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Home My WebLink About01-21-15 Reset PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA Petitioner(s) named below, who is/jiKe 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 Informationrn �I15 ni"N/ n Name: Betty 1. Karns File No: ,lJV(Qq a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 01/10/2015 Age at death: 94 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (state)with-hisdher last principal residence at Bethany Village 325 Wesley Drive 17055 Mechanicsburg Lower Allen Township Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at Bethany Village 325 Wesley Drive 17055 Mechanicsburg Lower Allen Township 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 $ 100,000.00 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. .. . $ 100.000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: N/A (Attach additional sheets,ifnecessmy,) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County %71 A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/skott zy is/mx the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated October 7,2011 and Codicil(s) thereto dated None State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death oferecutor,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. Q NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS 0 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,durance minoritate If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.e.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. Q NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS � c�r-i � Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following sk5use(if ary)and his kvach additional sheets, ifnecessary): j G-) C:> Name Relationship AddreB T, CV O C) Fora,RIV-02 rev. 1011112011 Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF Cumberland } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Stanley Murphy 599 Mar aro Road Enola PA 17025 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 D dent,theAPtitioner )will well and tr administer the estate according to law. Sworn to firmed and subscribed before Date s me thi day f Jan ry 2015 Date JJUDate F the Regis , Date BOND Required: Q YES &[NO To the Register of Wills: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ V,� Attorney Signature: Short Certificate . . . . . . ( ) Renunciation(s)... .. . . . . . . ( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . ( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . w Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Keith O. Brennentart Commission. Supreme Court C= C7 M n — Other . . . . . . . . t ID Number: 47077 1k5 Firm Name: Snelbaker&Brenj@1111 rm,rC. f'j r-n t-rt - . . . . . . . eet (17 7) Address: 44 West Main Str . . . . . . Mechanicsburg,PA;17I15�" . . . . . . Phone: 717-697-8528 ►—' sem— Itt CD Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax: 717-697-7681 JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C- Email: TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 6-0T DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of Betty I.Karns File No: �� U a/k/a: AND NOW, 5 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented ibefore me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Stanley Murphy in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s) dated October 7,2011 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (a d Codicil(s)) of Decedent. ister of Wills Qjp Form RW-nz rev. 1011112011 Page 2 of 2 ,.) Qu, -10 M r LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ; =X-3 OF ".3CJ •r "€P 'T1 BETTY I. KARNS - r:3 t) co I, BETTY L KARNS, of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvan a, eing 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 wills by me at any time heretofore made. 1. I direct that all my debts,and funeral expenses be paid as soon as practical after my death by my Executor hereinafter named. I further direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my death be paid from my residuary estate as part of the expenses of administration of my estate. 2. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, and wheresoever the same may be situate, as follows: A. I give Forty-four percentum(44%) of my estate to STANLEY MURPHY. B. I give Forty-three percentum(43%) of my estate to GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. This bequest to Grace United Methodist Church in Lemoyne is made in memory of me, my mother, ADA E. KARNS, and our family. C. I give Five percentum(5%) of my estate to FILEY'S LUTHERAN CHURCH in Dillsburg for its general uses and purposes. This bequest is made in memory of the family of OLIVER and REBECCA HOLLINGER, my mother, ADA HOLLINGER KARNS and myself. D. I give Three percentum(3%) of my estate to BETHESDA MISSION of Har isburg for ins general u,cs aria p,urrposes. LAW OFFICES E. I give Two percentum(2%) of my estate to FILEY'S LUTHERAN CHURCH SNELB.AKER & BRENNEMAN purposes. CEMETERY ASSOCIATION for its general uses and pur�-py�oses. F. I give Three percentum (3%) of my estate to SAMARITAN'S PURSE of Boone,North Carolina, or its successor. In the event STANLEY MURPHY should predecease me, I direct that the share he would have received hereunder shall be given to GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. 3. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint STANLEY MURPHY as Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. I further direct that my Executor shall not be required to post bond to secure the faithful performance of his duties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in any other jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament written on Two (2)pages this 7th day of October, 2011. *"EAL) Betty I. Karns Signed, sealed,published and declared by BETTY I. KARNS,the Testatrix above named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, in her presence, at her request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. (SEAL) (SEAL) -2- LAW OFFICES SNELSAKER BRENNEMAN COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA) SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) We, BETTY I. KARNS, KEITH O. BRENNEMAN, ESQUIRE and SANDRA K. SHOWERS,the Testatrix 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 Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and Testament and that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Will as witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Testatrix Witness Witness Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by BETTY I. KARNS, Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by KEITH O. BRENNEMAN, ESQUIRE and SANDRA K. SHOWERS, witnesses, this 7th day of October, 2011. LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER BRENNEMAN COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSnVANIA Noland Saar Not Pu lic Susan L Mabjl,Notary PubNc Medw*sburq Bora,0A* rWW omxty MY CAmnN: M Alps a Nov.24, MEMBER,PENNSYLVANIA ASWIAIVR REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVANIApF , CU No. 2015- 00069 PA No. 21- 15- 0069 Estate Of: BETTYIKARNS 0 lFirst,Middle,Last) Late Of: L 0 WER ALLEN TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY Deceased Social Security No: 1750 WHEREAS, on the 21st day of January 2015 an instrument dated October 7th 2011 was admitted to probate as the last will of BETTY IKARNS (First,Middle,last) late of LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND County, who died on the 10th day of January 2015 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: STANLEY MURPHY 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, CARLIS4,F t PENNS V�.VA NIA. C\J -JIN,�ESTIKOkY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal LU ce 5iy 9fic-etlon, the 21st day of January 2015. C) Ae 1jj LO c-,j —I n (.$ = 'Pfe—ester 0 S � Co M� Uj LU Cr Depu C-1 4, **NOTE** ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST)