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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: Merrill R.Bivens File No: �
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: January 10,2015 Age at death: 90
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 1 Longsdorf Way,Carlisle,PA 17015 South Middleton Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Carlisle Regional Medical Center 17015 Carlisle Cumberland PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
Ifdomiciled in Pennsylvania............................ All personal property $ 20,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ................. .... .. Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ................. ...... Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.................... .... ............ .... .. ............... $ 20,000.004—
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 40,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: Geibs Road,St.Thomas,PA 17252 Peters Township Franklin
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
0 A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named int last Wil]of the ecede t,dated May 20,2014 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated 1n/t to t 6 F � c �t t=� 1/S
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State relevant circumstances(e.g.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 born or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
NO EXCEPTIONS Q 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,durante minoritate
If Administration,e.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 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 intima acitated per�
Q NO EXCEPTIONS 0 EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and ware' ed by thelowi> p se(if any)and heirs(attach
additional sheets,if necessary): L. a
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Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 Pagel of 2
Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Thomas D. Scott 15 East Eppley Drive Carlisle PA 17015-4379
Anna M.Bivens Scott 15 East Eppley Drive,Carlisle,PA 17015-4379
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 Decedent,th Petitioner ill d truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to o naof,�firme d subscribed before Date !_ z
me this d l}t/yldi Date
By: Date
the Regis Date
BOND Required: YES (C) NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: �JPlease enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ —1�.oc Attorney Signature:
( ��) Short Certificate(s). . . . . .
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( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . 1
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . !/
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printe)Name: Jan M.Wiley,Esquire
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supr�me Court crti M
Other `: C� ID Number: 2098 .' c7
C1�Cr��tsn/ . ,Cf-I Firm Name: Stone,Duncan&Lins=bjkhPC l Q:7
Address: 3 N.Baltimore Street .^" r N z=�
. . . . . . . . Dillsburg,PA 17019 a,
. . . . . . . . Phone: 717-432-2089 r' n
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Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax: 717-432-0158 rA rn o
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email: Ian4atnneduncan.cnm
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
DECREE OF THE REGISTER �r/!
Estate of Merrill R.Bivens File No: �(j L
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AND NOW, JA ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presen d before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Thomas D. Scott and Anna M.Bivens Scott
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s) dated May 20,2014
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(an Codicil(s))of Decedent.
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BE IT REMEMBERED, that I, MERRILL R. BIVENS, of 1 Longsdorf Way,
Apartment 30, Carlisle,,Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding,
do make,publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking
and making null and void any and all Wills and Testaments and writings in the nature
thereof by me at any time heretofore made.
ITEM 1: 1 direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after
my demise as may be convenient.
ITEM 2: All the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,of whatsoever nature and
wheresoever situate,whether it be real,personal or mixed, including property over which
I have a power of appointment, I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, HELEN S.
BIVENS, absolutely,providing she survives me for a period of thirty(30) days
ITEM 3: Should my wife,HELEN S.BIVENS,predecease me,fail to survive me
for a period of thirty (30) days, or should we die simultaneously, I then give, devise and
bequeath my entire residuary estate unto ANNA BIVENS SCOTT. Should ANNA
BIVENS SCOTT predecease me, fail to survive me for a period of thirty (30) days, or
should we die simultaneously,I then give,devise and bequeath my entire residuary estate
unto EMILY SCOTT GEDDES and JANET SCOTT DONOVAN,per stirpes.
ITEM 4: 1 direct my hereinafter named Executrix to pay all inheritance, estate,
succession and legacy taxes of whatsoever nature and kind, to which my estate or the
transfer of any property passing hereunder or otherwise passing by reason of my demise,
may be subject and to charge such taxes against my residuary estate, it being my intention
that none of the aforesaid taxes, either federal or state, on any property required to be
included in my gross estate, under the provisions of any state or federal law now in force
or hereafter enacted, shall be prorated among the persons interested in my estate to whom
such property is or may be transferred or to whom any benefit accrues.
ITEM 5: I appoint THOMAS D.SCOTT and ANNA BIVENS SCOTT as Co-
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. Should THOMAS D.SCOTT and ANNA
BIVENS SCOTT predecease me, fail to qualify,cease to act or renounce probate,I then
appoint, EMILY SCOTT GEDDES, as alternate Executrix of this my Last Will and
Testament.
ITEM 6: 1 direct that my Executors,Guardians,Trustees,or their successors shall
not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
ITEM 7: My Personal Representatives shall have the following powers in addition
to those vested in them by Law and by other provisions of this, my Last Will and
Testament, exercisable without court approval, and effective until distribution of all
property:
1. To retain any or all of the assets of my estate, real or personal,
without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania
fiduciaries, as they from time to time may deem proper, without
regard to any principal of diversification or risk.
2. To invest in all forms of property without restriction to investments
authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as they from time to time
may deem proper,without regard to any principal of diversification
or risk.
3. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange, or to lease for any
period of time,any real or personal property and to give options for
sales, exchanges or leases, for such prices and upon such terms or
conditions as they from time to time may deem proper.
4. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly
to each as they from time to time may deem proper.
5. To borrow money from persons or institutions,themselves included,
and to mortgage or pledge any or all real or personal property as
they in their sole discretion shall choose, without regard to the
dispositive provisions of this instrument.
6. To compromise any claim or controversy asserted by or against my
estate or trust estate.
7. To make distribution in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly
in kind, and in such manner as they may determine, and at
valuations finally to be fixed by them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20"day of
May,2014.
WITNESS:
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MERRILL R. BIVENS
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA .
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We, MERRILL R. BIVENS, JAN M. WILEY, ESQUIRE and DEBRA L.
WILEY, 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 (or willingly directed another to sign for
him), 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 this Last Will and Testament as witness and that to the best of their knowledge the
Testator was at the time eighteen(18)years of age or older, of sound mind and under no
constraint or undue influence.
MERRILL R. BIVENS
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Sworn to and'subscribed
before me this 20" day of
May, 2014.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: ('(A l(,
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
Sarah Ann Kuhn,Notary Public
Franklin Twp.,York County
My Commission Expires Nov.16,2016
MEMBER,PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF NOTARIES
REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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No. 2015- 00076 PA No. 21- 15- 0076
Estate Of: MERRILL RBIVENS
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Late Of: SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
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Deceased
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WHEREAS, on the 22nd day of January 2015 an instrument dated
May 20th 2014 was admitted to probate as the last will of
MERRILL R BI VENS
(First,Middle,Last)
late of SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the loth 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:
THOMAS DSCOTT and ANNA M-BIVENS SCOTT
who have duly qualified as EXECUTOR(RIX)
and have agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which
fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
CARLISLE, PENNS YL VA N/A.
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TESTIMONY WHEREOF, -I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
2Q� mpg off '- e "on., the 22nd day of January 2015.
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