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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COLJNTY, 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: RICHARD ALAN ELLIS File No: ��" ���' /��� p
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
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a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: DECEMBER 26,2014 Age at death: 75
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, enns lvania (Srare) with his/her last
principal residence at 125 Walnut St Carlisle, 17013 Carlisle Borou h Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at West Shore Pinnacle Hosoital Mechanicsbure PA 17050 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 personai property $ 500.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. .. .... . .... .. .... .. .. .. Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not doneici[ed in Pennsylvania. ...... . . . . ....... .... .. Personal property in County $
Va[ue of real estate in Pennsylvania............. ........... .......... ........... .... ........ $ (,�, ����
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. . .. $ 60,500.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 125 Walnut_Street Carlisle,PA 17013 Cumberland
(Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) 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 November 14,2012 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated N/a
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,deuth ofexecutor,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 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 (Ifapplicable)
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante absentia,da�rante 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 U�e 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 Q EXCEPTIONS
Gi�, � PF�tloner(s),after;�proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attach
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The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the bes�o�t�elY�hi owied�e ands,',�elte
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,th e ioner(s)will well and truly administer�he estate accor�g to l�w.�
Sworn to r affirmed a subscribed before � --�;�Date �-��/� �'
me this �day o �v/,� Date
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BOND Required: � YES Q NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES' Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
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Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ��� Attorney Signature:
( ,3) Short Certificate(s). . . ., .
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . /
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( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Jacqueline M. Verney,Esquire
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
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. . . . . . . . Firm Name: Carrucoli&Associates
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. . . . . . . Phone: 717-243-9190
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TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ —6:66
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of RICHARD ALAN ELLIS File No: ,�/ —����Q�((J
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AND NOW, l , 2O1� , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof ha ng been presented b ore me,IT IS ED that Letter � C
are hereby granted to e �� L� � /J�" _�
in the above estate an�l(if applic ble)that
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described in the Petition be admitted to probate and iled of record as the last Will (and Co i �1(s)) of Decedent.
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I, RICHARD ALAN ELLIS, of 125 Walnut Street, Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby
make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and
making void any and all former Wills, Codicils, or writings in the nature thereof, by me at any
time heretofore made.
FIRST: I hereby direct my Personal Representative to pay all my just debts, funeral and
administrative expenses out of my estate, as soon as practicable after my death.
SECOND: I direct that all taxes which may be assessed in consequence of my death, of
whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be paid out of my estate as a part
of the administration of my estate.
THIRD: My final arrangements shall be made in accordance with the requests I have made
known to my Personal Representative.
FOURTH: I give and bequeath such of my personal property as may be listed on an unsigned
memorandum kept with my Will to persons named thereon, provided they survive my death.
Should such a memorandum not be found with my Will, it shall be conclusively presumed that
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none was prepared, and all of my personal property shall be considered a part of the remainder
of my estate.
FIFTH: I hereby give, devise and bequeath the remainder of my estate, real, personal or
mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situate, in equal shares, share and share alike, to: PETER
LEWIS ELLIS,ELISABETH HALLER ELLIS LEBUFFE and CHRISTINE ELLIS
PRICE. In the event that any of my before named beneficiaries are not living at the time of my
death,their share shall be divided equally among the issue of said deceased beneficiary,per
stirpes. In the event that any of my before named beneficiaries are not living at the time of my
death, and do not have issue surviving, their share shall lapse or be divested and shall be
divided equally among the surviving beneficiaries.
SIXTH: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint PETER LEWIS ELLIS to be Executor of
this my Last Will and Testament. In the event that he is deceased, unable or unwilling to serve
in said capacity, then I nominate, constitute and appoint ELISABETH HALLER ELLIS
LEBUFFE as Executrix. In the event she is deceased, unable or unwilling to serve in said
capacity, then I nominate, constitute and appoint CHRISTINE ELLIS PRICE as Executor. I
direct that my personal representative(s) shall not be required to give bond or security for the
performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. In the event that my personal representative
desires local legal support, I recommend Jacqueline M. Verney, Esquire, but said
recommendation is not determinative and is left to the discretion of my personal representative.
