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Home My WebLink About05-15-14 , _y Rese� 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 f , I Name: Joseph P. Grier File No: � I � I�� `i�� a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a; Social Security No: Date of Death: 7anuarv 3,2014 Age at death: 71 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PennSylvania (Srare)with his/her last principal residence at 1137 Drv Powder Circle 17050 Hamnden Townshiv Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at Holv Snirit Hosnital 503 N 21st St 17011 East Pennsboro Townshio Cumberland PA Street address,Post OfTce and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State Estimate of value of decedent's property at death: If domici[ed in Pennsylvania.......... ..... ..... .... .... All personal property $ 45,000.00 If not domiciled in Pennsy[vania. . .... .. ...... .... ...... Personal property in Pennsylvania $ ()_�(1 If not domici[ed in Pennsylvania. ... .... ................ Personal property in County $ 0.00 Value of real estate in Pennsy[vania... .................. ................. ...... ........ ..... $ 0-�� TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 45.000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: n/a (Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post OfTice and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County � 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 September 16,2003 and Codicil(s) thereto dated n/a State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death of executor,etc.) r-a Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not div d,was not a paFty to a pen� divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. §3323(g)��d not hav�chilc�r�' adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. CD't� _ 1�• -=�<-� rn� c _ —�c E � �; Q NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS ��" — -��' � ' Cl1 _�:, '`?. c.l;�_., , � B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (Ifapplicable) �3f�" ' `'=-'�-' c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,dura _ -�sentia,du�nte mi�r,�re�'e If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.�a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and compl��t of he�. `n� Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been estab�ed as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. Q NO EXCEPTIONS Q 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 Relationshi Address Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 Page 1 of 2 � _� Oath of Personal Representative o�;��ai use on�y COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Bet H.Grier 1137 D Powder Circle Mechanicsbur PA 17050 The Petitioner(s)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�a-fL#,i�rmed and subscribed before � Date ��.5��_ me i.s �y ' Qay o , �� Date � $y; �� Date For the Regisrer Date BOND Required: Q YES Q NO To the Register of Wi[ls: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ��1�� Attorney Signature: _., 7 ( 5 ) Short Certificate(s). . . . . . �5,C�Z� �.� ;' ( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . ,�„°'� "� 1 j,..�.----_.__ ( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . � f' ( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printe.d'`�Name: Craig A.Hatch,Esq. Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court Other . . . . . . . . ID Number: 76361 �1.�l l . . . . ��_e�Z� �2(.f' `E'��.��:� LS.�iL� Firm Name: Halbruner,Hatch&Guise,LLP ' 1 AY . . . . . . . . (�•�`� Address: 2109 Market Street � . . . . . . . . ('"am�Hill,PA 1701 1 . . . . . . . Phone: 717-731-9600 Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ��L Fax: 717-731-9627 JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a,�.� Email: ('_Hatch(o�HH(',i.i.P.com TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0.00 � DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of Josenh P.Grier File No: 2'� ��`t ` �'T 7� a/k/a: AND NOW, � 5+�� `r �Q�,� , 2C � , in consideration ofthe foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before m T IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv are hereby granted to Bettv H.Grier in the above estate and (if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated September 16,2003 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of re rd as the last W' (and Codicil(s))of Decedent. r " � �" - gi er of Will ;�r � �� r�� L� Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 � P 2 Of 2 � ,� � �. � LAST WILL A1VD TESTAMENT -� � .� OF �° -� �'`- ' ��1 � �'T�7`'- �'�/ �Y` �T{; ;' --C % � t'? � ,- J JO,�E�H P. G'RFEIZ �'�,,�-` "�' `' �-, �c.'J , _7�- � �;`_. �a. . _ , �? � '� e � c..� `-`� � I, JOSEPH P. GRIER, of 1137 Dry Powder Circle, (Cumberland County) Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make,publish and declare this for and as my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking any and all Wills by me at any time heretofore made. ITEM I- I direct my Executrix, hereinafter named, to pay all my just and lawful debts and funeral expenses out of my personal estate as soon after my decease as is convenient. ITEM II- All the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real, personal, and mixed, wheresoever situate,I give, devise and bequeath,to my wife, BETTY H. GRIER. Rupp and Meikle 355 North 215f Street, Suite 205 Initials ...J �C.�"i _ Camp Hill, PA 17011 717-761-3459 ✓ ITEM III- In the event my wife,BETTY,predeceases me,then I give,devise and bequeath all the rest,residue and remainder of my Estate,real,personal and mixed,wheresoever situate, as follows: A. A specific gift of Fifty Thousand Dollars($50,000.00)to my sister,JOAN HARDING, of Scranton, PA. B. One-quarter (1/4) of balance to my son,DAVID, per stirpes. C. One-quarter(1/4) of balance to my daughter,DEBORAH,per stirpes. D. One-half('/) of balance to my son,DENNIS, per stirpes. ITEM IV- Until distributed,no gift or beneficial interest shall be subject to anticipation or to voluntary or involuntarily alienation. ITEM V- 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 or not passing under this Will, including any interest or penalty imposed in connection with such tax, shall be considered part of the expenses of the administration of my estate and shall be paid from my estate without apportionment or right of reimbursement. All such taxes on present or future interests shall be paid at such time or times as my Executria�may think proper,regardless of whether such taxes are then due. r Initials � 4 2 ITEM VI- My Executrix, appointed under this will shall have the following powers: A. To retain any or all assets of my estate,real or personal,without regard to any principle of diversification, risk, or productivity. B. To invest in all forms of property,including stocks,common trust funds and mortgage investment funds, without restriction to investment authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries as she deems proper, without regard to any principle of diversification, risk, or productivity. C. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange or to lease, for 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 and conditions as she deems proper. D. To borrow money from any person or institution including my Executria� and to mortgage or pledge any or all real or personal property as my Executrix in her sole discretion shall choose, without regard for the dispositive provisions of this instrument. E. To compromise any claim or controversy. Initials � �� 3 F. To exercise any opti�n, right or privilege granted in insurance policies or in other investments. ITEM VII- I nominate and appoint my wife, BE'TTY H. GRIER, as the Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament. If my wife predeceases me or is unable to serve as such,then I nominate and appoint my son,DENNIS GRIER, as the Successor Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. ITEM VIII- No bond or other security shall be required of the Executrix appointed in this Will. ITEM IX- I direct that my body be cremated. I direct that my Executor make all of my funeral arrangements and carry out my direction to be cremated. If there is any interference with this directive in this,my Last Will and Testament,then that party who interferes with this directive shall forfeit and relinquish their interest and/or fiduciary position in my Estate under this, my Last Will and Testament. Initials�� 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this�day of��,{>>'�r'r?i3�..,2003. �f�� C'� ` j �r�' , �C1 (SEAL) J� SEPH P. GRIER WITNESSES: , ��,..__. ,:t,.l� `�� residing at � �. �� % � ` '? residing at �� _ 5 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . ss. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . WE,JOSEPH P. GRIER, �./�. , and_ ,the TESTATOR and WITNESSES having signed our names to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as his Last Will and Testament and that he had signed willingly(or willingly directed another to sign for him),and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses,in the presence and hearing of the Testator,signed the Will as witness and to the best of his or her knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. /-� ` { �� J EP P. GRIER, Testator WITNESSES: r-- f , � C1� Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before e by JOSEPH P. GRIER the T stator, and ubscr'bed and sworn to before me by ��,.��.�� f , and witnesses,this / � day of �o , 2003. tary Public �� r ,�:i;a� ��.ri�'"_...�..._� 1.�iV��Af I e;F�+�� \{sli:i�!F��C�"C p Ca�tp Hiit Bnre. f��a7�:��:;��e�n'�' � ��y CamrnissEcn Cr�i�:7 f.9�r��r?Z,2�;7 REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVANIA � � No. 2014- 00473 PA No. 21- 14- 0473 Es ta te Of: JOSEPH P GRIER (First,Middle,Lastl La te Of: HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP �� CUMBERLAND COUNTY � � �?�' rn�.-� :.� r r r'"7 � � �' ,� �� Deceased ��; "� f= � Social Securi ty No: �n�' ' � ;:a ti� ��-�-, c?G` �" �n C7� � - _'-; WHEREAS, on the 15th day of May 2014 an instrument dat�"' � `Q September 16th 2003 was admitted to probate as the last will of tv �' JOSEPH P GRIER IFirst,Midd/e,Lastl late of HAMPDEN TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County, who died on the 3rd day of January 2014 and, WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annexed hereto. THEREFORE, I, L/SA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. , Register of Wills in and for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonweal th of Pennsylvania, hereby certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to: BETTY H GRIER who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/XJ and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE, CARL/SLE, PENNSYL VANIA. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office on the 15th day of May 2014. � � ' �,'� `�-�� ; ^t,�-, c, ;�t ( �-�; - Regis�ter Wills � f ,� �� :�, ° ;� �� C � � C �_ � ,f�l�� Deputy ( **NOTE** ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST)