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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: William H.Bamber File No: I `I
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: January 3,2015 Age at death: 91
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (state)with his/her last
principal residence at 81 Plum Tree Circle,Newville.PA 17241 West Pennsboro Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 81 Plum Tree Circle,Newville,PA 17241 West Pennsboro 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 $ 400,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. :.............**...*
ennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 400.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: None
(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 10/10/2011 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated None
State relevant circumstances(eg.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,ca.a. or db.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 ®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 sheets,if necessary):
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Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF Cumberland } RECORDED OFFICE OF
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Vic Ann Trimmer 1700 Bent Creek Blvd Suite 160 PO Box?815?X%Va r' ' A
u 17055-0659
FR!; OF
ORPHANS' COURT
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 Deceedenn,the Pe'ioner(s) 'll well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to o affir;�a a d"subscribed before V Date
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m th S da ,o� Date
Date
0r @he Register Date
BOND Required: ® YES (D NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters. . . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . $ Attorney Signature:
( 10)Short Certificate(s)... . ..
( )Renunciation(s).. . .. .. . .
( )Codicil(s). . . . .. . . . . . . . 0XIAr
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond... .. . .. . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Vicky Ann Trimmner
Commission. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
Other . . . . . . . . ID Number: 49679
Ij '1 . . . ... . . /J Firm Name: Persun&Heim,PC
. . . . . . . . / Address: PO Box 659
. .. . . . . . Mechanicsburg,PA 17055-0659
. . . . . Phone: 717-620-2440
Automation Fee. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . Fax: 717-6202442
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . r Email: vatrimmer0percnnheim.ccm
TOTAL. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . $ q5-!9.U$00�
DECREE OF THE REGISTER r
Estate of William H.Bamber File No: 2
a/k/a:
AND NOW, ��WkJU o� ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been prese 'ed before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Vicky Ann Trimmer
in.the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated October 11,2010
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and C,odicil(s))of Decedent.
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Farm RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 (� /r'
Last Will and Testament
OF
WILLIAM H. BAMBER
I, WILLIAM H. BAMBER, of Newville, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils by me at any time made.
ITEM I: I direct that all inheritance and estate
taxes becoming due by reason of my death, whether payable by my estate or by any
recipient of any property, shall be paid by the Executor out of the nig(W of nvy y
estate, as an expense and cost of administration of my estate. The 19
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have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for any such tapd, en
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though on proceeds of insurance or other property not passing under this-,3JVilu'
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ITEM II: I direct the Executor to pay the ex ns69
of my last illness and funeral expenses from the residue of my estate as an expense
and cost of administration of my estate.
ITEM III: I direct my Executor to take possession of
my remains and to arrange for their cremation following whatever services are
desired by my wife, and if she is deceased, by my children.
ITEM IV: If I die before my wife, MARY B.
BAMBER, I give to her all of my household furniture and furnishings, books,
pictures,jewelry, silverware, automobiles, wearing apparel and all other articles of
household or personal use or adornment and all policies of insurance thereon. If I do
not die before my wife, I may leave a written list in my safe deposit box or elsewhere
disposing of certain items of my tangible personal property. The Executor shall
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dispose of items of my personal property as specified in the written list. If no written
list is found in my safe deposit box or elsewhere and properly identified by the
Executor within thirty (30) days after the probate of my Will, it shall be presumed
that there is no other statement or list. Any subsequent discovered list shall be
ignored. I give to my children living at the time of my death any tangible personal
property not set forth in a written list, to be divided among them as they shall agree.
If my children are unable to agree, the Executor shall divide this property among my
children in as nearly equal portions as the Executor, in the sole discretion of the
Executor, deems practical, having due regard to the personal preferences of my
children.
ITEM V: I give the residue of my estate, not
disposed of in the preceding portions of this Will, to my wife, MARY B. BAMBER, or,
if she predeceases me or is otherwise unable to serve, to the named Successor Trustee
as Trustee, IN TRUST, to be administered and distributed in accordance with the
terms of an Amended and Restated Agreement of Trust executed by me as Grantor
and Trustee on the 11' day of October, 2010 and identified as the William H. Bamber
Trust I. I confirm and ratify said Agreement of Trust in every respect.
ITEM VI: The Executor shall possess the following
powers, exercisable without court approval and in a fiduciary capacity only:
(a) To retain any investments I have at my death, including
specifically those consisting of stock of any bank even if I have named
that bank as the Executor.
(b) To vary investments and to invest in bonds, stocks, notes,
real estate mortgages or other securities or in other property, real or
personal, without being restricted to so-called "legal investments", and
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without being limited by any statute or rule of law regarding
investments by fiduciaries.