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SEVENTH: In addition to the powers conferred by case law, by statute and by other
provisions of this Last Will and Testament, my personal representative, and any successors in
that capacity shall have the following discretionary powers applicable to all real estate and
personal property held by them, which powers shall be effective without Order of any Court
and which shall exist and continue until the time of actual distribution:
A. To retain any property of any nature received by them for whatever period it shall
be deemed advisable;
B. To invest and reinvest all or any part of the assets of my Estate without regard to
statutes limiting the property which a fiduciary may purchase;
C. To sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, any part of the assets of my
Estate, for cash or on terms, publicly or privately, or to lease, without liability on the
purchasers to see to the application of the proceeds, and to give options for these
purchases without the obligation to repudiate them in favor of a higher offer;
D. To execute and deliver any deeds, leases, assignments or other instruments as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Will;
E. To borrow money, if necessary to facilitate the administration and closing of my
Estate, including the right to borrow money from any bank, and to mortgage or
pledge any asset of the estate as security;
F. To loan to, and to purchase assets from, my Estate, even if also acting as Executor
thereof;
G. To assume continuance of the status of any beneficiary with regard to death,
marriage, divorce, illness, incapacity and similar incidents or matters in the absence
of information deemed reliable without liability for disbursements made on such
assumption;
H. To make any distribution hereunder either in kind or in money, or partially in kind
or partially in money, considering of course the reasonable wishes of the
beneficiary. Distribution in kind shall be made at the appraised value of the
property distributed, as it is set forth in the Inheritance Tax Return filed in my
Estate;
I. To exercise any subscription right in connection with any security held hereunder,
to consent to or participate in any recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation or
merger of any corporation, company or association, the securities of which may be
held hereunder; and to delegate authority with respect thereto, to deposit
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investments under agreements, to pay assessments, and generally to exercise all
rights of investors;
J. To continue in any partnership,joint venture,joint ownership or other business
enterprise of which I am a part at the time of my death;
K. To compromise claims;
L. To continue for whatever period of time my personal representative shall deem
necessary any ownership as a tenant in common or as a partner, in real estate or
other property and to act as I would have done had I been living;
M. To do all other acts in their judgment necessary or desirable for the proper
management, investment and distribution of the assets of my Estate;
N. I direct that my personal representative shall be compensated for the services they
render as Trustee and Executor under this my Last Will and Testament;
O. Should any changes occur in the Internal Revenue Code or Pennsylvania statutes
after the date of the execution of this Will which affect the tax liability of my estate,
then to the extent possible and as may be permitted by law, my personal
representative shall have the power and discretion to interpret this Will and to
administer my Estate in a manner which results in the lowest tax liability possible;
P. Should the principal of any Trust herein provided for be or become too small, in the
TRUSTEE'S discretion, so as to make establishment or continuance of the Trust
inadvisable, my TRUSTEE or my Executor may make immediate distribution of the
then remaining principal and any accumulated or undistributed income outright to
the person or persons and in proportions they are entitled to income. Upon such
termination, the rights of all persons who might otherwise have an interest as
succeeding income beneficiary or in remainder shall cease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal this � � � day of
�tl �.t�,t,�V^ , 2012. �
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RICHARD ALAN ELLIS
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and
DECLARED in the presence o£
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PERSONAL PROPERTY MEMORANDUM OF
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AFFIDAVIT
We, Richard Alan Ellis,J,a��c�rN� /l.t.� ���' , �r��c �, �j�2 �
the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed 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, 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 Last Will and Testament as witness and
that to the best of their knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen (18) years of age
or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
TESTATOR,��Gn/G� ,�l(,I•���,residing � �(�I' �� �� • P�%�,�v� '�J �.n,�,c,,.
WITNESS, �-�.�c�-.� � residing at �--��, �_,
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by Richard Alan Ellis,
Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by Jp�-�t�u�� �v , v£,2fJ� ,
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Notary Public
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLV/1C'+�1�
Notarial5eal '
Valerie F.65e11,Notary Pubiic
Carllsle Boro,Cumberland County
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I, Richard Alan Ellis, the Testator whose name is signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to the 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.
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RICHARD ALAN ELLIS
Sworn r affirmed and acknowledged before me by Richard Alan Ellis, the Testator,
this�day of ����C�}'J�,�,U , 2012.
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Notary Public Valerie F.Gsell,Notary Public
Cahisie Boro,Cumberland County
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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O� � � Es ta te Of: R/CHARD ALAN ELLIS
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� .�� La te Of: CARLISLE BOROUGH
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Deceased
Social Security No:
1750
WHEREAS, on the 7th day of January 2015 an instrument dated
November 14th 2012 was admitted to probate as the last will of
R/CHARD ALAN ELLIS
(Fiist,Mrddle,Last/
late of CARL/SLEBOROUGH, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 26th day of December 2014 and
WHEREAS, a true copy of the wi11 as probated is annexed hereto.
THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. , Register of Wi11s in and
for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby
certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to:
PETER L ELLIS
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/X)
and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which
ful l y appears of record in my offi ce a t CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 7th day of January 2015.
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