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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) named below,who is/are 18 years of age or older,apply(ies) for Letters as specified below, and in
support thereof aver(s)the following and respectfully request(s)the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information /
Name: SARAH E. FRANKLIN File No: 21 - L� 12"1
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 1/14/14 Age at death: 99
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, PA (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 153 EAST MAIN ST. 17266 SO.NEWTON TWP. CUMBERLANO
Simi address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 153 EAST MAIN ST. 17266 SO.NEWTON TWP. CUMBERLAND PA_
Street address,Post Once 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 E 30.000.00
Ifnot domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled In Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in County E
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.............................................................. $ 100.000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... S 130 000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 153 East Main Street 17266 So.Newton Twp. Cumberland
(Attach addiamralshrela,lfnecessory.) Street address,Post Office and'Zip Code City Township or Borough County
M A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/arc the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated 31403 and Codicils)
thereto dated `LiQne
State relevant circumstances(ag.renunciation,death of ereeutor,ere.)
Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not many,was not divorced,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 did not have a child bom or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing not ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
M NO EXCEPTIONS ❑ EXCEPTIONS
❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration(If applicable)
aLa.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.al.a.,pendente lite.durance absentia,durance minoritate
If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.
Except as follows: Decedent 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.
Cl NO EXCEPTIONS ❑ EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper starch has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(irony)and heirtaaach
additional sheets,if necessary):
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Oath of Personal Representative onleial Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } [RECORDED OFFICE OT
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F_,,s)Printed Name '� SE—P-0-_w I EI=s
( Petitioner(s)Printed Address
212 Springfield Road I;Ily FEB 10 P(� 2
Roy M. Franklin �Newville PA 17741
x463 West Main Street 0
MarjorieE. Tamer Walnut Bottom R�CLERK RK I7266
600 Mountain Road
Ha C. Franklin Boilinp S rings CUMBERLAND P.Q, INt),07
The Petitioner(s)above-named swears)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to�f�affirmed an bscri ed before Date-7"-Q-^ `-ti' ' t-{
me is ./L�-_ day of _ _ Date .�f_G .�
By Date
For the Register Date
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BOND Required: ❑ YES 7-NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . $ (P Q Attorney Signature:
( 3 )Short Certificates(s) . . .. . . �5
( )Renunciation(s) . . .. . .. . . .
( )Codicil(s) . . .. . . .. . . . . . . �• ���
( )
Affidavit(s).. . .. . .. . . . ..
Bond ;Prin d N ame: John B. Fowler,III
Commission . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . eme Court
Other . .. . . ,• • umber: 06273
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�lr — Firm Name: Martson Law Offices
�-"�- t5 Address: 10 East High Street
" ' Carlisle PA 17013
• Phone: 717 243-3341
Fax: (717)243-1850
Automation Fee .. .. . .. .... . . .. . . Email: jfo wler martsonlaw.com J
JCS Fee . ... .... .. . . . . ... . . .. . . 23 _`
TOTAL ... .. .. .. .. . ... . .. . . ..$
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of SARAH E. FRANKLIN File No: 21 } - IZy
a/k/a:
AND NOW, b 201 in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presen ed before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are ereby granted to Roy M.Franklin, Marjorie E.Tamer and Harry C.Franklin
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated 3/4/2003
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s))of Decedent.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, SARAH E. FRANKLIN, of South Newton Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing mind and memory,do hereby make,publish and
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all former Wills or
Codicils made by me.
1.
I direct that all my legally enforceable debts, funeral expenses, including all
expenses of my last illness,and testamentary expenses shall be paid from my residuary estate
as soon as practicable after my decease and as part of the expense of the administration of
my estate.
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I give and bequeath my extension table and table boards to my daugtg,MAIgORdR_�
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I bequeath any automobiles or motor vehicles I may own at my & t�h,'my rsorraM
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effects, my remaining household goods and other tangible personal prolerTy of lik�naRq>
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(not including cash or securities),together with any existing insurance thereon;to such of my
children as are living on the thirty-first day after my death, to be divided among them with
due regard for their personal preferences in as nearly equal shares as practical and as they
shall mutually agree. I direct that any of the foregoing articles not selected by such children
or about which there is no agreement shall be sold at public or private sale by my personal
representative(s), and I further direct that the net proceeds thereof shall be administered and
distributed as a part of the residue of my estate.
4.
I devise and bequeath the residue of my estate of every nature and wherever situate
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in equal shares to my children, ROY M. FRANKLIN, MARJORIE E. TARNER and
HARRY C. FRANKLIN, provided that the share of any child who predeceases me or dies
on or before the thirtieth day following my death shall be distributed to his or her then living
issue(to include step-children),per stirpes, and in default of any such then living issue,such
share shall be added to the share or shares for my other children, or their then living issue
(to include step-children).
5.
I appoint ORRSTOWN BANK,a Pennsylvania banking corporation, with offices in
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, guardian of any property which passes either under this
Will or otherwise to a minor, and with respect to which I am authorized to appoint a guardian
and have not otherwise specifically done so, provided that this,appointment of a guardian
shall not supercede the right of any fiduciary in its discretion to distribute a share where
possible to the minor or to another for the minor's benefit. Such guardian shall have the
power to use principal, as well as income, from time to time for the minor's support,health
and medical care,and education(including college education),or to make payment for these
purposes,without further obligation or responsibility to see to the proper expenditure thereof,
directly to the minor or to the minor's parent or to any person taking care of the minor.
6.
All Federal, State and other death taxes payable because of my death, with respect
to the property forming my gross estate for tax purposes, whether passing under this Will or
otherwise,including any interest or penalty imposed in connection with such taxes, shall be
considered a part of the expense of the administration of my estate and shall be paid out of
the principal of my residuary estate without apportionment or right of reimbursement.
7.
I appoint my children,ROY M.FRANKLIN,MARJORIE E. TARNER and HARRY
C. FRANKLIN, or the survivor(s), Executors of this my last Will.
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8.
I direct that all fiduciaries acting under this Will,whether or not named herein, shall
not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this day
of 2003.
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Sarah E. Franklin
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, have
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto,in the presence of the said Testatrix and
of each other.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
ss.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We, Sarah E. Franklin, John B. Fowler, 111, and l �tcc ,-camt2�/a7Jre�� ,
the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing
instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the
Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her last Will and that she has signed
willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed,and that each of the witnesses,in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed
the Will as witness and that to the best of his/her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time
eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
Sarah E. Franklin, Testatrix
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Subscribed,sworn to and acknowledged before me by Sarah E.Franklin,the Testatrix,
and subscribed and sworn to before me by John B. Fowler, 111, and
witnesses, this day of^� , 2003.
Notary Public
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