(c) In order to divide the principal of my estate or make
distributions, the Executor is authorized to distribute personal property
and real property partly or wholly in kind, and to allocate specific assets
among beneficiaries so long as the total market value of each share is
not affected by the division, distribution or allocation in kind. The
Executor is authorized to make,join in and consummate partitions of
lands, voluntarily or involuntarily, including giving of mutual deeds, or
other obligations, with as wide powers as an individual owner in fee
simple.
(d) To sell either at public or private sale any or all real or
personal property severally or in conjunction with other persons, and to
consummate sale(s) by deed(s) or other instrument(s) to the
purchaser(s), conveying a fee simple title. No purchaser shall be
obligated to see to the application of the purchase money or to make
inquiry into the validity of any sale. The Executor is authorized to
make, execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds, assignments, options or
other writings as necessary or convenient to carry out the powers
conferred upon the Executor.
(e) To mortgage real estate, and to make leases of real estate.
(f) To borrow money from any person, including the Executor,
to pay indebtedness of mine or of my estate, expenses of administration
or inheritance, legacy, estate and other taxes, and to assign and pledge
assets of my estate.
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(g) To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges in connection
with the administration of my estate.
(h) To make distributions of income and of principal to the
proper beneficiaries, during the administration of my estate, with or
without court order, in such manner and in such amounts as my
Executor deems prudent and appropriate.
(i) To vote shares of stock which form a part of my estate, and
to exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of stock.
(j) To unite with other owners of property similar to property
in my estate to carry out any plans for the reorganization of any
company whose securities form a part of my estate.
(k) To disclaim any interest in property which would devolve
to me or my estate by whatever means, including but not limited to the
following means: as beneficiary under a will, as an appointee under the
exercise of a power of appointment, as a person entitled to take by
intestacy, as a donee of an inter vivos transfer, and as a donee under a
third-party beneficiary contract.
(1) To prepare, execute and file tax returns of any type
required by applicable law, and to make all tax elections authorized by
law.
(m) To allocate administrative expenses to income or to
principal, as the Executor deems appropriate. However, no allocation to
income shall be made if the effect of the allocation is to cause a
reduction in the amount of any estate tax marital deduction or estate
tax charitable deduction.
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(n) To employ custodians of property, investment or business
advisors, accountants and attorneys as the Executor deems appropriate,
and to compensate these persons from assets of my estate, without
affecting the compensation to which the Executor is entitled.
(o) To do all other acts in the Executor's judgment deemed
necessary or desirable for the proper and advantageous management,
investment and distribution of the estate.
ITEM VII: Should my wife, MARY B. BAMBER, by
Will or Agreement of Trust, establish Trusts similar to the Trusts I have established
for the benefit of.my issue, the Trustee of each Trust created in this Will shall have
the right to merge it with the similar Trust created by my wife for the same
beneficiaries. If merged, the Trustee shall operate the merged Trusts as a single
Trust.
ITEM VIII: Any person who has died within thirty
(30) days of my death, or under such circumstances that the order of our deaths.
cannot be established by proof, shall be deemed to have predeceased me.
ITEM IX: I appoint my wife,MARY B. BAMBER, to
be the Executrix. In the event of her death, inability or refusal.to serve, I appoint
VICKY ANN TRIMMER or another attorney appointed by Persun;"& Heim, P.C. to be
the Executrix(or). The Executrix and Trustee are specifically relieved from the
obligation of filing bond or entering security.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my Last
Will and Testament, consisting of this and the preceding five (5) pages, at the end of
each page of which I have also set my initials for greater security and better
identification this day of �G -� - , 2010.
(SEAL)
WILLIAM H. BAMBER
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed,
sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator 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 set our hands and seals the day and year
first above written,and we certify that at the time of the execution thereof, the said
Testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
SS:
COUNTY OF )
I,WILLIAM H. BAMBER, Testator, 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.
(SEAL)
WILLIAM H. BAMBER
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this day of
2010.
Notary Public
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(SEAL)
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seat
Julia A.Wleman,Notary Public
Silver Spring Twp.,Cumbertand County
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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Ao,j i rZi n.�►-�f , the Witnesses whose names are signed to
the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do
depose and say that we were present and saw Testator, WILLIAM H. BAMBER, sign
and execute the instrument as his Last Will and Testament; that Testator signed
willingly and that he executed said Will as his free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the
Will as Witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at that
time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or
undue influence.
fitness Witness
Witness
Sworn to and subscribed before
me /' day of
2010.
otary Public
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
Julia A.Wieman,Notary Public
Silver Spring Twp.,Cumberland County
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Member,Pennsylvania Assool�Nnnof Notaries