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Estate of Ruth J. Shearer
also known as
Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
No. JI-D~ -0 Ie{';-
, Deceased
Social Security No. 172 - 01- 7360
James L. Shearer
Petitioner{s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, appty(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW,)
[K] A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the execut or
the Decedent, dated 08/08/2003 and codici~s) dated None
N/A
named in the last Will of
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 born or adopted after execution of the documents
offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent
N/A
o B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minorit~t~
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,
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse'{:i6any) and':';
heirs:
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Oecedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania with his/her last family
or principal residence at 106 Front Street, Borough of Shirema.nstown, Shiremanstown, PA 17011
(list street, number, and municipality)
Decedent, then ~years of age, died 02/12/2005 at Shiremanstown, PA
(Location)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property
(If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
5,000.00
$
$
$
$
90,000.00
situated as follows:
106 Front Street, Shiremanstown, Cumberland County, PA
Wherefore, Petitioner{s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of
letters in the a ro riate form to the undersi ned:
Si nature T ed or Tinted name and residence
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James L. Shearer
628 B Street, Eno1a, PA 17025
Prepared by the Pennsylvania Bar Association
Copyright (c) 1996 form software only cPSystems, Inc.
Form RW-1 (1991)
Oath of Personal Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Cumber land
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 befief of Petitioner{s) and that, as personal representative(s) of
the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed -,.( ,,~ ~
St: JameO. She;re;
before me thisL day of
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Estate of Ruth J. Shearer
Deceased
Social Security No' 172 - 01- 7360
Date of Death, 02/12/2005
AND NOW,
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,:.J.{)DS , in consideration
of the Petition on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that Letters []J Testamentary 0 Of Administration
(c,t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate)
are hereby granted to
James L. Shearer
in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated
08/08/2003
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
FEES
Letters.
$ diD, OD
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Re9jst~r of Wills ~ . :::t;-~
Short Certificate{s).
$ 11",00
Attorney:
Jennifer B. Hipp
Renunciation.
$
Affidavits (
$
1.0. No,
No. 86556
Extra Pages ( ) .
ecm:u..~). .
$
Address: One West Main Street
JCP Fee.
$ IS 0'D
$ 10, OD
Shiremanstown, PA 17011
Telephone, 717/737-8761
Inventory.
$
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TOTAL.
$ S,LD
$ d'S La cJl)
Prepared by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Copyright (c) 1996 form software only CPSystems, Inc.
Form RW-t (1991)
codicil \
(each) a subscr~bin~ witness to the will presente
law, depose(s) arid say( that
aiified according to
present and saw
REGISTER OF WILLS OF
OATH OF SUBSCRIBING
nd that signed as a 'tness at the
p sence and (in the presenc of each other) (in the prese ce of the
, sign the sam
request testa! in h
other subscr ing witness(es)).
d and subscribed before
day of
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(Name)
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(Address)
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REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland COUNTY
OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
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James L. Shearer
~) a subscriber hereto, (~ being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that
he familiar with the signature of Ruth J. Shearer
~
) the will
testa! rix
of (
presented herewith and
codicil
believes the signature on the will is in the handwriting of
that
he
Ruth J. Shearer
to the best of _.his ___ knowledge and belief.
Sworn to or affirmed,and subscribed before ~~ ~
me this ,::2"C day of J s L. ShearelName)
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OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
Estate of
Ruth J. Shearer
No. :2/-()C) - (J tqe;;-
also known as
, Deceased
Jennifer B. Hipp
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(each) a subscribing witness to the 0 codicH(s) [!I will(s) presented herewith, (each) being duly qualif(edacc6~ng to law
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depose{s) and say(s) that she/ he/ they wasl were present and saw the above Testator{rix) sign the same and thatshe/qeJthey:,~jgned as
a witness at the request of Testator\rix) in his/her/their presence and [KJ in the presence of each other [KJ
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In"the presence of the,
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other subscribing witness( es).
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enni r B. Hipp
ne West Main Street
Shiremanstown, PA 17011
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Swom to Of affirmed and subscribed
before me this ~ ~
of -1D u.. {' J..-
day
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---am flU ;t. ~fJ/'rNJ
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
(Signature and seal of Notary or otl'l:er official
qualified to administer oaths. Show date of
expiration of Notary'S commlsston.)
NOTARIAL SEAL
BONNIE l. WILLIAMS. NOTARY PUBLIC
SHIREMANSTOWN BORO.. CUMBERLAND CO.
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APRIL 18 2
NGTE: To be ta.ken by officer a.uthorized to administer oaths.
Please have present the original or copy of instrument(s)
at time of notarization.
Prepared by the Pennsylvania Bar Association
Copyright (c) 1996 form software only CPSystems, Inc.
Form I#RW-2 (1991)
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This is to certify that the inf()rmation here given is correctly copied from an original eertiticate of death duly filed with me as
Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing.
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT
OF
RUTH J. SHEARER
I, RUTH J. SHEARER, of the Borough of Shiremanstown,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, make, publish and declare this
as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other
Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me.
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FIRST: I devise and bequeath all the rest, resitiue and~
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remainder of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situa,t)e, "
including any property over which I hold power of appointmen~ a~~
together with any insurance policies thereon, in equal shai~s, tQ
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my children, JOAN C. McPHERSON, JAMES L. SHEARER, and SALLI, R.
ESTRIGHT, provided that should any of my children predecease me)"
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I give and bequeath said child's share to my surviving children
as provided herein.
SECOND:
No provision is made in this, my Last Will
and Testament for my granddaughters, LORI A. WEVODAU, and LISA A.
THOMAS, children of my late son, MELVIN B. SHEARER, not necessar-
ily because of any lack of affection for them, but because they
already well provided for.
THIRD:
In addition to all powers granted to them by
law and by other provisions of this Will, I give the fiduciaries
acting hereunder the following powers, applicable to all prop-
erty, exercisable without court approval and effective until
distribution of all property:
(A) To sell at public or private sale, or to lease,
r any period of time, any real or personal property and to give
options for sales, exchanges or leases, for such prices and upon
such terms (including credit, with or without security) or
conditions as are deemed proper. This includes the power to give
legally sufficient instruments for transfer of the property and
to receive the proceeds of any disposition of it.
(B) To partition, subdivide, or improve real estate
and to enter into agreements concerning the partition, subdivi-
sion, improvement, zoning or management of real estate and to
impose or extinguish restrictions on real estate.
(e) To compromise any claim or controversy and to
abandon any property which is of little or no value.
(D) To invest in all forms of property, including
stocks, common trust funds and mortgage investment funds, without
restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduci-
aries, as are deemed proper, without regard to any principle of
diversification, risk or productivity.
(E) To exercise any option, right or privilege granted
in insurance policies or in other investments.
(F) To exercise any election or privilege given by the
Federal and other tax laws, including, but not necessarily being
limited to, personal income, gift and estate or inheritance tax
laws.
(G) To make distributions to my herein named benefici-
aries in cash or in kind or partly in each.
(H) To borrow money from themselves or others in order
to pay debts, taxes, or estate or trust administration expenses,
to protect or improve any property held under my will, and for
investment purposes.
(I) To select a mode of payment under any qualified
retirement plan (pension plan, profit sharing plan, employee
stock ownership plan, or any other type of qualified plan) to the
extent the plan or the law permits them to do so, and to exercise
any other rights which they may have under the plan, in whatever
manner they consider advisable.
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FOURTH: I direct that all inheritance, estate, trans-
fer, succession and death taxes, of any kind whatsoever, which
may be payable by reason of my death, whether or not with respect
to property passing under this Will, shall be paid out of the
principal of my residuary estate.
FIFTH: All interests hereunder, whether principal or
income, which are undistributed and in the possession of the
fiduciaries acting hereunder, even though vested or distribut-
able, shall not be subject to attachment, execution or sequestra-
tion for any debt, contract, obligation or liability of any
beneficiary, and furthermore, shall not be subject to pledge,
assignment, conveyance or anticipation.
SIXTH: I nominate and appoint JAMES L. SHEARER,
Executor of this, my last Will and Testament. In the event of
the death, resignation or inability to serve for any reason
whatsoever of the said JAMES L. SHEARER, I nominate and appoint
JOAN C. McPHERSON, Executrix of this, my Last will and Testament.
I direct that my Executor or Executrix, as the case may be, and
their successors, shall not be required to post security or a
bond for the performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, this ~ day of
~ 2003.
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(SEAL)
RUTH J. SHEA R
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named
Testatrix as and for her Last will and Testament in our presence,
who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each
other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses.
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