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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-11-14 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA PetRioner(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 respectfuly request(s)the grant of Letters in the appropriate form: Dorothv M.Wright a/k/a D. Marie Wrisht DecedenYs Information Name: Roy D.Wright File No: 21-14 ' �S� �a� (Assigned by Register) aAc/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 07H 1/2014 Age at Death: Decederrt was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pq (State)with his/her last principal residence at 444 Mohawk Road,Newville 17241 Upper Franldord Cumberiand Streat address,Post Otfice and Z�p Code City,Tamship a Barough Ca�nty Decedent died at 366 Aleuander Spring Road,Carlisle,PA 17015 Upper Frankford Cumberiand PA Street ad�ess.Post Office and Z�p Code Cily.Township a Bornugh CouMy Sfate Estimate of value of decedenYs property at death: If domiciled in Pennsylvania...................... AII personal property $ 35,000.00 Hnot domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in PennsyNania $ Ifnot domiciled in Pennsy/vania................ Personal property in County $ Value ofreal estate in Pennsylvania............................................••••••••••............. $ TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE S 35,000.00 Real eslarte in Perr�sylvania siWated at (Aftach addGonal shee(�finecessary.) Street address,Post Olfice and Zip Cade City.Toanship or Bora� Caunty OX A. Petition for Probate and Grarrt of Letters Testamentary Petitioner(s)aver(s)that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 10/28/1991 and Codicil(s) thereto dated Mariin P.Wriaht died on Auaust 1.1998.Melva E.Wriaht died on Nov�feber 20.2012. •T S1ate relevarrt cirainstances(e.g.,renmKaa6vn,dea�h of execartor,etcJ Except as follows:after the execx�tion of the instrument(s)offered for probate,Decedent did not marry,was not divoroed,was not a parly to a pending divoroe procceding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g),and did not have a child bom or adopted;and DeoedeM was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an inppacitated person. Q NO EXCEPTIONS � D(CEPTIONS ❑B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (�f apdicable) c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.ta.,pedenielite,durartteabsentia.duranteminwitafe If Administration,c.ta w d.b.n.c.ta.,enter date of�II 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 divoroe had been established as�efined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a k�lling nor ever adudicated an incapacitated person. ,-= �� J- ._1...��-� NO EXCEPTIONS EXCEPTIONS � ��_��. r-i n� PetRioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following sp"�s�?(1f any)a�heirs'�itt� addi6onal sheets,if necessary): ��Y- ,, ��___ ,.. c.T> -- � . Name Relationship Address �-� 'v - ��;; -- :,:z. �- . -�-i c,,a �.._: D p `� _ -,,,� r-o�RW-02��a��-20�r CopyrigM(c)2011 fam software any The Laclv�er Grae.p,ir,�. P��or z � Oath of Personal Representative °�pa'u�°^�r COMMONWFALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF Cumberland } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Dorotfiy M.Wright 444 Mohawk Road Newville,PA 17241 Name as listed in�II: D.Marie Wri ht "> � �,��, �a°' .`.� —n ��' _ �= `,;.��`..� c'7 : `�, �� -.._. �.. F�. _' C�.. w��._J�. � _._. r.-:. `:.: � � �. _ , .� < . ���� �i�.� ��.� �����xx���.� I, ROY D. WRIGHT, of Newville, Cumberland County, and Co�onwealth of Pennsylvania, make this my Last Will and Testament and revoke all prior Wills and testamentary instruments of any kind. ARTICLE I. PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND FUNERAL EXPENSES. I direct my Executor to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses from my estate. ARTICLE II. TRANSFER OF PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. My automobiles, clothing, �ewelry, books, pictures, furniture, furnishings, and other personal or household items shall be transferred according to a list which I intend to attach to this Will. If there is no list, then all such personal and household items shall be paid over and transferred to my sisters and brother, MELVA A. WRIGHT, D. MARIE WRIGHT, and MARLIN P. WRIGHT, according to their own arrangements. If they cannot agree or arrange for a division in a friendly way, then my Executor may distribute or dispose of those items in any way he deems to be fair, including private sales or a public sale. ARTICLE III. RESIDUE AND REMAINDER. All the remainder of the property that I may own or that I may be entitled to dispose of or to appoint at the time of my death shall be divided into three (3) equal shares. I give, devise, bequeath, and appoint one (1) equal share to each of the following of my sisters and brother: MELVA A. WRIGHT, D. MARIE WRIGHT, and MARLIN P. WRIGHT. � �� Except as otherwise provided in my Will, in the event that a��rothe�or �� ' ; -c, - -,--� �j � , �.:; ��,;;�- sister fails to survive me, that deceased brother or sister's sha ..sTiall � �ci � '�.' . . _ �C � � � paid over and transferred in equal parts to my other siblings nam��abQve a'3 � ,=1 ��^t ... :.'_ .-=, c.,,3 - c"i this Article III who are living at the time of my death. A��' � �,:��--_j cx� --�r ARTICLE IV. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR. I appoint my sisters and brother, MELVA A. WRIGHT, D. MARIE WRIGHT, and MARLIN P. WRIGHT, to be Co-Executors of my Last Will and Testament. Any reference to "Executor" in my Will shall be deemed and taken to include each and everq person or party named or appointed to serve as the personal representative of my estate, whether there is one or more than one. Also, any reference to the masculine in my Will as it relates to my Executor shall also include the feminine and the neuter wherever necessary. In the event that a co-executor is unable or unwilling to act or to continue to act in said office, then the other(s) may serve or continue to serve without the need for the appointment of another co-executor. ARTICLE V. WAIVER OF BOND. To the extent that such requirements can legally be waived, I direct that no Executor named in my Will or any persons succeeding in that office, whether in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or elsewhere, shall ever be required to post any bond or give any security in connection with his duties. ARTICLE VI. EXECUTOR'S POWERS. In addition to powers given him by law and by other provisions of my Will, my Executor shall have the following powers, applicable to all property held by him, and these powers shall be effective without court order and until actual distribution: A. To sell at public or private sale, mortgage, exchange, transfer, or lease for any period of time anq real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges, or leases for such prices and upon such terms or conditions as he deems proper. No purchaser shall be held liable to see to the application of any purchase money; -2- B. To retain any and all of the assets of my estate, real or personal, in the sole discretion of my Executor, without being restricted to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries and without regard to any principle of diversification or risk; C. To delegate discretionary powers to agents, remunerate them, and pay their expenses; D. To collect rents and other proceeds from real estate, paqing all carrying charges and making such repairs as he may deem proper, all without the necessity of obtaining leave of any court; E. To carry on any business owned or controlled by me at the time of my death for whatever period of time he shall think proper, with full powers in the property, including the power to borrow and to pledge assets contained in my estate as security for said borrowings; F. To exercise any rights or elections to pay death taxes in installments and to make interest payments on such installments as a charge against the principal of my estate; G. To disclaim on my behalf any interest as my Executor deems advisable. All the foregoing powers, together with those granted by law to executors, may be exercised by the Executor named in my Will and by all persons succeeding in said office, including administrators with Will annexed. ARTICLE VII. APPORTIONMENT OF TAXES. All estate taxes, inheritance taxes, transfer taxes, and other taxes of a similar nature payable by reason of my death to any government or subdivision thereof upon or with respect to any property sub�ect to any such tax, together with any penalties thereon, shall be paid by my Executor out of my residuary estate, and all interest with respect to any such taxes shall be paid by my Executor out of the income or -3- principal or partly out of the income and partly out of the principal of such portion of my estate, in the absolute discretion of my Executor, without reimbursement from or apportionment among the beneficiaries, recipients, or owners of such property for any such taxes, penalties, or interest; provided, however, that my Executor shall not pay such taxes, penalties, or interest attributable to any propertq included in my estate solely because of a power of appointment thereover which I possess, and such property shall bear its proportionate share of such taxes, penalties, and interest. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ROY D. WRIGHT, the Testator, have signed this Last Will and Testament, typewritten on four (4) sheets of paper (including the witnesses' signatures) , of which this is Sheet No. 4, on this � day of �,�,.e_�� , 199�. A �, (SEAL) Roy D. W ht SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED, AND DECLARED, by the above-named, ROY D. WRIGHT, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses this �i�" day of G'�-���� , 199�. - � , - ADDRESS � �� �- ADDRESS ` � �c�J /�� ���`�C�GC.Pi� . f, � � ADDRESS .(, .G��/ ��,�. , -4- ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . SS. COUNTY OF�H ��P . The Testator, Roy D. Wright, whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument and the witnesses whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as his Last Will; that he signed willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of the witnesses, in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge and belief the Testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. A �� c:�� �SEAL, Roy D. ht ' . (�t,c..--, f - (SEAL) , �/ � (SEAL) �'V ��EC�� (SEAL) Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by Roy D. Wright, the Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by ✓v�%✓��� � � r,� � 1— , /u� lv.;. � �- 1-� s � �-' , and , � ,/�'�� r�P Gc.. r.,� h�- , the witnesses, this � day of �� ��Lo� , 199�. �� � (Notary Public) NOTARIAL SEAL I�ILLAN R. CRIDER, Notary Publid State College Boro, Centre County, Pa. � �My Commissian Expires Sept. 12, 1994 REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVANIA � - RT� No. 2014- 00753 PA No. 21- 14- 0753 Es ta t e Of: RO Y D WRIGHT (First,Middle,Last1 La te Of: UPPER FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY Deceased Soci al Securi ty No: � ,., � i:-= -, � �� �. � �-� WHEREAS, on the I1 th day of Augus t 2 014 an ins trumen ,�ed � {�`�> �7. . �.�y 1._.: October 28th 1991 was admitted to probate as the last wil��� � ,_; ,� J' RO Y D WRIGHT n� � � �Ji IFirst,Middle,LasU �.- , late of UPPER FRANKFORD TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County, �v� •°• �— '�'�' �. ,�- �=�C7 who died on the llth day of July 2014 and, " � WHEREAS, a true copy of the wi11 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 Let ters TESTAMENTARY to: D MARIE WRIGHT who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/Xl and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which full y appears of record in my offi ce a t CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE, CARLISLE, PENNSYL VAN/A. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office on the 11 th day of August 2014. F, c �; � / � / '��-� / ! �"., r ( � / , ' / I ,� � �l ��L L ' Ll ' .-�, ',- . l�:� .~�L Reg'ister of Wills ' � / - -�- � '�, `-�' , � '+rc_� �.� :� f (1 �� t '� -'�� �'L�� ..��^) � ��Teputy �.� � **NOTE** ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST)