HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-12-05 PETITION FOR PROBATE & GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of ROBERT W. CRAIG No. 21-05-
a/so known as To: Register of Wills for the
, deceased. County of Cumberland
Social Security No. 171-26-5814 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your Petitioners, who are 18 years of age or older and the Co-Executors named in the Last Will of the
above decedent dated Au.qust 1, 2000 , and codicils dated none . The Executor
named none died . Renunciations for none attached hereto.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or principal
residence at 1000 Claremont Road, Middlesex Township, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Decedent, then 72 years of age, died December 29 ,2004, at Holy Spirit Hospital .
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: N/A
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ O ~,~, ---,'~
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in PA $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania, situated as follows: $500,000.0~;~ -"' .
722 N. Front Street, Wormleysburch PA
724 N. Front Street, Wormleysburq, PA
723 River Street, Wormleysbur.q, PA
222 S. Third Street, Lemoyne, PA -.'
222 S. Third Street, Rear, Lemoyne, PA
225 & 227 S. Third Street, Lemoyne, PA
546 Bridqe Street, New Cumberland, PA
548 Bridqe Street, New Cumberland, PA
~,4 Interest in RWC Enterprises, 607 Market Street, New Cumberland, PA
WHEREFORE, Petitioners respectfully requests the probate of the Last Will and Codicil(s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters testamentary there, on.
~~/~, ,/.~u re(s)and R es id enoe(s) of Petitioner(s).~,
Ca-rolyn G. Craig
OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA '
· ss
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND '
The Petitioner(s) above named swear(s) or affirm(s) that 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 repres,entative of
the above decedent, petitioner(s) will well and truly adminis/t~ the estate accordi~qfl? law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Yjf/(/t~,('//~
before methis 12t~ day of r-l~L/'- - ~a-r~l~ (3. C~aig
~. ,~anuary, 2005. ~ ~., ,,,~ ,'
/ ,1 3 -' .~ Register
No. 21-05-
Estate of ROBERT W. CRAIG , deceased.
DECREE OF PROBATE & GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW, January 12, ,2005, in consideration of the Petition on the
reverse side hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s)
dated Auqust 1,2000 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the
Last Will of Robert W. Craiq; and Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to
Carolyn G. Craiq
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FEES IRWIN & Mci'(NIGHT
Probate, Letters, Etc ........ $410.00 Dou.qlas G. Miller, Esquire (83776)
Short Certificates(-6-) ....... $ 24.00 ATTORNEY (Sup. Ct. I.D. No.)
Renunciation(s) ........... $
JCP .................... $ 10.00 60West Pomfret St., Carlisle, PA 17013
Automation Fee ............ $ 5.00 ADDRESS
Other Will ........... $ 15.00
TOTAL: .... $464.00
Filed ............................ 717-249-2353
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H105 143 Rev ~87 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA · DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
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COUNTY OF DEATH I CITY, BORe, T~ OF DEATHmFACILITY NAME (If not ins/ilution give street and numbs) IWAS DECEDENT Of HISPANIC ORIGIN~ I RACE - American Indian, Bmack,
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11.. Teacher/Coach Illb' Education k. 113. ,0'2)]2 I ~,14 ') 114. Married lis. Carol Gibney
3 Pine Tree Drive IACTUAL ~7a. State P~nngvlvmn~m D,d 17c,~Yes, dece~em lived ,n Fairview TWp. ~p
~. New Cumberland, PA 17070 o,o,~.~, ~,.co~t~ Cumberland ~o~,i~ ~,~
~. Harry Crai~ ~.. Dorothy Steffe
=0,. Carol G. Craig
MeTHODO~mSPOS~T~ON ~o[msposmo~&l-.f~.12°~' 3 Pine Tree Drive~ New [Cumberland~ PA 17070
Do.alio.~ 8.n~l ~C ..... i~ ..... IfromStato~ ....... ) ~ Io,IU~ or Oth~ Place
Schaefferstown, PA 17088
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.ICENSEE OR PERSON ACTING AS SUCH ~UMBER ~ NAME AND ADDRESS OF FACILITY P~r t hemo re FH ~ C~em Svc
fesulhng in d~aJh) ~ a ~ ~
OF DEATH~ Accident ~ Pendingl ..... igation ~ Yes ~ No ~
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, ROBERT W. CRAIG, of New Cumberland, York County, Pennsylvania, declare this
instrument to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby expressly revoking all Wills and Codicils
heretofore made by me.
1. I direct my executrix to pay all of my debts, funeral and administrative expenses as
soon as may be done conveniently after my decease.
2. I authorize and empower my executrix to sell any realty owned by me at my death, at
either public or private sale, and to give good and sufficient deeds therefor, in fee simple, as I
could do if living.
3. I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate of every nature and wherever situate to my
wife, Carolyn Gene Craig.
4. Should Carolyn Gene Craig be deceased at the time of my death, I give, devise and
bequeath all of my estate, of every nature and wherever situate to David L. Craig and Amy Craig
Martiner, share and share alike.
5. I nominate and appoint Carolyn Gene Craig to be the executrix of this my Last Will
and Testament, she is to serve as such without bond. Should she die before my death, renounce
or refuse to serve for any reason, or die leaving any of my estate unadministered, I nominate and
appoint Roger B. Irwin and James D. Hughes, as substitute executors, also to serve as such
without bond, with the same powers as are given herein to my executrix.
6. I hereby suggest that my personal representative retain the services of Irwin,
McKnight & Hughes as attorneys in the settlement of my estate.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this /' day of
August, 2000.
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by ROBERT W. CRAIG, the Testator above
named, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, in his
presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
WE, ROBERT W. CRAIG, CHERYL L. CLELAND and MARTHA L. NOEL,
the testator and witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument,
being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testator signed and
executed the instrument as his Last Will, and that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it
as his free and voluntary act for the purpose herein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in
the presence and hearing of the testator, signed the Will as a witness and that to the best of their
knowledge the testator was, at that time, eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under
no constraint or undue influence.
ROBERT W. CRAIGw ~, ~, ~,
(~ERYI~rI~i C~LELAI~D- v --"7
MJ~-T~iA L.(,i~O~k'
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA :
: SS:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND :
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by, ROBERT W. CRAIG, the
testator herein and subscribed and sworn to before me by CHERYL L. CLELAND and
MARTHA L. NOEL, witnesses, this 4--
day
of August,
2000.
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