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Home My WebLink About11-17-14 Reset 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 �j �� /� G 7 Name: Carole W. Scott File No: d a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: October 5,2014 Age at death: 78 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pennsylvania (srare)with Pii��/her last principal residence at 426 Woodcrest Drive,Mechanicsbure PA 17050 Hamnden Township Cumberland Street address,Post OfFce and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 426 Woodcrest Drive,MechancisburQ,PA 17050 Hamnden Township Cumberland 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 $ 1,301,190.61 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. .. ..................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domici[ed in Pennsy[vania. .. ......... .... ........ Personal properiy in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.. ............ ........................ ......... .......... $ TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 1.301.190.61 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: (Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County � A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv �a G� Petitioner(s)aver(�§)�i�/they K,#are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated September�,2014 and Codicil(s) thereto dated �;.a State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death of executor,e[c.) n C � � �� C7 � � � � Except as follows: after the execution ofthe instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not c i}�o�d,was no�partyxp�a�ding divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. § 3323(�;aY&d c�not h�e a chi�(dzb�rn or adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. `' �" �;-t � ; ,y,-, �NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS ' ' " '='' , ti..; � "�,i � B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (�fapplicable) � '�� ,�� c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante�absent:a,�i-ante M' , 113t�itate ' � a If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and compxete list of t�rs. C'' -r� 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),afrer 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,ifnecessary): Name Relationshi Address Form RW-02 rev.10/l1/2011 Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative ors��a�use oniy COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Cla ton O. Scott 426 Woodcrest Drive Mechanicsbur PA 17050 Crai A.Diehl,Esquire,CPA 3464 Trindle Road,Cam Hill,PA 17011 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 Dec t,the etitioner(s)will 11 and t administer the estate according to law. Sworn or affirmed a ubscribed before �' '- � `'�` �� ° �2:1�� Date �� "�� -' < me th �'day of , � ' Date �:�' .� ' �-.. By� � Date --� %:� rn or the egister � �ate�T� � _ ��"v°7 � ,. �YS �a.,. i f...�.y , f._.. F� � ,,i �'�-� � r BOND Required: Q YES � NO To the Register of Wills: - - FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signatqXe below:-,r -' _. ._.., �r; ��C� �' � -., y.; Lette�. . $ Attorney Signature: , ,,-`j ( ) Short Certificate(s). . . . . . ��(7 ' � � " Cr3 ( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . ' �� . __r_ cn � ( )Codicit(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C7� ��7 ( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name. Craig A.Diehl,Esquire Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court th x . . . . . . . . ID Number: 52801 l . . . . . . . . r D . . . . . . . . Firm Name: Law Offices of Craig A.Diehl . . . . . . . . . Address: 3464 Trindle Road � � . . . . . . . . ' Cam,n Hill,PA 1701 1 . . . . . . . Phone: (717)763-7613 Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Fax: (717)763-8293 JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `�, t! Email: cdiehlnn.cadiehllaw_cnm TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (�:66'� v �� DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of Carole W.Scott File No: ,sZI"�'` '��1�7 a/k/a: AND NOW, ��ej�'J� � 7 , �(�/`�' , in consideration of the foregoin Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT I EC ED th Le ers (J` ' I Y are hereby granted to ��Q � �'} �- `� i �L� � in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instru nt(s)dated �/Y) (� described in the Petition be admit ed to probate and filed of rec d as the last Will(and Co �(s))of Decedent. l �,• � " ; -"c,C-C// �� %�4 egist r of Wills � � , ;. I , Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 �� '� � age 2 Of'2 � / �i r'�J �� ,�-� _y "i'3 �1 � � �� ;�, e"_ r'�" C� ^� !� f ^- � ti:;3 � �� -•f �� i�.Z �� -�-�.� '��=i.� `� � '` � _� :: oF ' �.� �� - . . . <, C.,r� - E�-s 1 CAROLE W. SCOTT � _� `w�� . � I, CAROLE W. SCOTT, of Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking and making void all previous Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. FIRST The expenses of my last illness and funeral sha11 be paid from the property of my estate. It is my further desire that upon my death, my body will be cremated and any costs will be expended from my estate for this purpose. SECOND I give and bequeath the following: A. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to the JAMES H. QUILLEN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE,East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee; B. Ten Thousand Dollars($10,000.00)to the JOSEPH T. SIMPSON PUBLIC LIBRARY, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; and C. Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION,Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. . �� . � • . LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CAROLE W. SCOTT THIRD I give,devise and bequeath the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,together with all insurance proceeds thereon of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate to my beloved spouse, CLAYTON O. SCOTT,providing that he survives me by thirty(30) days. FOURTH Should my spouse, CLAYTON O. SCOTT, predecease me or die on or before the thirtieth(30th)day following my death,then I give, devise and bequeath the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,together with all insurance proceeds thereon of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate in equal shares to MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for scholarships as the school administration determines to be in the best interests of the institution. All tangible personal property shall be liquidated into cash. FIFTH Except as otherwise provided in this Will, I have intentionally failed to provide for any other relatives or other persons, whether claiming to be an heir of mine or not. Insofar as I have failed to provide in this Will for any of my issue now living or later born or adopted, such failure is intentional and not occasioned by accident or mistake. Page 2 of 7 ,� . . . . LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CAROLE W.SCOTT SIXTH I grant my personal representative the following powers in addition to and not in limitation of such powers as my personal representative shall hold by law: (a) To retain all property received including the stock of any corporate fiduciary acting hereunder,provided such property remains productive. (b) To join in any corporation, partnership, recapitalization, merger, reorganization or voting trust plan; to delegate authority with respect thereto; to deposit investments under agreements and pay assessments; and generally to exercise all rights of investors,including but not limited to, the voting of shares. (c) To manage, operate,repair, improve,mortgage or lease on any terms any real estate held or owned by my estate. (d) To operate any business that I may own at my death. (e) To invest any funds of my estate in any stocks,bonds,notes or other securities or property, real or personal, without regard to the principle of diversification or any other statute or general rule of law in his absolute discretion, it being my intention to give my personal representative the broadest investment powers possible,providing such investments do not unnecessarily prevent the prompt settlement of my estate. (� To sell or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, tangible ar intangible, at any time forming a part of my estate in any manner and on such terms and conditions as my personal representative shall see fit in his absolute discretion. (g) To borrow money for the payment of taYes or for any other proper purposes in the administration of my estate, and to mortgage or pledge estate assets as security. Page 3 of 7 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CAROLE W. SCOTT (h) To compromise claims without court approval including, but not limited to, any controversies with the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning estate and inheritance taxes on any interests that may pass under this my Last Will and Testament. (i) To distribute in cash or in kind upon any division ar distribution of my estate. (j) To undertake any and all acts deemed necessary and proper by my personal representative for the proper, advantageous and prompt management of the settlement of my estate. (k) In general, to exercise all powers in the management of my estate which any individual could exercise in the management of similar property owned in his own right,upon such terms and conditions as to him may seem best and to execute and deliver all instruments and to do all acts which he deems necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this, my Last Will and Testament. SEVENTH No interest of any beneficiary of my estate, either in income or in principal, shall be subject to anticipation or pledge, assignment, sale ar transfer in any manner, nor shall any beneficiary have the power in any manner to charge or encumber his interest either in income or principal, nor shall the interest of any beneficiary be liable or subject in any manner while in the possession of my personal representative for the liability of such beneficiary. Page 4 of 7 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CAROLE W. SCOTT EIGHTH I nominate,constitute and appoint my spouse, CLAYTON O. SCOTT,and CRAIG A. DIEHL, ESQUIRE as Co-Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. I direct that my personal representative shall not be required to give or post bond for the faithful performance of his duties in this or any other jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand to this my Last Will and Testament this `' '��day of September, 2014. WITNESS: . � ��P��e'irlr/l� d�� CAROL�? COTT � �. � ��:. � ;,a Page 5 of 7 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CAROLE W. SCOTT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . I, CAROLE W. SCOTT, the Testatrix whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament; that I signed it willingly, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. ;� , �A OLE W. S� TT Sworn or affirmed and acknowledged before me by CAROLE W. SCOTT, the -�,,-�,. Testatrix, this_`�� day of September, 2014. ', > - � , . �'-� ,.� % �Z t�,a_f�.. �. �: �.�;'+, NOT RY PUBLIC COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL STEPHANIE M.RIDER,Notary Public Camp Hifi Boro.,Cumberland Countp My Cnmmission Expires November 19,2017 Page 6 of 7 . , . . LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CAROLE W.SCOTT AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . WE, ��R �- ��'/�-�- and �..��f .�. ��`'''u°� , the witnesses whose names are attached to the foregoing document, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that she signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Last Will and Testament as witnessed and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at the time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. � � tP V f Sworn or affirmed and subscribed before me by �� t}<�,� -�„�� and �J��,",��.��;��;�� this ..�'1�� day of September, 2014. �, ��f � �� ,�. .� �.�T� NOT RY UBLIC COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLYANIA Page 7 of 7 NOTARIAL SEAL STEPHANIE M.RIDER,Notary Public Camp Hill Boro.,Cumberland County My Commission�x ires November 19,7017