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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-23-14 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILDS 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($)the following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form: Jennifer M.Foster Decedent's Information Q Name: Barbara G Meyers File No: 21-14 — W19 alma: (Assigned by Register) alr/a: alk/a: Date of Death: 0111612014 Age at Death: 69 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State)with his/her last principal residence at 48 Longwood Drive,Mechanicsburg 17050 Silver Spring Cumberland Street address,Post Office antl Zip Code city,Township or Borough County Decedentdiedat Carlisle Regional Medical Center Carlisle Cumberland PA Street address,Post ice and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Stale Estimateof value ofdecedent's property atdeath: IfdomiciledinPennsylvania........................ All personal property $ 20,000.00 Knot domiciled In Pennsylvania.................. PersonaipropertyinPennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsy lvania.................. Personal propertyin County $ Value of real estate In Pennsylvania........... $ 155, .00 TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE$ 175,00U0 Real native in Pennayivanis situated or 48 Longwood Drive,Mechanicsburg 17050 Silver Spring Cumberland (Attach additional sheets,H necessary.) Street Address,Post once and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Q A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Pelitloner(s)aver(s)that he/she/they is/are the Executors)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 08/26/1997 and Codicil(s) thereto Cited decedent's spouse,Gerald R.Meyers,died March 28,2000. (Stare releant amumstances,eg,renunaetlon,death of executor,efe) Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument s offered for probate,Decedent did not ma r}! was not deemed,was not a Party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce h n established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.g 3323(8),and did not have a child loom or adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. nX NO EXCEPTIONS n EXCEPTIONS ❑B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (ItapPgTabts) c.t.a.; . .n.; . .n.c..a.;pe ente uran absentia; uranfe moon to If Administration,c.ta or d.b.n.c.i.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list fQ heirs. Except as follows:Decedent was not a party to pending divorce proceedi wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)antl was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. nXX, NO EXCEPTIONS F1 EXCEPTIONS Petitioner(s),on after a proper$earch hasthave ascertained that Decedent lea no Will and was survived by the following spouse(M yy)a d heirs{such Y) Do n 'p O Zi Name Relationship Address r- _i O n Tt -1 q C "r7 =' C'3 � s r rr1 Form RW-02 rev.10.11-20f f Copyright(c)2011 form software only The Lackner Group,Inc Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative ORlolal Use only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF Cumberland } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Jennifer M.Foster 4 Stone Run Drive Mechanicsburg,PA 17050 The Petitioners)above-named swear(s)oraffirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petitionare trues correctto the bestof the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representabve(s)ofthe D(e��d/�rnt,Petitionerr )willwella ruly ad later the estate according to law. `� Sworn t f ad n bscribed before + D n ` � ter..="''t Data l—d..� —1 f methis ay L t / �.1 Date Dale Date BONDRequired7 Yes �X No To the Register of Wills., FEES �C� Please enter my appearance by my signature below: LeBe ._.............._._...................... $ t 4J-t�T Atto ignature: + (�)ShortCerificate(s)........... ( )Renunciation(s).......-...... t_)Codicil(s)......................... (_)Affidavit(s)....................... Printed Name: Scott M Dinner Esq Bond...................................—......... � Supreme Court •� Commission— ............----........,... _ ,. ID Number: 53353 C o Other _ �,?, -o =� Firm Name: Law Office of SQaK7lA. ner��s7 Address: 3117 Chestnut Strew Camp Hill,PA 1791 � oo R1 O AutomationFee.............................. , Phone: 7171`761-5800 ;> Fax: 717f761-5008 JCSFee........................................ TOTAL........................_..._....__.._. $ E-mail: smdinneriftahoo.com DECREE OF THE REGISTER Date of Death: 0111612014 Estate of Barbara G Meyers File No: 21-14,„ r.099 afk/a: AND NOW, ,inconsideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented re me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary areherebygrantedto Jennifer M.Foster in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 0812611997 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as a last Will(and Codi ))of Dece ent.. r t isterofWiiis fJ, " Copyright(c)2011 form software only The La er roup,Inc. Pegs 2 of 2 iq- LAST WILL OF ° — rrnn n m O BARBARA G. MEYERS ts a r- ry m o ;t- Cn ca o ril 00 O c� O n (7-3 (D in Z r� I, Barbara G. Meyers, presently of 1107 Charles Street1echamcsbgegin r -n r-- m Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will Rreby revooi g of)Qls and Codicils previously made by me. I declare that I am married to Gerald R.. Meyers and that all references in this Will to my Husband are references to him. I declare I have three children now living: Jennifer M. Foster, born February 2, 1969, Michael R. Meyers, born June 4, 1975, and Jill S. Meyers, born September 14, 1976. All references in this Will to my children include only the above named individuals. ARTICLE I Payment of Debts/Expenses: I direct the payment of my debts, including the expenses of my last illness and funeral, from my estate as soon after my death as conveniently may be done. ARTICLE H Personal and Household Effects: I give all my household furnishings and tangible personal property to my Husband provided he survives me by thirty(30) days. If my Husband fails S°°u M. )(Dinner to survive me by thirty(30) days, then the said property and furnishings shall pass with the residue Aft.ru,.c L.w 3 K« Co.K-Sul[.201 M,A.ni-b.,,PA 37055 of my estate. ,h.