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Home My WebLink About12-09-13 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Petitioner, named below, who are 18 years of age or older, applies for Letters as specified below, and in support thereof, avers the following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:: DECEDENT'S INFORMATION Estate of PEARL E. THOMAS File No. Deceased Social Security No. Date of Death: November 7. 2013 Age at Death: 93 Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania,with her last family or principal residence at 824 Lisburn Road, Apartment 223 Camp Hill Lower Allen Township Cumberland County PA 17011 (List street,address,town/city,county,state,zip code) Decedent died at Golden Living Center,770 Poplar Church Road Camp Hill 17011 East Pennsboro Two Cumberland County, PA List street,address,Post Office and zip code City,township or Borough County,State Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property.....................................................................$ 37,000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania.....................................$ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County....................................................$ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................................................................................$ 100.000.00 Total.........................................................................................................$ 137.000.00 Real Estate situated as follows: 1932 Chatham Drive,Camp Hill 17011 Lower Allen Township Cumberland County, PA tatlache additional sheets if necessary) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County,State 0 A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Petitioner avers he is the Executor named in the Last Will of the Decedent, dated June 7, 2012 State relevant circumstances,e.g.renunciation,death of Executor,etc. Except as follows, After the execution of the instrument offered for probate, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and was not a parry to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce has been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(g) and did not have a child born or adopted and the Decedent was neither the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person 10 NO EXCEPTIONS ❑ EXCEPTIONS ❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (if applicable) enter:c.t.a.;d.b.n.c.t.a.;pendent elite;durante absentia;durante minoritate If Administration, c.t.a. or db.n.c.t.a., Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce has been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(g) and was neither a victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person ❑ NO EXCEPTIONS ❑ EXCEPTIONS Petitioner, after a proper search, has ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs (attached additional sheets, if necessary) Name Relationship esidence, 171 CU A 7 M C7 �j 2 h n to :SJ CD =t) LJJ c? p O O C i OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Official Use Only COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND RECORDED OFFICE OF REGISTER OF F°rlLLS Petitioner's Printed Name Petitioner's Printed Address 1J DEC 9 bill BARRY E. MCCORD 403 West Cedar Street CLERK OF Palmyra, PA 17078 ORPHANS' COURT CO.,CUMSENLAIqU PA The Petitioner above-named swears or affirms that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner and that, as personal representative of the Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed Before me this day of BARRY E. MCCORD Wn b0z V, 2013. -, P �rthe Register BOND Required ❑ YES Q NO FEES: � To The Register of Wills Letters........................... $ Ak U Please enter my appearance by my signature below: {gyp} Short Certificate(s) $ { } Renunciation..............$ Attorney Signature: { } Codicil(s) $ ` { }Affidavit(s).................. $ l� Bond $ Commission $ Pri a ame: JERRY R. DUFFIE th r $ Supreme Court $ I.D. No: 09601 $ I Firm Name: Johnson, Duffie Stewart & Weidner, t t, $ Address: 301 Market Street, P.O. Box $ Lemoyne PA 17043 $ Automation $ Phone: 717-761-4540 JCP Fee....................... $ Fax: 717-761-3015 TOTAL......... $ Email: dwd 'dsw.com DECREE TO THE REGISTER 22 �,�' Estate of PEARL E.THOMAS Deceased. File No. J 1- 15 a I � 'r Social Security No: 209-22-0696 Date of Death: October 23, 2013 AND NOW, q 2013, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to BARRY E. MCCORD in the above estate and that the instrument dated June 7. 2012 described in the Petition be admitted to,probate and filed of record as the Last Will of the Decedent. WdI^ nln 'Register of Wills nn , C iy C-> O �y Last Will and Testament � n r m n m N � C0 ;X 0 • OF z " U � C- , ., -n PEARL E. THOMAS '" c o rn �J N Cn O r � I, PEARL E. THOMAS, of Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last will and revoke any will previously made by me. I. I direct that all my legal debts and funeral expenses, including my gravemarker and all expenses of my last illness, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate. II. I bequeath my household goods and personal effects and other tangible personalty of a like nature (not including cash or securities), together with any existing insurance thereon, except for my automobile and the personal property bequeathed pursuant to Paragraph III, to my nephew, BARRY E. McCORD. Should my nephew, BARRY E. McCORD, predecease me, I direct that such tangible personalty be liquidated and be added to and distributed as part of my residuary