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- I PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Alma H. Engle No. 21-2014- y 5
also known as
Late of the Township of Upper Alien,Deceased Social Security No.
Fulton Bank, N.A.
Petitioner(s)who istare 18 years of age or older,apply(ies)for:
(COMPLETE"A" OR"B" BELOW:)
�I A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the executrix named in the last Will of the
Decedent,dated April 1,2013 and codicil(s)dated NIA.
State relevant circumstances,e.g.,renunciation,death of executor,etc.
Except as follows, Decedent did not marry,was not divorced and did not have a child bom or adopted after execution of the
documents offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incapacitated, and was not a party
to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce had been established as provided in 23 PA
C.S.section 3323(8):
❑ B. Grant of Letters of Administration
c.t.a.,d.b.n.c.t.a;pendeme lite,durame absentia;duranteanoritate -
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained the Decedent left no Will and vies survived br.the fq}4g,.,,;'g
spouse (if any)and heirs: X C) cA m �t
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,with his/her last familyxr an ncipal r�idenc� t>>
Messiah Village, 222 Messiah Circle,Mechanichsburg, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA'17055 rn
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Decedent,then 103 years of age, died December 26,2013,at Messiah Village,Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
(Location)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in PA) All personal property $900,000.00
(if not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(if not domiciled in`PA). Personal property in County
Value.of r€ai estate in Pennsylvania
TOTAL',; $900,000.00
Real Estate situated as follows
Wherefore, Pe{i86ner(sj,fespectfuliy request(s)the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s)presented with this Petition and the
grant of letters,in the aupropriate form to the undersigned:
Signature Typed or printed name and residence
a1 l�l� yV(Lt (AXQ 1 JR u u/ Gerri L. Caldwell, CTFA
— (yL Estate Settlement Officer
V Fulton Bank, N.A.
One Penn Square,P.O. Box 7989
Lancaster, PA 17604-7989
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County of Lancaster
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)and affirms)that the statements in the foreg6TRgk' tition amlruejangrt
correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as personal representafi {s}lot the Decedea`t o
Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Ti
Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed Fulton Bank, N.A.
before me this 0 day of
_, 2014 By: O&W _
M erd L.Caldwell,CTFA,Estate Settlement(Officer
Probate Clerk for Lancaster County, PA
DECREE OF REGISTER
Estate of Alma H.Engle No. 21-2014-
also known as
.Social Security No.: 195.26-4657 Date of Death: December 26, 2013
AND NOW,_� nCL� _ 2014, in consideration of The Petition on the reverse side
hereon, satisfactory proo having bee resented before me,
IT IS DECREED that Letters Z Testamentary El of Administration
are hereby granted to Fulton Bank, N.A.
in the above estate and that the instrument(s), if any,dated April 1,2013,described in the Petition be admitted to probate
and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
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ITR Attorney: John S.May,Esquire
JCP Fee a9,SU , I.D. No. 07028
Inventory 16-a) Address: 49 North Duke Street
Lancaster PA 17602
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Telephone: [717]299-1181
TOTAL J, DATE FILED:
I, ALMA H. ENGLE, of the Township of Upper Allen, County of Cumberland and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding do make publish and declare this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking
any and all wills by me at any time heretofore made.
ITEM 1. 1 order and direct my Executors hereinafter named to pay my expenses of last
illness and funeral as soon after my decease as may be convenient including a suitable marker for
my grave if the same has not been purchased during my lifetime.
ITEM II. 1 authorize and empower my Executors hereinafter named to sell at either
public or private sale, whichever shall be for the best interests of my estate, any and all real
estate of which I may die seized, and to give to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, good and
sufficient deed or deeds therefor as fully and effectively as I could do if living, and the proceeds
thereof together with all the rest residue and remainder of my estate of whatsoever nature and
kind and wheresoever the same may be at the time of my death, I give and bequeath as follows:
A. Five (5%) percent thereof I give and bequeath to the Lancaster @et ren Inkhrisib m rn
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Church, absolutely rn
B. Five (5%) percent thereof I give and bequeath to Messiah Colle IbRnthanni, Pg..f
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C. Twenty-five (25%)percent thereof I give and bequeath to my nieces and rQ�heM
living at the time of my death. At the time of the drafting of this my last will and testament, I
have nine nieces and nephews who are living. Should any niece or.nephew predecease me, his
or her share shall be divided among my surviving nieces and nephews.
D. Thirty-five (35%)percent thereof I give and bequeath to the Brethren In Christ
Church World Missions, 431 Grantham Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-5812; and
E. The remaining thirty (30%) thereof I give and bequeath to Messiah Lifeways,
formerly Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg, PA.
ITEM III. I order and direct that all Pennsylvania inheritance tax and Federal estate tax,
if any, that become due and payable as the result of my death, whether or not assets subject
thereto pass under the terms of this my last will and testament, shall be paid out of the residue of
my estate.
ITEM IV. In the event I am married at the time of my death, I authorize my Executor to
join with my spouse or my spouse's Personal Representative in the filing of a joint income tax
return for any period for which such a return may be permitted, without requiring said spouse or
said spouse's estate to indemnify my estate against liability for the tax attributable to my spouse's
income, and to consent, for federal gift tax purposes, to having gifts made by my spouse during
my lifetime treated as having been made one-half by me.
ITEM V. I authorize my Executor to claim any expenses of administration of my estate,
as income tax deductions upon any income tax return or returns whenever the considered opinion
is that such action will achieve an overall reduction in the aggregate of income and death taxes.
No compensating adjustments between income and principal shall be required to be made as a
result of such action.
ITEM VI. I further authorize my Executor in their sole discretion, to elect to allocate
capital gains and losses between principal and income in order to achieve maximum savings in
taxes or costs of administration.
ITEM VII. I name, constitute and appoint Fulton Bank, N.A., Executor under this my
last will and testament. I order and direct that my Executor shall not be required to post bond for
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the faithful performance of its duties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1" day of April,
A. D. Two Thousand Thirteen (2013).
SEAL)
ALMA H. ENGLE
THIS INSTRUMENT, consisting of five (5) typewritten pages, was by the abovenamed
Testatrix, on the date hereof, signed, sealed, published and declared to be said Testatrix's last will
and testament.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF LANCASTER )
I, ALMA H. ENGLE, 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 that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for
the purposes therein expressed. e2Q
ALMA H. ENGLE
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Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by ALMA H. ENGLE, this I" day of
April, 2013. n4l,
John S ay, Es ire duly admitted
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Atto before e ar of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF LANCASTER ) `\-�
We, ,I pff/V Af wot66 tvfh/ t J/z and IJE �jarrv�c r� the
witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified
according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the Testatrix sign and execute
the instrument as Testatrix's last will; that the Testatrix signed willingly and executed it freely
and voluntarily for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing
and sight of the Testatrix signed the will as a witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the
Testatrix was at that time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint
or undue influence.
GWitness Witness
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t Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed to before me by J o ft" M w01-GeMyM,(t2, and
Cott ��>e a witnesses, this 151 day of pril, A. D. 2013.
John y, Esquire, duly admitted Attorney
before t e Bar of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
) SS:
COUNTY OF LANCASTER )
On this, the I" day of April, A. D. 2013, before me, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared John S. May, Esquire, known to me or satisfactorily proven to be a member of the Bar
of the highest court of Pennsylvania, and certified that he was personally present and took the
foregoing acknowledgment and affidavits of the Testator and witnesses respectively.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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