HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-07-14 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: DORATHY G. KIMBALL File No: o`I ^ —T — c")4 (z:;o
a/k/a: DOROTHY G. KIMBALL (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 12/20/2013 Age at death: 82
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State) with his/her last
principal residence at 770 Poplar Church Road 17011 Camp Hill E. Pennsboro Twp Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 770 Poplar Church Road 17011 Camp Hill, E. Pennsboro Twp. 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 $ 4,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.............................................................. $ 2.500.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 6.500.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: Vacant land with tax Id#08-014-116.002 Cambria
(Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary) 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/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated 03/06/2008 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death of executor,etc.)
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Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not divorceds not a party to pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g),and did n q a child boor rn
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. � t_ 2sb. c; �)
M NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS :` F i n
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❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration(if applicable)
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If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete ladf'heirs. •• ��
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Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as Armed
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 spouse(if any)and heirs(attach
additional sheets, if necessary):
Name Relationship Address
Form RW-02 rev.10/1112011 Page 1 of 2
Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
} SS:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
44 Logans Run
Jennifer Collier Enola PA 17025
The Petitioners)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 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 or affirmed and 5ubscribed beffl^or / Date
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BOND Required: ❑ YES M NO To the Register of Wills: c!% I
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Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45.00 Attorney Signature:
(3 )Short Certificates(s) . . . . . . 15.00 Ut `e>
( )Renunciation(s) . . . . . . . . . . p tl t l )I
( )Codicil(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c_x�t.Yit YC, lF
( )Affidavit(s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bond Printed Name: Elizabeth H Feather Esquire
Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
Other Inventory . . . . . . . . 15.00 ID Number: 92618
Inheritance Tax
Return 15.00 Firm Name: Caldwell & Kearns P.C.
Will 15.00 Address: 3631 North Front Street
. . . . . . . . . Harrisburg PA 17110
Phone: 717-232-7661
Fax: 717-232-2766
Automation Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Email: efeathera_cklegal net
JCS Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.50
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 133.50
DECREE OF THE REGISTER I
Estate of DORATHY G. KIMBALL File No: c 14 'aI
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AND NOW, I l K I I� JLO I L , in c sideration of the�fQre�joing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS D CREED tJhat Letters I� nrYl Y1Tt t/ L1/
are hereby granted to �YlLll C�� col I TeX
n the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated rz
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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DORATHY G. KIMBALL C;t-)C, "n —1-'
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I, DORATHY G. KIMBALL, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Count' �
Pennsylvania, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,hereby
revoking all Wills and Codicils by me at any time made.
ITEM I: I direct that all inheritance and estate taxes*
becoming due by reason of my death, whether such taxes may be payable by my estate or by any
recipient of any property, shall be paid by the Executor out of the property passing out of the
residue of this Will, as an expense and cost of administration of my estate. The Executor shall
have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for any such tax so paid, even though on
proceeds of insurance or other property not passing under this Will.
ITEM II: I direct the Executor to pay the expenses of my
last illness and funeral expenses from the property passing under this Will as an expense and cost
of administration of my estate.
ITEM III: If I predecease my husband, JOHN W.
KIMBALL,Y,I give and bequeath to my said husband, absolutely and in fee simple, all of my
household furniture and furnishings, books, pictures, silverware, wearing apparel and all other
articles of household or personal use or adornment and all policies of insurance thereon. Should
I survive my husband, JOHN W. KIMBALL,)(, I direct that all such property be distributed to
my children.
ITEM IV: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue
and remainder of my estate, not disposed of in the preceding portions of this Will, to my
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husband, JOHN W. KIMBALL, II, if he survives me. If he does not survive me, I make said
bequest and devise to my children in equal shares per stirpes.
ITEM V: My children are KATHRYN COLEMAN,
KAREN HOGAN, JOHN W. KIMBALL, III, SARAH BERG, REBECCA KIMBALL, and
JENNIFER COLLIER.
ITEM VI: In the settlement of my estate,the Executor
shall possess, among others, the following powers:
(a) To retain any investments I may have at my death, including
specifically those consisting of stock of any bank even if I have named such bank
as the Executor herein, as long as the Executor may deem it advisable to my estate
so to do.
(b) To vary investments, when deemed desirable by the Executor, and
to invest in such bonds, stocks, notes, real estate mortgages or other securities or
in such other property, real or personal, as the Executor shall deem wise,without
being restricted to so-called"legal investments", and without being limited by any
statute or rule of law regarding investments by fiduciaries.
(c) In order to effect a division of the principal of my estate or for any
other purpose, including any final distribution,the Executor is authorized to make
said divisions or distributions of the personalty and realty partly or wholly in kind,
and to allocate specific assets among beneficiaries hereunder so long as the total
market value of any share is not affected by such division, distribution or
allocation in kind. Should it appear desirable to partition any real estate, the
Executor is authorized to make,join in and consummate partitions of lands,
voluntarily or involuntarily, including giving of mutual deeds, recognizances or
other obligations, with as wide powers as an individual owner in fee simple.
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(d) To sell either at public or private sale and upon such terms and
conditions as the Executor may deem advantageous to the estate, any or all real or
personal estate or interest therein owned by the estate severally or in conjunction
with other persons or acquired after my death by the Executor, and to
consummate said sale or sales by sufficient deeds or other instruments to the
purchaser or purchasers, conveying a fee simple title, free and clear of all trust
and without obligation or liability of the purchaser or purchasers to see to the
application of the purchase money or to make inquiry into the.validity of said sale
or sales; also, to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all deeds,
assignments, options or other writings which may be necessary or desirable in
carrying out any of the powers conferred upon the Executor in this paragraph or
elsewhere in my Will.
(e) To mortgage real estate, and to make leases of real estate.
(f) To borrow money from any party, including the Executor,to pay
indebtedness of mine or of my estate, expenses of administration or inheritance,
legacy, estate and other taxes, and,to assign and pledge assets of my estate
therefor.
(g) To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges in connection with
the administration of my estate.
(h) To make distributions of income and of principal to the proper
beneficiaries thereof, during the administration of my estate, with or without court
order, in such manner and in such amounts as my Executor deems prudent and
appropriate.
(i) To vote any shares of stock which form a part of the estate, and
otherwise to exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of such stock.
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(j) In the discretion of the Executor, to unite with other owners of
similar property in carrying out any plans for the reorganization of any
corporation or company whose securities form a part of the estate.
(k) To disclaim any interest in property which would devolve to me or
my estate by whatever means, including but not limited to the following means:
as beneficiary under a will, as an appointee under the exercise of a power of
appointment, as a person entitled to take by intestacy, as a donee of an inter vivos
transfer, and as a donee under a third-party beneficiary contract.
(1) To do all other acts in the Executor's judgment deemed necessary
or desirable for the proper and advantageous management, investment and
distribution of the estate.
ITEM VII: Any person who shall have died at the same
time as I shall have, or in a common disaster with me, or under such circumstances that the order
of our deaths cannot be established by proof, or within thirty (30) days of my death, shall be
deemed to have predeceased me.
ITEM VIII: If at any time any beneficiary under the age of
twenty-one (2 1) years shall be entitled to receive any assets hereunder, the Executor of this Will
shall receive such assets as Custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
for that beneficiary. Such Custodian may receive and administer all assets authorized by law,
and shall have full authority as provided in the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act to
use such funds in the manner it deems advisable for the best interests of such beneficiary. In
addition, said Custodian shall have all the rights and privileges as to the Custodianship and its
assets as are herein granted to the Executor as to my estate and the assets therein. I also
designate said Custodian as successor Custodian of any property for which I am custodian under
any Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.
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ITEM IX: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
daughter, JENNIFER COLLIER, to be the Executrix, herein referred to as "Executor". In the
event of her death or her inability or refusal to serve, I nominate, constitute and appoint my
daughter, KAREN HOGAN, as Alternate Executrix. The Executor is specifically relieved from
the duty or obligation of filing any bond or other security.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and
Testament,consisting of this and the preceding four(4) pages, at the end of each page of-,which I
have also set my initials for greater security and better identification this (v day of
arck , 2008.
M. G e SEAL)
DORATHY Cj. KIMBALL
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We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed, sealed,
published and declared by the above-named her as and for Last Will and Testament, in the
presence of us, who, at request and in presence and in the presence of each other,have hereunto
set our hands and seals the day and year first above written, and we certify that at the time of the
execution thereof, the said her was of sound and disposing mind and memory.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
) SS.:
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
I, DORATHY G. KIMBALL, her, 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.Testament; that I signed it willingly; and
that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
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DORATHY rKIMBALL
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 44-4 day of KARL'0 ,
2008.
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Notary Pu c
My Commission Expires: CaMMONFi EA—I TH OF PEN`'o,YL ANiA
NOTARIAL SEAT.
NANCY L. BRESKI, Notary Public
(SEAL) Susquehanna Township,Dauphin County
My Commission Expires March 16,2008
AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF.PENNSYLVANIA )
SS.:
COUNTY OF bD jvPRIAJ )
We, f�b I�y Fe-alkee and_
lv�f Z. 0,u �'a--K ,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 DORATHY G. KIMBALL sign and execute the instrument as Last Will and
Testament; that her signed willingly and that she executed the Will as free and voluntary act for
the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of her signed the Will as
Witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge her was at that time eighteen (18) or more years
of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Witness
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 6-f day of
PN2a,y , 2008.
N&6y Public
0-N'A"N_'EA!TH OF PENNSYLVANIA
My Commission Expires: 9��ANAL��L
(SEAL) NANCY L BRESKI, Notary Public
Su,quahanna To%unship, Dauphin County
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
No. 2014- 00216 PA No. 21- 14- 0216
Estate Of: DORATHY G KIMBALL
(First,Middle,Lest1
a/k/a: DOROTHY G KIMBALL
Late Of: EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP
.CUMBERLAND COUNTY
0 Deceased
Social Security No:
WHEREAS, on the 10th day of March 2014 an instrument dated
March 6th 2008 was admitted to probate as the last will of
DORA THY G KIMBALL
(First,Middle,Lastl
a/k/a DOROTHY G KIMBALL
late of EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 20th day of December 2013 and
WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annexed hereto.
THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. , Register of Wills in and
for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby
certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to:
JENNIFER COLLIER
who has duly qualified as .EXECUTOR(RIX)
and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which
fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
CARLISLE, PENNSYL VA NIA.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 10th day of March 2014.
Reg Ater ter of Wills
Dep ty
**NOTE** ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST)