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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: ALEXANDER J.McKECHNIE JR. File No: 5 —
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: December 25 2014 Age at death: 97
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County,PCnnsylyania (state)with his/her last
principal residence at 325 Wesley Drive Lower Allen Township,Cumberland County.Pennsylvania
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Bethany Village Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania
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 $ 150,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.......................................................... $
TOTAL.ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 150.000.00
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 Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated July 11,2012 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated None
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death ofe"cutor,etc.)
Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not many,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.
O NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS
❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
ca.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante absentia,durante minwitate
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If Administration,c.t.a.or d.b,n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and cwuplete list ifheirs,.
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Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds fortFirih'Phad beenCStablia%igdefined
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated persM C
0 NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS 'rl r- u
Petitioner(s),after proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survivedby the fo�iowi spouse(Ry)and1e rEss(attach
additional sheets,ifnecessary):
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Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Jon Alexander McKechnie 232 Marker Drive Somerset PA 15501
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the sta nts in the foregoing Petition are erne an correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the edent, Petition _ s will well an ly administer the estate acc rding to law.
w rn to or affirmed and subscribed before ` Date
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13th day of anuar , 2015 Date
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FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
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AND NOW,_ , C�11 S ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presentA before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are lieby granted to Jon Alexander McKechnie
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated July 12,2012
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of r cord as the last Will nd Codicil(s))of Decedent.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT"'R 0 E O OFFICE O F
REGISTER (JF '!iLLS
OF 7101S ,SAN 16 IPM 12 56
ALEXANDER JAMES McKECHNIE, JR. C LE�.:� 0�.
ORPHANS.'
CUMBERLI r"` _ "%
I, Alexander James McKechnie, Jr., a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
being of sound and disposing mind and memory, 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: TAXES. I direct that all inheritance and estate taxes becoming due by reason
of my death, whether such taxes may be payable by my Estate or by any recipient of any
property, shall be paid by my Executor out of the property passing under this Will, which is not
specifically bequeathed or devised, as an expense and cost of administration of my Estate. My
Executor shall have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for any such tax paid by my
Executor, even though on proceeds of insurance or other property not passing under this Will.
ITEM II: POWERS OF APPOINTMENT. I hereby exercise all powers of appoint-
ment which I may have at the time of my death in favor of my Executor, and all property subject
to all such powers of appointment shall be included in my Estate.
ITEM III. PERSONAL POSSESSIONS. I hereby give and bequeath all of my house-
hold furniture and furnishings, automobiles, books, pictures, jewelry, china, linen, silverware,
wearing apparel and all other articles of household or personal use and adornment to my
children, James Foster McKechnie, Jeffrey Reed McKechnie, Joan Elizabeth McKechnie
Furniss, and Jon Alexander McKechnie, or their issue if any one of them predeceases me, per
stirpes. I may prepare a personal property memorandum listing specific items of my personal
possessions to be given to particular individuals, or I may leave notes on particular items
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designating the person that is to receive that particular item. My executor is directed to honor
such requests, and to distribute my remaining personal possessions as aforesaid, on an equal
basis.
ITEM IV. SPECIFIC BEQUESTS:
(a) I hereby give each of my grandchildren, Karen Southworth, Kalene Martin, Natalie
McKechnie, Tyson McKechnie, Dorsey Furniss and Jaime Furniss, and any grandchildren born
after the date of this Will, the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00).
(b) I hereby give each of my great-grandchildren, including any born after the date of this
Will, the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00).
ITEM V: RESIDUAL ESTATE. I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue
and remainder of my property, real, personal and mixed, to my children, James Foster
McKechnie, Jeffrey Reed McKechnie, Joan Elizabeth McKechnie Furniss, and Jon Alexander
McKechnie, or their issue if any one of them predeceases me, per stirpes.
