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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-21-15 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: LOIS M. SIMS File No: 21-15-0 a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 1/5/2015 Age at death: 88 Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, PENNSYLVANIA (State)with his/her last principal residence at 5225 WILSON LANE MECH. 17055 LOWER ALLEN TWP. CUMBERLAND Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at HOLY SPIRIT HOSP 503 N 21st ST 17011 EAST PENNSBORO TWP. 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 $ 645,000.00 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.... $ 645,000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: NONE (Attach additional sheets,ijnecessary.) 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 8/10/2004 and Codicil(s) thereto dated DAVID C. SIMS, SPOUSE, DIED 9/19/201$; MARK D. SIMS FIRST ALTERNATE EXECUTOR/SON RENOUNCED IN FAVOR OF CAROL A. SIMS State relevant circumstances(eg.renunciation,death of execuror,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. M NO EXCEPTIONS ❑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,durance absentia,durante minoritate If Administration,c l.a. or d.b.n.c.Ga.,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): Name Relationship Address C_> 3: O fr7 �a rrr e� -c o C-) C-D c� 4 (77 r rr 1..;7 :7 CD _.l © r-Pgie I of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address P.O. BOX 2545 CAROL A. SIMS TRUCKEE CA 96160 The Petitioners)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 Decedent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn�o or affirmed end subscribed before suc�ncaR Ck �.wv,� Date _) 2 l - I me t.is da of V J Date 3y: Date For the Register Date M C7 BOND Required: ❑ YES M NO To the Register of Bills: FEES: Please enter my appearance y my si " to I Agow:N M Letters....................... $ Attorney Signatur ( )Short Certificates(s) ...... ( )Renunciation(s).......... '5 ► -► ( )Codicil(s) O to ( )AffidavitCIS Affidavit(s)............. :=> Bond Printed Name: MURREL R.WALTERS, III Commission .................... Supreme Court Other ......... ID Number: 24849 ...•..... }� Firm Name: WALTERS&GALLOWAY. PLLC ...... Address: 54 E. MAIN STREET .•.•.••.. MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 •••••••.• Phone: 7176974650 ......... Fax: 7176979395 Automation Fee ................. Email: murrel waltersgalloway.eom JCS Fee ....................... TOTAL......................$ DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of LOIS M. SIMS File No: 21-15-010 ;? a/k/a: AND NOW, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been pre n d before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters TES_TANIENTARY -a a hereby granted to CAROL A. SIMS _ in the,above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated AUGUST 10 2004 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s)J:of Decedent.. C&I r�j Register of Wills l FormR{V-02 rev.!0/!//20/! RENUNCIATION Q n C-M tri REGISTER OF WILLSco e fog co CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA' Vz c� < , N j M 7 co i7= '11. =3 t M t`n r`' rrl Estate of LOIS M. SIMS De east;d I,-- MARK D. SIMS ,in my capacity/relationship as (Print Name) EXECUTOR/SON of the above Decedent,hereby renounce the right to administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to CAROL A.SIMS L-4a15� (Date) (signature) p I 747 Se (Street Address) 4 e IA V1+o h VA 24 t® (City,state,Zip) E Executed in' Register's Office Executed out of Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed. d subscribed Before the undersigned personally appeared the before rpe this day party executing this renunciation and certified of &arm that he or she executed the renunciat' n for the purpo es stated within on this 14 day C�(-t-t- Deputy for Register of Wills Notary Public nn My Commission Expires: ley 3 a '1 (Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to t administer oaths.Show date of expiration of Notarys Commission.) rReg. .STRICKI-ER �u� alth of Virginia Form RW-06 rev. 10.13.06 #367468 Fsps 31,2D18 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT BE IT REMEMBERED THAT I, LOIS M. SIMS, a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this to be my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, hereby revoking any and all Wills and Codicils previously made by me. I I declare that I am married to DAVID C. SIMS, and that I have and that I have three children, MARK D. SIMS, WENDY S. WAICHLER and CAROL A. SIMS and six grandchildren, KRISTY J. PINEIRO, ANNA LEE SIMS, NATHAN M. SIMS, EMMA SUE SIMS, CLAIRE A. WAICHLER and COLIN WAICHLER. rV II rn Q � .D q i direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses shall be pad' VonK;ny residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease. 72 III c~� F r� _..; cn va C-3 I direct `hat all taxes that may be assessed in consequence` of my death, of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be paid from my residuary estate as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate. IV I give, devise and bequeath all my .property, whether real or personal, wherever situate, including any property over which I may have a power of appointment to my husband, DAVID C. SIMS, provided that he survives me by thirty (30) days. V If my husband, DAVID C. SIMS, shall predecease or fail to survive me by thirty (30) days, I give, devise and bequeath specific items of personal property to individuals I have designated in a separate list which I have prepared, signed and maintain with this Will. VI If my husband, DAVID C. SIMS, shall predecease or fail to survive me by thirty (30) days, I give, devise and bequeath all of my property, whether real or personal, wherever situate, including any property over which I may have a power of appointment as follows: 25% to my son, MARK D. SIMS. If MARK D. SIMS shall predecease me then one-half of his share shall by given to his wife, SUSAN SIMS, per stirpes and the remaining one-half to be divided equally among his surviving children, per stirpes. 25% to my daughter, WENDY S. WAICHLER, per stirpes. 25% to my daughter, CAROL A. SIMS, per stirpes. a 25% to be divided equally among my grandchildren, KRISTY J. PINEIRO, ANNA LEE SIMS, NATHAN M. SIMS, EMMA SUE SIMS, CLAIRE A. WAICHLER and COLIN WAICHLER and any other grandchildren and great-grandchildren, per stirpes. VII GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE If any property passes under this Will to minor children, I appoint guardians for their estates. I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, MARK D. SIMS, as guardian of the estate of any property passing to his minor children or grandchildren., I nominate constitute and appoint my daughter, WENDY S. WAICHLER, as guardian of the estate of any property passing to her minor children or grandchildren. VIII I nominate, constitute and appoint my husband, DAVID C. SIMS, as Executor of this LAST WILL, to serve without bond. If my husband is unable or unwilling to act in that capacity, then I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, MARK D. SIMS, as Executor of this LAST WILL, to serve without bond. If MARK D. SIMS is unable or unwilling to act in that capacity, then I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, CAROL A. SIMS, as Executrix of this LAST WILL, to serve without bond. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, LOIS M. SIMS, have set my hand to this LAST WILL this day of �t��<is7 , 2004. L S M. SIMS Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named LOIS M. SIMS, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, . eunat her request and in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have h to subscribed our names as witnesses. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, LOIS M. SIMS, 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; that I signed it as my- free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. 4::�e- � z��' 1IS M. SIM Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by LOIS M. SIMS, Testatrix, this %d day of , 2004. Notary Public NOTARIAL SEAL DEBORAH L.RYAN,NOTARY PUBLIC CITY OF MECHANICSBURG,CUMBERLAND COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 11,2006 AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, MjtrfPfifers, jZ7 and Q ts2►�dc�ll the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qu�dified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw Testa`rix sign and execute the instrument as her LAST WILL, that LOIS M. SIMS signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and S' ht of the Testatrix signed the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of oudge, the Testatrix was at the time 18 years of age or more, of sou min rider no constraint or undue influence. Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me �I this o+kday of 2004. Notary Public NOTARIAL SEAL DEBORAH L.RYAN,NOTARY PUBLIC CITY OF MECHANICSBURG,CUMBERLAND COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 11,2006