HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-26-15 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioners) 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: Bernice G. Short File No: ,
a/k/a: Bernice Dixon Short (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: May 7,2015 Age at death: 92
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 508 Lilly Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Silver SDrina Twp Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 508 Lilly Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Silver Spring 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 $ 608,000.00
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. . . . $ 608.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: n/a
(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 August 10, 2009 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated n/a
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death ofexeculor,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 ❑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,c.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 incapacitated person.
❑NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),aftera proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived bythe folI&Ang spouse(its)andilpifuttuch
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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
Linda L. Stagg 508 Lilly Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 (717) 790-9818
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,the Petitioner(s)will w ll and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before +� Date
me t ' day of Date
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For the Register Date
BOND Required: YES F-1NOTo the Register of Wills: o
FEES' Please enter my appearance by my signgtyre below: till ::a f�r1
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Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 510.00 Attorney Signature: � 6
( 3 ) Short Certificate(s). . . . . . 15.00
( ) Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . r O rn rT
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( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . Y_
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Wm. D. Schrack, III
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme CourtCD
Other . . . . . . . . ID Number: 15893 =i
Inheritance Tax .R. . . . . 15.00
Inventory . . . . . . . . 15.00 Firm Name: Schrack Law Office cs�
Will . . . . . . . . 15.00 Address: 124 W. Harrisburg Street
. . . . . . Dillsburg, PA 17019-1268
. . . . . . Phone: 717-432-9733
Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.MT Fax: 717-432-1053
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.50 Email: Schraeklaw(d,)comcast.net
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 610.50
DECREE OF THE REGISTER -7
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AND NOW, & 0 in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having bee presented before me, IT IS DECREEDt at Letters
are hereby granted to L
in Wabove estate and(if applicable) that
the instrument(s) dated
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s))of•Decedent.
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Regis er of Wills
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OF
BERNICE G. SHORT
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BE IT REMEMBERED, that I,BERNICE G. SHORT,unremarried wid6*,q'3'resent1V-6f ,
1910 Roxbury. Court, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of s 'J'U&4 mil, yea
memory and lundastanding; do,,makej- publish.,and,declare this as and for my Last Will<bd
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Testament,hereby revoking and making null and void any and all Wills and Testaments and wriffigs
in the nature thereof by me at any time heretofore made.
ITEM is I direct that my hereinafter named Executrix pay all my just debts,my funeral
expenses, and the expenses of the administration of my estate. With this direction, I authorize and
empower my Executrix to expend for my funeral expenses and interment such amounts as she may
consider necessary and proper, without regard to any limit that may be prescribed by a court of law.
'ITEM 2: I direct my lxecutrix to pay-all inheritance; estate; succession;and legacy
taxes of whatsoever natureand 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'takes,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 anions the persons interested in
my estate to whom such property is or maybe.transferred or to whore any bei-,efit accrues.
ITEM 3: I give; devise, and bequeath 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 may have a power of appointment, unto my issue, LINDA L.
STAGG, DON R. SHORT, and DORIS M. ALAMO, in equal shares, per stirpes.
ITEM 4: In the event that any of my children should predecease me; I direct that
the share of such deceased child be distributed to his or her'childreti who siirvive,.in equal shares.
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ITEM 5: I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, LINDA L. STAGG, as
Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament,directing that she not be required to give bond for the
faithful performance of duties in this or any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this_ ' day
of .. _, 2009.
BERNICE G. SHORT
The preceding instrument,consisting of this and one (1) other typewritten page,was on the
day and date thereof signed, sealed, published, and declared by the Testatrix herein named, as and
for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence and in
the present of each other,have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS.
COUNTY OF YORK
/We, BERNICE SHORT, and
the Testatrix and the witnesses,respectively,
whose axes are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument,beiz'?g firs:t:d�Uly sv�orn, do l ereby,
declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her
Last Will and Testament, and that she 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 witnesses, and that to the best of their knowledge, the
Testatrix was at the time eighteen (18) years of age or older,of sound mind, and under no constraint
or undue influence.
BERNIC G. SHORT
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BEFOR THIS DAY
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