ITEM VI: EXECUTOR'S POWERS. In the settlement of my Estate, my Executor
shall possess, among others, the following powers:
(a) To sell, either at public or private sale and upon such terms and conditions
as my Executor may deem advantageous to my Estate, any or all real or
personal estate or interest therein, whether owned by me separately or in
conjunction with other persons or acquired after my death by my Executor
and to consummate said sale or sales by sufficient deeds or other instru-
ments to the purchaser or purchasers, conveying a fee simple title, free and
clear of all trust and without liability of the purchaser or purchasers to see
to the application of the purchase money or to make inquiry into the valid-
ity of said sale or sales; also, to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver
any and all deeds, assignments, options or other writings which may be
necessary or desirable in carrying out any of the powers conferred upon
my Executor in this paragraph or elsewhere in my Will.
(b) To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges in connection with the ad-
ministration of my Estate.
(c) To distribute my Estate in kind or in money. In the event assets are dis-
tributed in kind, such assets shall be distributed at their value(s) on the re-
spective date(s) of their distribution.
(d) To do all other acts in the judgment of my Executor necessary or desirable
for the proper and advantageous management, investment and distribution
of my Estate.
ITEM VII: GUARDIANSHIP OF ASSETS. If at any time any minor child shall be
entitled to receive any assets hereunder, the minor's parents, shall act as Guardian of the assets
payable to such child. Said Guardian may receive and administer all assets authorized by law
and shall have full authority to use such assets, both principal and income, in any manner said
Guardian shall deem advisable for the best interests of such child, including college, university,
post-graduate or other education, without securing court order. Said Guardian shall have all the
rights and privileges as to the Guardianship(s) and the assets thereof as are herein granted to my
Executor as to my Estate and the assets therein.
ITEM VIII: SIMULTANEOUS DEATH. Any person who shall have died at the same
time as me or in a common disaster with me or under such circumstances that it is difficult
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impossible to determine who died first, shall be deemed to have predeceased me.
ITEM IX: EXECUTOR. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son, Jon
Alexander McKechnie, to be my Executor. In the event of the death, disqualification,
resignation, refusal or inability of Jon Alexander McKechnie to serve as my Executor, I appoint
my daughter, Joan Elizabeth McKechnie Furniss, to be my Executor. My Executor and
Guardian specifically are relieved from the duty or obligation of filing any bond or other
security.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my last Will
and Testament, consisting of this and the preceding three (3) pages, at the end of each page of
which I have also set my initials for greater security and better identification this 11th day of
July, 2012.
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Alexander James McKechnie, Jr.
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed, sealed, published
and declared by the above-named Testator, Alexander James McKechnie, Jr., 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 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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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We, the undersigned Testator, Alexander James McKechnie, Jr., and Witnesses,
respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly
qualified according to law, do depose and declare to the undersigned authority that:
1. The Testator signed and executed the instrument as the Testator's Last Will and
Testament.
2. The Testator signed and executed the Will willingly as the Testator's free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
3. Each of the Witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testator, signed the Will
as a witness.
4. To the best of the knowledge of each of the undersigned, the Testator was at the
time 18 years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
Alexander aures McKechnie, Jr. ("Witness")
("Witness') ("Witness")
Sworn or affirmed and subscribed to before me by the above-named Testator and
Witnesses, this 11th day of July, 2012.
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Notary Public
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ANN M.CARPER,Notary Public
City of Harrisburg,Dauphin County
My Commission Expires June?3,2016
REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
Of cu/ye I,
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No. 2015- 00056 PA No. 21- 15- 0056
Estate Of: ALEXANDER J MCKECHNIE JR
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Late Of: LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
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Deceased
9750 Social Security No:
WHEREAS, on the 16th day of January 2015 an instrument dated
July 11th 2012 was admitted to probate as the last will of
ALEXANDER J MCKECHNIE JR
(First,Middle,Last)
late of LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 25th day of December 2014 and
WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annexed hereto.
THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. Register of Wills in and
for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby
certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to:
JON ALEXANDER MCKECHNIE
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(RIX)
and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which
fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 16th day of January 2015.
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