. Wilson, presentl� .,� � ; �
living at 2458 Victoria Way, Coplay, Pennsylvania; �' � . G c�,
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I. Ten percent(10%) to my niece, Joan DeSi�va, presently living
at 416 Barbara Lane,West Hempstead, New York;
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J. Ten percent (10%) to my cousin-in-law, Ruby A. Briggs,
presently living in Springfield Gardens,New York.
In the event that any individual beneficiary shall predecease me then his or her share shall
pass to such of his or her issue as shall survive me, per stirpes, and if there be no such issue the
same shall lapse. In the event that any charitable beneficiary shall have ceased to exist at the
time of my death the gift to that beneficiary shall lapse. Any lapsed devise or bequest shall be
distributed proportionately among my remaining beneficiaries, each to receive the proportion of
the lapsed gift calculated by dividing each beneficiary's above stated percentage share by the
total of all non-lapsed percentage shares.
FOURTH
I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint m�� nephew,Ernest�. Wils��n, residing at 2458
Victoria Way, Coplay, Pennsylvania 18037, as Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. In
the event of the renunciation, death, resignation or inability to act for any reason whatsoever of
my said nephew I nominate, constitute and appoint my niece, Joan DeSilva, residing at 416
Barbra Lane,West Hempstead,New York 11552, as Executrix of this my Last Will and
Testament. I further direct that no bond or other security shall be required of any Executor or
Executrix appointed in this Will for the performance of his, her or its duties in any jurisdiction in �
which he, she or it may be called upon to act. The terms Executor or Executrix may be used
interchangeably in this Will and shall refer to any Executor or Executrix appointed in this will, or
any other Administrator appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
FIFTH
In addition to, and not in limitation of,the powers conferred by law or by other
provisions of this Will, my Executor shall have the following powers, each of which may be
exercised from time to time by my Executor in [his/her] sole discretion:
(a) To retain in the form received, and to sell either at public or private sale, or to
distribute in kind, any real or personal property.
(b) To manage both real and personal property.
(c) To invest and reinvest in all forms of property, notwithstanding the fact that any
or all of the investments made are of a character or size which but for this
expressed authority would not be considered proper for an Executor.
(d) To exercise any option or rights arising from the ownership of investments.
(e) To compromise claims without court approval and without the consent of any
beneficiary.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will
and Testament, written on three (3)pages (including notary page), this day of
;2002.
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Rub E. Briggs
Signed, sealed, published, and declared by Ruby E. Briggs the Testatrix above named, as
and for her Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, in her presence, at her request, and in
the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses.
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Last Will and Testament of Ruby E.Briggs age 2 of 3
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
We, Ruby E. Briggs, the Testatrix in, and Stephen D. Tiley
and Robert G. Frey , the witnesses, to the Last Will and Testament, the
attached or foregoing instrument, who have signed the instrument, having been duly qualified
according to law do depose and say:
a. that I,the Testatrix, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the
instrument as my Last Will and Testament,that I signed it willingly and as my
free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; and
b. that we, the witnesses, were present and saw the Testatrix sign and execute the
instrument as her Last Will and Testament, that she signed it willingly and
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 Last Will and
Testament as a witness 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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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by the Testatrix and the witnesses
above-named, this t� day of , 2002.
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Notary Public
NOTAR44L SEAL
TRISf�l1 A LI�SS,NOTARY PUBUC
80ROU(3hi OF CARLISLE.CUAABERt�4W0 CO..AA
MY COIY�AISSION EXPIRES MAY ZO 2008
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