HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-11-14 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: FOSTER Q. HOPKINS File No: 21-1��('
�/�/a; (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
�a; Social Security No:
Date of Death: 8I312014 Age at death• 95
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, PENNSYLVANIA (State)with his/her last
pT'1riClpal teSlC�eriCe at 325 WESLEY DR MECHANICSBURG 17055 LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHP CUMBERLAND
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
DeCeClerit C�leC�at 325 WESLEY DR MECHANICSBURG 17055 LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND PA
Street address,Post Ottice and Zip Code City,Township or Boroug6 County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
Ifdonriciled in Pennsylvania................................All personal property $ 410,0��.��
If not domlciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in County $
Valueof real estate in Pennsylvania.............................................................. $ �.�0
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 410,��0.0�
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: N�N E
(Attnd7 ndditiona!sheets,ijnecessmy.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
� A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated 12/21/1994 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated 8/8I2002
SARA M. HOPKINS WIFE DIED 5/1512014
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciatin�i,death ojexea�tor,etc.)
Except as follows:afrer the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not divorced,was not a party to a pending
divorce pmceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g),and did not have a child born or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
� NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS
❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration([fapplicable)
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,penctente lite,durante absentia,durante minoritate
If Administration,c.�a. or d.b.n.c.za.,enter date of Will in Section A above and comalete 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.
❑ 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 sheels,if necessary):
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
6941 FOREST GLEN DRIVE
FRANKLIN HOPKINS DALLAS TX 75230
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are tnie 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.
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BOND Required: ❑ YES � NO To the Register of Wi[ls: �'
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER �°`�� ~��
Estate of FOSTER Q. HOPKINS File No: 21-14- ���
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AND NOW, , / ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having ee presented before me,IT IS DECRE that Letters TESTAMENTARY
are hereby granted to FRANKLIN HOPKINS
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated WILL-12/2111994 AND CODICIL- 8/8/2002
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of rec he last Will(and Codici ) of Decedent.
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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No. 2014- 00750 PA No. 21- 14- 0750
Es ta te Of: FOSTER Q HOPKINS
lFirst,Midd/e,Lastl
La te Of: LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Deceased
Social Securi ty No:
WHEREAS, on the 12th day of August 2014 instruments dated:
December 21st 1994 August Sth 2002 were admi tted
to probate as the last will and codicil of FOSTER Q HOPK/NS
(First,Middle,Last1
late of LOWERALLEN TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 3rd day of August 2014 and,
WHEREAS, a true copy of the will &codicil as probated is annexed hereto
THEREFORE, I, L/SA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. , Register of Wills in and
for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby
certi fy tha t I have thi s day gran ted Le t ters TESTAMENTARY to:
FRANKLIN HOPKINS
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/Xl
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
o�� o�ice on the 12th day of August 2014.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ��; � �:_: s�-i
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� FOSTER Q. HOPKINS �-° ��
I, FOSTER Q. HOPKINS of the Borough of Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and Testa-
ment, hereby revoking anv will previously made by me.
I - I direct the payment of all my just debts and
funeral expenses out of my estate as soon as may be practical
after my death.
II - I devise and bequeath all of my estate of what-
ever nature and wherever situate unto my wife, Sara M. Hopkins,
providing she survives me by sixty ( 60) days .
III - Should my said wife fail to be living on the
sixty-first ( 61st) day following my death, then I bequeath all of
my jewelry, silverware, china and crystal to Lynn Murphy and her
�au�hter; Kelse1 �t�?rp??y, no�N ef Brer.twood, Tennessee.
IV - SYiould my said wife fail to be living on the
SAIDIS,GUIDO, sixty-first ( 61st) day following my death, then I direct that all
5HUFF&
MASLAND the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatever nature
2109 Mazket Street
CampHill,Pn �nd whe.z ever situate shall be converted into cash and shall be
divided among the following beneficiaries :
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A. 10� of said residue shall be paid to the Fifth
Street United Methodist Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
B. 10$ of said residue shall be paid to the
Shriners ' Hospital for Crippled Children, c/o Zembo Temple, a
corporation, for the use and benefit of the hospitals owned,
operated and maintained by said corporation.
C. The remaining 80� of said residue shall be
divided among the following relatives or relatives of my spouse,
the share of any who is deceased to be divided among those who
survive:
David Hopkins, now of Camp Hill, PA;
Doris Hopkins Kohr, now of Enola, PA;
Dennis Hopkins, now of Hummelstown, PA;
Barbara Hopkins Rodgers, now of San Antonio, TX;
Franklin Hopkins, now of McLean, VA;
Gary Hopkins, now of Princeton, N.J. ;
Charles Gantt, now of Center Valley, PA;
Douglas Gantt, now of West Richland, WA;
Edward Gantt, now of San Antonio, TX;
Glenn Gantt, now of Dallas, TX;
Richard Murphy, now of Deltona, FL;
George E. Murphy, Jr. , now of Brentwood, TN;
Christophez Mur�hy, now of Brentwood, TN;
Kzlsey Murphy, now of Brentwood, TN;
Jenna M. Murphy, now of Brentwood, TN.
SAIDIS,GUIDO, V - I appoint Lynn Murphy as guardian of any property
SHUFF&
MASLAND which passes under this will or otherwise to her children and
2109 Market Street
CampHill,ra with respect t� which I am authorized to appoint a guardian and
have not otrierwise specifically done so. As guardian, she shall
have the power to use principal as well as income from time to
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time for the minor's education and support or to make payment far
those purposes without further responsibility to the minor or to
any person taking care of the minor. The said guardianship shall
terminate as to each beneficiary when he or she reaches the age
of 21 years, if a minor, or when declared competent, if an
incompetent.
VI - I appoint my wife, Sara M. Hopkins, Executrix of
this, my Last Will and Testament. Should my said wife fail to
qualify or cease to act as such, then I appoint Franklin Hopkins
to act in this capacity. Neither of my personal representatives
shall be required to post bond in this or any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal on
this, the '�/,Q,t day of �'��ce-m�e�v , 1994 .
�a..a�w � � ��,..�-�-,-,o° (SEAL)
Foster Q. Hopkins
Signed, sealed, published and declared by FOSTER Q. HOPRINS,
Testator therein named, on this and two (2 ) other sheets of paper
as and for his Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, in
SAIDIS,GUIDO, his presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other,
SHUFF& have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses .
MASLAND `
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND)
WE, the undersigned, the testator and the witnesses,
respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instru-
ment, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the under-
signed authority that the testator signed and executed the
instrument as his Last Will and Testament and that he signed
wiiiingly (or willingly directed another to sign for him) , and
that he executed it as his free will 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
witnesses and that to the best of their knowledge the testator
was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind,
and under no constraint or undue influence.
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witnesses, this .Zl `%r day of � -�C�-���� , 1994 .
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