(717)691-7314 _Z_ ARTICLE III Residuary Estate: I do give and bequeath the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate to my Husband. In the event that my Husband fails to survive me by thirty (30) days, I do give, devise and bequeath all of the residue of my estate equally to my children, per stirpes. If any portion of my residuary estate is to be received by a beneficiary who has not attained age twenty-one (21),then my Personal Representative need not, in his or her discretion, require the appointment of a guardian but shall be authorized to deliver such share to (i)the person having custody of such beneficiary; (ii) such beneficiary without the intervention of a guardian; (iii) a legal guardian for such beneficiary if one has already been appointed; or (iv) a suitable adult person under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. Further, if any of my children predecease me leaving no issue, then his or her respective one-third share of my estate shall be divided equally amongst my surviving children as otherwise provided for in this ARTICLE M. ARTICLE IV Personal Representative: I nominate and appoint my Husband to serve as Personal Representative of this Will. In the event of the death, resignation, renunciation or inability to act of my Husband, then I appoint my daughter, Jennifer M. Foster, presently of Mt. Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, as my successor Personal Representative of this Will in his place and stead. ARTICLE V Scott M. Dinner 201 ou Cn-Surte Aft—,vi w 3 K Fiduciary's Performance and Powers: No fiduciary under this will shall be ey Coffi MeA..i..hu,,PA 17055 ph.4717)691-7314 required to give bond or other security for the faithful performance of the fiduciary's duties. Any such fiduciary shall have the following powers, in addition to those given by law: 3 1. To retain any property, pending distribution hereunder, to invest in or purchase any property without restriction to legal investments for fiduciaries, to distribute property in kind, to compromise claims, and to sell any property at public or private sale, 2. To hold shares of stock or other securities in nominee registration form, including that of a clearing corporation or depository, or in book entry form or unregistered or in such other form as will pass by delivery; 3. To engage in litigation and compromise, arbitrate or abandon claims; 4. To make distributions in cash, or in kind at current values, or partly in each, allocating specific assets to particular distributee on a non-prorata basis, and for such purposes to make reasonable determinations of current values; 5. To make elections, decisions, concessions and settlements in connection with all income, estate, inheritance, gift or other tax returns and the payment of such taxes, without obligation to adjust the distributive share of income or principal of a any person affected thereby; 6. To borrow money from any person including any fiduciary acting hereunder, and to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property; 7. To manage, control, repair and improve all estate property; 8. To procure and carry at the expense of the Estate, insurance of the kinds, forms and amounts deemed advisable by my Personal representative to protect the Estate against any hazard; 9. To employ any attorney, investment adviser, accountant,broker, tax specialist or any other agent deemed necessary in the discretion of my Personal Representative and/or my Trustee; and to pay from my estate and/or the Trust estate reasonable compensation for all services performed by any of them. ARTICLE VI Death Taxes: I direct that all inheritance, estate, transfer, succession and death taxes, of any kind whatsoever, other than any generation skipping taxes, (including any interest S`°u M. L'°°e'' and penalties thereon), which may be payable by reason of my death with respect to property Aft..,vi Lew 3 Key Cain-Suik 201 M«h—i—bu,,PA 17055 passing under this Will, shall be paid out of the property giving rise to such taxes on an incremental ph.(717)691-7314 tax basis. ARTICLE VII Protection from Improvidence: No interest of any beneficiary under this Will or any codicil hereto shall be subject to anticipation or voluntary or involuntary alienation. ARTICLE VIII Invalidity: If any provision of this Will or of any codicil hereto is held to be inoperative, invalid or illegal, it is my intention that all of the remaining hereof shall continue to be fully operative and effective so far as it is possible and reasonable. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal and caused this my Last Will, consisting of five (5)typewritten pages, including this attestation clause, to be executed, declared and published this 20day of August, 1997, at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Barbara G. Meye WITNESSES: Residing at 1776 Autumnwood Dr . Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 � Residing at& (o '( l V Y] 101 - Scoft M. Dinner J Act..,,.f L.. 3 Ka Court.Sutra 201 �3 .,.. 5� oS� Maah.o,,.haB,PA 17055 Residing at /C1(� w d/ ph.17171 691-7314 173V ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We Barbara G. Meyers Anthony Tarantino Lisa J . Crawford and Eric A. Huck I the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will, that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed,that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix signed the Will as witnesses and that to the best of the witnesses'knowledge, the Testatrix was at the time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. pp xyl,A� BARBARA G. MEYER, Testatrix WITNESSES: On this, the V0day of August 1997, before me Debra K. Donadee, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Scott M. Dinner, Esquire, known to me to be a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and certified that he was personally present when the ,, -- Scoef M. Dinner foregoing'Arknowledg nt an avit was sl el by the Testatrix and witnesses. 3 Km. Coo.e-Soifer 201 Y @. .m •r '3 a M.o6anio.buB,PA 17056 r6.f7 171 691-7314 - Notarial Seal Notary Public Debra K.Donadee,Notary Public Lemoyne Boro,Cumberland County My CommissI n expires June 22, 1998 Member,Pennsylvania Aaxociatlan of Notarise