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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) named below, who is/aze 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for Letters as specified below, an�i in
support thereof aver(s)the following and respectfully request(s)the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information �
Name: Harrv E.Hamsher,Jr. File No: �— � 7
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
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a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: O1/21/2014 Age at death: 93
Decedent was dom�ciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvatia (State)with hisl��'last
principal residence at 1404 West Lisbum Road Mechanicsburg.PA 1'7055 Monroe Townslu� Cumberland
Street address,Post Of�ice and Zip Code City,Township or Borough Connty
Decedent died at Holv Snirit Hos�ital Camv Hill 1701 I Cumberland PA
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 $ 1,232,586.00
If not do�niciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not dorniciled in Pennsylvania. ... ........ ... .... Personal property m County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania..�Assessed,value,per,.Cumberland,County),,,,,, $ 569,700_00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 1.802�286.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 1404 West Lisburn Road,Mechanicsbur�,PA 17055 Monroe Township Cumberland
(Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Oftice and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
� A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv
Petitioner(s)aver(s)t�/she/ti�a�is/ant the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated July 10,2006 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated None
State relevant circumstances(�g.renunciation,deat/i of executor,eta)
Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not divorced,was not a pariy 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.
�NO EXCEPTIONS �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.�a. or d b.n.c.�a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.
Except as follows: Dececlent 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 �EXCEPTIONS �
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Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following s�ouse(if any�,�,d hei��ch
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Oath of Personal Representative °� �°ff�'a�u ly � �'
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed A�1 � "
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Gail H.True 1107 Baldwin Street Mechanicsbur PA 1705 � �
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Ttie Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of PetiNoner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Swom to or affirmed and subscri ed before ,�a.vC /'�J. T.i,c�e._ Date 1 j�j 20�4
me thi �1 da�of anua , 2014 Date
By. Date
r t e Register Date
BOND Required: � YES e NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
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Let r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Attorney Signature:
( �)Short Certificate(s).. . . . .
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . ._ . . ���
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . ��
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Richard C.Snelbaker /Keith O.Brenneman
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
Oth ; ID Number: 06355(RCS) / 47077(KOB)
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. . . . . . . . Firm Name: Snelbaker&Brenneman,P.C.
. . . . . . . � Address: 44 Wect Main Street
. . . . . . . Mgrhanir�el�nra PA 17nSS
. . . . . . . Phone: 717-697-8528
Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •a� Fax: 717-697-7681
JCS Fee. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email:
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ -'6�_'
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER �
Estate of H��E Hamsher Jr. File No: �" -Q 7
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AND NOW, .Tanuarv 31 , 20�4 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv
are hereby granted to Gail H.True
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated Julv 10,2006 -
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of reco d as the last Will(a odicil(s))of Decedent.
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I, HARRY E. HAMSHER, JR., of the Township of Monro�;County c��Cumber�and, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind,memory and � ��
understanding, do make,publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby
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revoking and making void all former wills and codicils by me at anytime heretofore made.
FIRST. I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my
Executrix or Executors, as the case may be,hereinafter named, as soon as conveniently may be
done after my decease.
SECOND. I give and bequeath a sum of money equal to one per centum(1%)of my net .
distributable esta.te unto NEW HOPE MISSION, a non-profit organization presently operating
from the Trindle Spring Lutheran Church at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, absolutely.
�, THIRD. I give and bequeath a sum of money equal to one per centum(1%) of my net
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distributable esta.te unto MECHANICSBURG AREA MEALS-ON-WHEELS, absolutely.
FOURTH. I give and bequeath a sum of money equal to one per centum(1%)of my net
distributable estate unto BETHESDA MISSION, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, absolutely.
FIFTH. I give and bequeath a sum of money equal to one per centum(1%) of my net
distributable estate unto the SALVATION ARMY for use equally at its facilities at Harrisburg
and Carlisle, Pennsylvania, absolutely.
SIXTH. I give and beqneath a sum of money equal to four per centum(4%) of my net
istributa.ble estate unto MESSIAH COLLEGE, absolutely.
SEVENTH. I give and bequeath a sum of money equal to two per centu.m(2%)of my net
istributable estate unto WESLEY AFFILIATED SERVICES, INC.,to be used for its Caxe
ssurance Fund at Bethany Village Retirernent Center, absolutelv.
EIGHTH. I give and bequeath a sum of money equal to three per centum(3%)of my net
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ennsylvania, absolutely.
NINTH. I give and bequeath a sum of money equal to ten per centum(10%) of my net
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distributa.ble esta.te unto THE FIRST IJNITED METHODIST CHURCH, of Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania, in perpetual trust as an endowment in memory of my wife and me,to be
administered by the Board of Trustees with one-half of the income to be used as needed for
maintenance andlor development of the Church property, and the remaining one-half to be used
for the perpetuation of the spiritual mission of said Church. In the event that said Church should
cease to exist, I authorize and empower the ruling body of the denomination with which the
Church was last affiliated to determine the ultimate disposition of said trust.
TENTH. I give and devise my real estate known and numbered as 1107 Baldwin Street,
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, unto my niece, namely, GAIL H. TRUE,
and MICHAEL D. TRUE, her husband, or the survivor of them if either should predecease me,
absolutely and in fee simple. If both of said devisees should predecease me, I order and direct
that said real esta.te shall be distributed unto the issue of their marriage per stirpes by
representation and not per capita.
ELEVENTH. I order and direct that all the rest,residue and remainder of my Estate,
whatsoever and wheresoever situated, sha11 be converted into cash as soon as practicable after
my death and distributed and disposed of as follows: '
A. I give and bequeath twenty-five per centum(25%) of my net residuary
estate unto my niece,namely, GAIL H. TRUE, absolutely.
B. I give and bequeath twenty-five per centu.m(25%) of my net residuary
estate unto my nephew,namely, ROBERT E. HAMSHER, absolutely.
C. I give and bequeath twenty-five per centum(25%) of my net residuary
esta.te unto my nephew, namely, DENNIS J. HAMSHER, absolutely.
D. I give and bequeath twenty-five per centum(25%) of my net residuary
estate in equal shares unto my late wife's nieces,namely, SANDRIA E. BEAM,
MARLE�TE E. WILSON and EILEEN L. ELLIOTT, share and share alike, absolutely.
�,W oFF��� TWELFTH. In the event that any beneficiary named in this Item Third, should
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distributed unto his or her lawful issu�per stirpes, by representa.tion and not per capita.. If any
such issue is under the age of twenty-�hree (23)years at the time of my death, I order and direct
that the distributive share of such pers�on
shall be paid over and delivered unto PNC BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, (or its
successor by merger, consolidation or other corporate reorganization)as my testamentary
Trustee, IN TRUST,NEVERTHELESS, to hold,manage, invest, ac�umulate income and
reinvest until said beneficiary attains the age of twenty-three (23) yeaxs, at which time
said trust shall be terminated and the net proceeds thereof be paid over to the beneficiary
absolutely. I authorize and empower the Trustee to invest the assets of said trust in any
reasonable manner and not be limited or restricted to statutory or so-called"legal"
investments for fiduciaries.
I designate any trust hereunder to be a spend-thrift trust. The beneficiary shall
have no right to invade,pledge, assign or otherwise dispose of the assets of said trust
(including income)nor shall any creditor of a beneficiary have any right to seize, levy or
execute upon said assets by reason of any pledge, assignment or other transfer,
voluntarily or involuntarily, made by said beneficiary.
I further authorize and empower my said Trustee to use, expend, consume and
apply from time to time such amounts of principal and income of and from said trust
which in the exercise of its sole discretion shall be determined to be reasonable and
necessary for the beneficiary's education. The term "education" shall be construed and
interpreted to mean college or other post-high school training which is intended to
improve the beneficiary's productivity as an adult or enhance the quality of his or her
life. In considering what is reasonable and necessary, my said Trustee shall take into
consideration the primary responsibility of the beneficiary's surviving parent to provide
such education. It is my will and intenti�n that the foregoing discretionary provision for
education shall be supplementary to the parent's primary responsibility.
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BRENNEMAN, P.c. In the event any such named beneficiary should predecease me and leave no
lawful issue to survive me,then and in that ultimate event, I order and direct that the
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bequest or gift to such deceased beneficiary sha111apse and my residuary distribution
under this paragraph J. sha11 be made to the other beneficiaries entitled thereto with the
lapsed portion being distributed among said entitled beneficiaries in relative proportion to
such remaining beneficiaries.
LASTLY. I nominate, constitute and appoint my niece, namely, GAIL H. TRUE, to be
the Executrix of this,my Last Will and Testament, but,if for any reason she should fail to qualify
as such Executrix or cease so to serve,then and in that event, I nominate, constitute and appoint
my nephews,namely,ROBERT D. HAMSHER and DENNIS J. HAMSHER,to be the
Executors hereof.
I order and direct that none of the above named persons shall be required to
post bond or other security as a condition of qualification hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I,HARRY E. HAMSHER, JR.,have hereunto set my hand
and seal to this my Last Will and Testament,which consists of four(4)typewritten pages to each
of which I have affixed my signature this ��� day of July, A.D., Two Thousand Six,
2006).
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Harry E. Hamsher,Jr.
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and three (3)other typewritten pages, each
dentified by the signature of the Testator,was on the date thereof signed, sealed,published and
eclared by HARRY E. HAMSHER,JR. the Testa.tor therein named, as and for his Last Will and
estament, in the presence of us,who, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each
ther,have subscribed our names as witnesses he o.
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We, HARRY E. HAMSHER, JR.,RICHARD C. SNELBAKER and JANE J. COONEY,
the Testa.tor and the witnesses, respectively,whose names are signed to the atta.ched or foregoing
instrument,being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the
Testa.tor signed and executed the instrument as his Last Will and Testament and that he had
signed willingly, and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and heaxing of the T'esta.tor, signed the
Will as a witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge,the Testa.tor was at that time
eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by HARRY E. HAMSHER, JR.,the
Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by RICHARD C. SNELBAKER and JANE J.
COONEY,tl�e wit�esses,th�s �0�� day of July, 2006.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Susan L Matr�a,Nohary Public
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My Corntr�ssion Expir�es Nov.24,2007
Member.Pennsylvania Association Of Nota�ies
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