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Home My WebLink About11-19-14 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 ��w" Name: Edgar J.Layson File No: Q I—I�—l l u a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: November 7,2014 Age at death: 101 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (state) with his/her last principal residence at 885 Oak Oval Rd Mechanicsburg 17055 Upper Allen Township Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 503 N 21st Street Camp Hill 17011 Borough of Camp Hill 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 $ 992,831.67 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ........... ............ Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $ 0.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 992,831.67 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: N/A (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 Testamentary Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated February 27,2014 and Codicil(s) thereto dated State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death of executor,etc.) Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not divorced,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 did not have a child bom or adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. NO EXCEPTIONS 0 EXCEPTIONS B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante absentia,durante minoritate If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete 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 0 EXCEPTIONS Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following ffuse(if att}f and l srttach additional sheets,if necessary): =� C) Name Relationship Address ^ t - t—' r M C7 r C!7 - GAJ Form RW-02 rev.1011112011 Page I of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF Cumberland } Petitioners)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Mary Jo Keffer 1506 Walnut Street Camp Hill PA 17011 r a Kay Ann Baxter 570 Bachmanville Road,Hershey,PA 17033 ca ._-z; c rn en The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best otif the�knowlwge andliefjef of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate-accor g to jaw."n Sworn to affirmed an subscribed before Date t k me this dad of (,�naLlDate ? �? By: LW Date For e Register Date BONA Required: 0 YES NO To the Register of Wills: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Got Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ -,64-04)6, Attorney Signature: ( 8)Short Certificate(s).. .. . . 40.00 ( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . ( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . ( )Affidavit(s).. .. ... . .. . . __ Bond.. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P2ted Name: John A.Feichtel Commission. . .. .. ... .. . .. .. . . Supreme Court Other Inh.Tax Return . . . . . . . . 15.00 ID Number: 77426 Inventory . . . . . . . . 15.00 Will . . . . . . . . 15.00 Firm Name: Saidis Sullivan&Rogers . . . . . . I . Address: 635 N. 12th Street,Suite400 .. . ... . Lemoyne_PA 17043 . . . . . Phone: 717-612-5803 Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Fax: 717-612-5$05 JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.50 Email: jfeichtel`ssr-attomey.1'com TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 765.50 DECREE OF THE REGISTER 11 t Estate of Edgar J.Layson Fite No: a/k/a: AND NOW, q� � I I in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Mary Jo Keffer and KajAnn Baxter in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s) dated February 27,2014 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s))of Decedent. _ n register of Wills Form RW-02 rev.IO,j11J2011I` ywl�r Page 2 of 2 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ^' C O I T1 C7 EDGAR J. LAYSON c C:) co 7 C7 I, EDGAR J. LAYSON, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Coun%, •Penns�lvariia,� it 7 declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any WKI}irevioua mH" . by me. W 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 direct that my tangible personal property be distributed in accordance with a written list made by me during my lifetime. In the absence of a list or designation on such a list, I direct that my executor(s) hereinafter named sell the tangible personal property and add the proceeds thereof to the residue of my estate. III. I devise and bequeath all of the residue of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situate be distributed as follows: A. The sum of$1,000 shall be paid to the CHURCH OF GOD, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania; B. The sum of$5,000 (or 5% of the residue of my estate, whichever is Law Offices of Saidis less) shall be paid to MICHAEL WILSON, the son of my sister-in-law, now of 15 Sullivan North Pathfinders Circle, The Woodlands, Texas; & Rogers 635 North 12th Street C. The sum of$5,000 (or 5% of the residue of my estate, whichever is Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA 17043 less) shall be paid to ARLENE ALLISON, my niece, now of 12 Brook Lane, Palmyra, Pennsylvania; Page 1 r D. The balance of the residue shall be divided in equal shares among the following named nieces and nephews of my deceased wife and myself who are living at the time of my death: MARY JO KEFFER, now of 1506 Walnut Street, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania; JOHN WILLIAM BRICKMAN, now of 2354 Geyers Church Road, Middletown, Pennsylvania; and KAY ANN BAXTER, now of 570 Bachmanville Road, Hershey, Pennsylvania. Should any of them be deceased, his or her share shall be divided between the foregoing named persons who survive me. IV. I appoint MARY JO KEEFER and KAY ANN BAXTER Executrixes of my estate. None 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 Z day of February , 20 . Cc.� `�• , (SEAL) EDG J. LAYSO i Signed, sealed, published and declared by EDGAR J. LAYSON, the Testator herein named, on this and one (1) other sheet of paper, as and for his Last Will and Testament,-in our presence, who, in his presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other, have Law Offices of hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. Saidis Sullivan ° t & Rogers a Address J 1790 635 North 12th Street aP Suite 400 17, V C�CS�UIx Lemoyne,PA 17043 e Address Page 2 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND WE, the undersigned, the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the 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 signed willingly (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. EDG J.CAY56N, Testator Witness Wi ess Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by the Testator, EDGAR J. LAYS ON, and subscribed and sworn to before me by both witnesses this day of 20 Law Offices of Notary P u he Saudis Sullivan COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA & Rogers NOTARIAL SEAL 635 North 12th Street KELLY R.HOWELL,Notary Public Lemoyne Boro.,Cumberland County Lemoyne,PAA 17043 Suite My Commission Expires September 2,2014 1 Page 3