estate. III. I bequeath my automobile, together with any existing insurance thereon, and the yellow chair(with the heart shaped back)to LOWER ALLEN VFW POST 7530. IV. I devise and bequeath the residue of my estate of every nature and wherever situate, as follows: A. Ten (10%) percent thereof or Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars, whichever is greater, to the Endowment Committee of GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH to be invested by said Endowment Committee and the income therefrom to be distributed to the Congregational Council of GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH annually to be used for general church purposes. B. Five (5%) percent thereof or Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars (whichever is greater) to The Humane Society of Harrisburg Area to be used for general purposes. C. The sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars to my niece, TERRY PETERSON. Should my niece, TERRY PETERSON, predecease me, then I bequeath said sum to her then living issue, per stirpes, and in default of said issue, said bequest shall lapse. D. The sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars to my niece, DONNA HOKE. Should my niece, DONNA HOKE, predecease me, then I bequeath said sum to her then living issue, per stirpes, and in default of said issue, said bequest shall lapse. E. The sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars to my niece, TRACY WEAVER. Should my niece, TRACY WEAVER, predecease me, then I bequeath said sum to her then living issue, per stirpes, and in default of said issue, said bequest shall lapse. F. The balance thereof to my nephew, BARRY E. McCORD. Should my nephew, BARRY E. McCORD, predecease me then I devise and bequeath the balance of my residuary estate to his then living issue, per stirpes. V. Should any person entitled to a share of my estate not attained the age of twenty-five (25) at the time of distribution to him or her, I devise and bequeath the share of each such person to MID PENN BANK, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, IN SEPARATE TRUST, to hold, manage, invest and reinvest the shares so received and the accumulation of income thereon, and to use and apply the income and principal, or so much thereof as, in Trustee's sole and absolute discretion, may be necessary and appropriate for such person's support and education (including trade school and college education, both graduate and undergraduate) without regard to his or her parent's ability to provide for such support and education and to make payments for these -2- purposes, without further responsibility, to such person or such person's parent or to any person taking care of such person. Any income not so used or applied shall be accumulated and added to and thereafter be treated as part of the principal. When each such person shall attain the age of twenty-five (25), his or her Separate Trust shall terminate and the principal and any accumulated and undistributed income shall be distributed to him or her absolutely. If said person dies before attaining the age of twenty-five (25), the Separate Trust shall terminate and the then remaining principal and any accumulated and undistributed income shall be distributed to said person's then living issue, per stirpes. In default of said issue, the share shall be distributed to said person's personal representative. VI. I direct that the interest of the beneficiaries hereunder shall not be subject to anticipation or voluntary or involuntary alienation. VII. I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my death of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed shall be paid from my residuary estate as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate. VIII. I appoint my nephew, BARRY E. McCORD, Executor of this, my last Will. Should my nephew, BARRY E. McCORD, fail to qualify or cease to act as Executor, then I appoint MID PENN BANK, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Executor of this, my last Will. IX. I direct that my Executor or his successor shall not be required to post bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7 day of 1{i111� 2012. b (SEAL) PEARL E. THOMAS -3- Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testatrix, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, PEARL E. THOMAS, Testatrix, whose name is signed to the 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. Z,-TA-X"04 PEARL E. THOMAS Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me, by PEARL E. THOMAS, the Testatrix, this 7 TJ+ day of T_kn e 2012. Aaki m46&z:�=' Nbtary Public COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL.SEAL Gail J.Mahoney,Notary Public Lemoyne Borough,Cumberland County My commission expires February 19,2014 . -4- AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : : ss: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, LIn*601C4l and 'Stcsa.n M . (.E tJ4 the witnesses whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the Testatrix sign and execute the foregoing instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that she 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 that time at least 18 years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. C Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed to before me by Lt �&ct & I�� and 929 an l�'t . UJ Aej, witnesses, this 77N day of (ZrUl--$� 2012. I-Aad Not 'Public :498271 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL Gail J.Mahoney,No Public Lemoyne Borough,Cumberland Counly My commission expires Feb 19,2014 -5-