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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) a/k/a: 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 � �-,> 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 additional sheets,if necessary): � ""� i� n Q C,... G� Name Relationshi Addres� � � � c� � p. r w rn r� � rn r� � cy . ,�,t �' � ca, � � -� ..,. �' � � � � : �' � � � Form RW-02 r�.�oi»iaol� Page 1 of 2 � r-- Oath of Personal Representative °� �°ff�'a�u ly � �' ��is � � � � COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } �t �, �... ,,.� �, } SS: �,y,�, � � }..W,�► ��„ ��, COUNTY OF Cumberland } � • �c �,; � Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed A�1 � " � � � Gail H.True 1107 Baldwin Street Mechanicsbur PA 1705 � � N "`� 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. : 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: I � �� 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) r/ . . . . . . . ° . . . . . . . . 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�_' �a����0 DECREE OF THE REGISTER � Estate of H��E Hamsher Jr. File No: �" -Q 7 a/k/a: 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. �� e 'ster of Wills Form RW-Ol r�.�oi»i2o» age 2 of 2 lT F'.: . � -,?a.y=' ' , ' r `'?p�v`- !`'�.? -�xz: � • ��...,s.. �, , ' � � � � � � C:,.,. f.� � r�n � c.� �' v' -��, � �, r c�,� � �rr � � � M � � � � � C7 � LAST WILL AN�TESTAMENT� � � � � �� �: �"=�-+^j [� /��` �q - y. r+'V �^�' {� �•1� � ' . ... .. � . . """� i."'� � . . � � �� � �.. . ��� 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 , 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 � 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 I.AW OFFICES SNELBAKER 8c istributa.ble estate unto MESSIAH VILLAGE, of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, BRENNEMAN, P.G ennsylvania, absolutely. NINTH. I give and bequeath a sum of money equal to ten per centum(10%) of my net .C.:.:'.,....q.�, . • �. ' • � 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 SNELBAKER Ec BRENNEMAN, P.C. redecease me,I order and direct that the foregoing share att�ributable to such beneficiary shall be _ � ..::,t.Jl.::; . -2- 'f , . • . .. ° , • . ' , 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. LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER 8C 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 _3_ s � f ` , � � . 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). �Y (SEAL) 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. LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER EC BRENNEMAN, P.C. -4- r • � • � ' e � � • , � COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) : SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) 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. tor Wi s � ess 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. � Notary Public COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seal Susan L Matr�a,Nohary Public Medtaniabur9 Bono.C�beriand Courtty My Corntr�ssion Expir�es Nov.24,2007 Member.Pennsylvania Association Of Nota�ies LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER 8c BRENNEMAN, P.C.