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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.10.05 PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of' Vir$inia R. Adams No. ~,~t ~ t~&,%~c..~ also known as To': Register of Wills for the Deceased. County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Social Security No. 204-01-137][ The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older an the executor in the last will of the above decedent, dated Hay 5 ~ and codicil(s) dated named ,1990 (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decendent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with h er last family or principal residence at 801 North Hanover St.~ Carlisle: PA 17013 (list street, number and muncipality) Decendent, then 93 years of age, died December 8 3{I~ 2~0fi- , at Carlisle Reg~tonal Y~d]en] C, ent. er Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: Decendent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property $ 225,000.00 (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $. ~.~-~ situated as follows: WHEREFORE. petmoner(s) resp~c uest(s) the probate of the last wi presented herewith and the grant of let s t amentary { ~testamentary; adm~rastratlon c.t.a.; admlm~tiOn d.b.n.c.~.~.) theron. / ~ ~ -.~ ~ I ~ ~i'~i[~(~"~"'"'uvk~'~) / 502 Halyard Way, Enola, PA f7025 ~o OATH OF' PERSONAL REPRESENTATI~E.~ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA -I ss J ~'x, ' .COUNTY OF Cumberland f ] xk~ The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in th{ foregoing l~etition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of p~[i6/cer(s) and ~t ~ person~ represen- tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and ~t~ t~est~ding to law. Sworn to or a~'fir~d and subscribed r ~ /L:~/~444/~ ~ be ore me this ~ ~ day of [ ~ / ~' January ~ 200~ 3 ~ / / ~ Estate 6f wrs~n~a a. aa~=~ ,, Deceased DECREE OF FROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW January \C> 7~ 2005, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side hereof, satisfacto~ proof having been presented before me, IT iS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated May 5. 1 qO0 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of Virginia R. Adams .; and Letters Testamentrv are hereby granted to William L. H~,mmel FEES Probate, Letters, Etc .......... Short Ce~ficates( ) .... ...... TOTAL Fi~ed ...... ~ C..k~.~.Q. Arthur M. Feld, Esouire #07172 ATTORNEY (Sup. Ct. I.D. No.) 1309 Bridge Street; New Cumberland, PA ADDP~ESS 17070 717-770-0292 PHONE his is to certify/ that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as Ix)cal Registrm'. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for per]nanent filing. WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy .by Iqhotostat or photograph. Fee for this certificate, $2.00 ? !090 019 No, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA * DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · VITAL RECORDS CERTiFiCATE OF DEATH 12ocal Reg:strar .... ,o, ........ Virginia R. Adams .x Femd~F~u°~4"~" 01 'I,~Q/~°~'~'G~m~"~'~8, 2004 C~mb~nO ~ --~ ~,on~,~,C~nto, ~~ ~ ~ Whi~e Cure. Hand ~ CaHisle Carlisle, PA 17013 Dec 14, 2004 · 011825-L LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, VIRGINIA R. ADAMS, of the Borough of Marysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and under- standing, do make, publish and declare this writing as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby expressly revoking all writings in nature testamentary by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST: I direct that all my Just debts, to which there are no defenses in law or equity, and the expenses of my last illness and funeral be paid out of my estate as soon after my death as is convenient and expeditious in the Judgment of my Executor hereinafter named. SECOND: I give and bequeath my fur coat, family heirloom picture above T.V. set, desk, and grandfather clock, to my sister, Emily Ressman Shank. THIRD: I give and bequeath my colonial dresser, chest of drawers, night stands, the six Hitchcock chairs, pearls and bracelet, and necklace, to my friend, Klm Kavanaugh Sload. FOURTH: I give and bequeath the brass bed, to my friend, Timothy Loutzenhiser. FIFTH: I give and bequeath the cut glass mirrors fireplace, to my friend, Jane Barkey Eckrod. SIXTH: I give and bequeath my automobile to my niece, Jean Noland. SEVENTH: I direct my Executor, hereinafter named, to sell all the rest, residue and remainder of my property, at public or private sale whichever my Executor in his sole discretion deems to be in the best interest of my estate, and after payment of all costs of sale, debts and administration expenses, distribute the net proceeds of said sale along with all other cash assets of my estate as follows: A. Twenty-five (25%) percent to my friend, Kim Kavanaugh Sload. Shank, or her then-living issue, B. Twenty-five (25%) percent to my sister, Emily Rossman in equal shares, share and share alike. C. Fifteen (15%) percent to my nephew, Frederick Keene. D. Fifteen (15%) percent to my niece, Jean Noland. E. Ten (10%) percent to my friend, Barbara Kruger. F. Five (5%) percent to my friend, John Haverstick. G. Five (5%) percent to my sister-in-law, Tena MacLean. EIGHTH: I nominate, constitute and appoint, William L. Hummell, Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. I direct that my personal representative shall not be required to post any bond to secure the faithful performance of their duties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in any other Jurisdiction. It is my desire that the Executor conclude all estate administration matters within one year of the date of my death. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament, which consists of three (3) sheets of paper, dated this~-~ay of May, 1990. Virginia R. Adams The writing contained on this and the two preceding pages was signed and sealed by Virginia R. Adams, and by her published and declared as her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other. R. Scott Cramer, Esquire CRAMER, CLARK & McPHERSON P. O. Drawer ~59 Duncennon, PA 17020 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) )ss COUNTY OF PERRY ) I, Virginia R. Adams, 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; 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 Virginia R. Adams, testatrix, thisJ-*a day of May, 1990. SEAL R. Scott Cremer~ Esquire CRAMER, CLARK & McPHERSON P. O, Drawer 159 Duneennon, PA 17020 CRAMER, CLARK & MCPHERSON P. O. Drawer 159 Dunoennon, PA 170~0 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) )ss COUNTY OF PERRY ) the witnesses whose names are signed to the attac~hed or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will; that Virginia R. Adams signed 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 the time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. SWORN or affirmed to and subscribed to bef?~e me by ~¢~ and ~a~/ ZT'//~/~/_-~' , wi~ses, this -C~day of May, 1990.