HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-13-14 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 avers)the
following and respectfully request(s)the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Michael E. Heffernan
Decedent's Information
Name: John W.Guilliams File No: 21 - 14-4(:3-3
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 04115/2014 Age at Death: 66
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 401 E.Portland Street,Mechanicsburg 17055 Mechanicsburg Cumberland
Street address,Post Once and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 503 Penns Lane Douglassville Barks 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 $ 100,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania................................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE $ 100,000.00
Real estate In Pennsylvania situated at 401E.Portland Street,Mechanicsburg 17055 Mechanicsburg Cumberland
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary)
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough lzi_J County
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®A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary C s 1-ry
Petitioners avers that he/she/the is/are the Executors named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 01/1X2 dlu
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Except as follows:after the execution of the instruments)offered for probate, Decedent did not marry,was not divorced was,not rt y to a' nffing
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g),andd�d4ltt fA—ve asiNld On,
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. o =
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®NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS
❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
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If Administration,c.t.a ord.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and comolete list of heirs.
Except as follows:Decedent was 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 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
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Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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Petitioners)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Michael E. Heffernan 223 North Market Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
The Petitioners)above-named swears)or affirms)the statements in the foregoing Petition pre and correct to the best of the knowledge and
belief of Petitioners)and that,as Personal Representatives)of the Decedent etitioner ell and truly administer the estate according to law.
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( )Affidavit(s)......._............. Printed Name: Kristen Lieb Esq. O 71
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Phone: 717-237.4800
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TOTAL......................................... $ 303.5 E-mail: kristen.tieb @bipc.com
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Date of Death: 04/15/2014
Social Security No: w
Estate of John W.Guilliams Pile No: 21 —1 -LkCcA
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AND NOW, " Vc l , 1 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been p(e ented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Michael E. Heffernan
in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instruments)dated 01/14/2014 -V4i41201T
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as 99 last Will and C ii(s)of Decedent.
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RECORDED OFFICE OF
REGISTER OF WILLS
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF 2019 11ff 13 An 9 19
JOHN W. GUILLIAMS CLEIiK OF
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I, JOHN W. GUILLIAMS, of Cumberland County, P&iRMUAiQ d''eclineRhis to be
my Last Will, hereby revoking all prior wills and codicils.
FUNERAL EXPENSES AND BURIAL INSTRUCTIONS
FIRST: I direct the payment of my funeral expenses as soon as may be convenient
after my death. It is my wish to be cremated.
PAYMENT OF DEATH TAXES
SECOND: I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my death,of
whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed,shall be paid from my residuary estate
as a part of the expense of administration of my estate.
SPECIFIC GIFTS
THIRD: I give my residence and all its contents, located at 401 E. Portland Street,
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055, subject to all mortgages and
encumbrances, equally, as tenants in common, to Michael E. Heffernan and Teresa L.
Hollinger. I also give all vehicles, subject to all liens and encumbrances, equally to Michael
E. Heffernan and Teresa L. Hollinger.
DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDUE
FOURTH: I give the entire residue of my estate, including any funds received by my
estate from any retirement plans I own at my death, equally to my brothers, James T.
Guilliams and Tm<Guilliams. � � , l 10 t/
PROTECTION OF BENEFICIARIES
(Spendthrift Provision)
FIFTH: No interest in income or principal shall be assignable by a beneficiary or
available to anyone having a claim against a beneficiary before actual payment to the
beneficiary.
TRUSTEE OF ESTATE OF
UNDERAGE AND INCAPACITATED BENEFICIARIES
SIXTH; If any income or principal shall be payable to any person who shall be under
the age of 21, I appoint my executor, as trustee to hold such income and principal and shall
be entitled to apply such income and principal to the health, maintenance, support and
education of such person without the appointment of any committee or any authority of court.
My trustee shall be entitled to make direct application hereunder or to make application by
payment of income and principal to the parent or other person in charge of such beneficiary
or to his or her guardian or to a custodian under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.
Trustee may, in discharge of all the Trustee's duties, pay any beneficiary's share deemed
impractical of administration to the parent or other person in charge of the beneficiary or to
his or her guardian or to a custodian for the beneficiary under the Uniform Transfers to
Minors Act. Any remaining income and principal to which such person shall be entitled shall
be distributed to such person upon such person reaching the age of 21. My Trustee shall
have the same powers as my executor and shall serve without bond.
If any income or principal shall be payable to any person who shall be incapacitated.
for any reason, my executor,as trustee shall hold such income and principal during incapacity
and shall be entitled to apply such income and principal to the health,maintenance, support
and education of such person during incapacity without the appointment of any committee or
any authority of court.My Trustee shall have the same powers as my executor and shall serve
without bond.
POWERS OF EXECUTOR
SEVENTH: I confer upon my executor the right to sell or otherwise convert any real
or personal property at public or private sale, at such time or times, in such manner, and for
such price or prices, and upon such terms and conditions as my executor shall determine, and
to execute and deliver good and sufficient conveyances, assignments and transfers thereof,
without liability of any purchaser for the application of any consideration; to borrow money
and to secure its payment by mortgage of real or personal property,pledge of investments or
otherwise, without liability on the part of the lenders to see to the application thereof, to
retain any investments at discretion;to invest and reinvest at discretion,without restriction to
so-called "legal investments;" to make distribution in cash or in kind;and to do all other acts
and things necessary or appropriate in the management,administration and distribution of my
estate.
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR
EIGHTH: I appoint TERESA L. HOLLINGER executor of my will. If TERESA L.
HOLLINGER is unable or unwilling to qualify as executor or having qualified is unable or
unwilling to act, I then appoint MICHAEL E. HEFFERNAN as executor hereof. I direct that
my executor shall not be required to furnish security in any jurisdiction.
INTERCHANGEABILITY OF LANGUAGE
NINTH: Words used in the singular may be read to include the plural or the plural
may be read as the singular. Similarly, the masculine form may be read to include the
feminine and neuter; the feminine may be read to include the masculine and neuter; and the
neuter may be read to include the masculine and feminine.
HEADINGS
TENTH: The headings used on the various paragraphs of this will are included for
convenience only and shall have no legal significance.
I have signed this Will on January 14, 2014.
JOHN W. GUILLIAMS
Witness
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
SS.
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
I, JOHN W.GUILLIAMS,the testator herein,and
and �jn(4 L(Ej;,/e /yL f`e H-a l'✓1Lff� ,the witnesses to the last will,the attached or
foregoing i strument, who have signed the instrument,having been duly qualified according
to law do depose and say:
(a) that I, the testator, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the
instrument as my last will, that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary
act for the purposes therein expressed; and
(b) that we, the witnesses, were present and saw the testator sign and execute the
instrument as his last will, that he signed it willingly and executed it as his free
and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed;that each of us in the hearing
and sight of the testator signed the will as a witness and that to the best of our
knowledge the testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind
and under no constraint or undue influence.
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JOHN W. GUILLIAMS
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SUBSCRIBED, sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by the above-named testator
and by the witnesses whose names appear above on the 14th day of January, 2014.
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(each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that she/he/they was/were well-
acquainted with John l t..)_ G UMIL1 MS, and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of J O V) W (Sl UI 1 )Iayyls
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of .SOhy) W Gtul(hiayYS
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RENUNCIATION
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Teresa L. Hollinger in my capacity/rela�tio§hip as
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Friend of the above Decedent, here renounce righPtr'-,
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
Michael E. Heffernan
(Dale) (sag re) sa L. Hollinger
223 North Market Street
(s»eotaddress)
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(OVy,state.zip)
Executed in Register's Office Executed out of Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Before the undersigned personalty appeared the
before ma this _day party executing this renunciation and certified
y that he or she executed the renunciation for the
of purposes stated within on this _/0 day
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
No. 2014- 00463 PA No. 21- 14- 0463
Estate Of: JOHN W GUILLIAMS
lFirst.Middle,LOW
Late Of: MECHANICSBURG BOROUGH
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
0 Deceased
Social Security No:
WHEREAS, on the 15th day of May 2014 an instrument dated
January 14th 2014 was admitted to probate as the last will of
JOHN W GUILLIAMS
Mksl.Middle Lest)
late of MECHANICSBURG BOROUGH, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 15th day of April 2014 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 TESTAMENTARYto;
MICHAEL E HEFFERNAN
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, PENNSYLVANIA.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 15th day of May 2014.
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