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Home My WebLink About06-24-05 Register of Wills of Cumberland County Estate of Romeyn M. Lowther also known as PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS c;;2.1- oS- - OS-S-S- No. To: , Deceased. Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Social Security No. 186-24-9955 The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the execut~ named in the last will of the above decedent, dated July 24, 1997 , 20 and codicil(s) dated (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland Pennsylvania, with h_ last family or principal residence at Messiah Village, 100 Mount Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (list street, number and municipality) County , Decedent, then ~ years of age, died May 13 , 20~, at Mechanicsburg, PA Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: $ 300,000 $ $ $ WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented herewith and the grant of letters testamentary (testamentary; administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.) Residence(s) ofPetitionl::~~J 54 Old Farm Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011 . .:. ".:~ '-... (___i"1 Register of Wills of Cumberland County OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE } COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing petition~re true and"'- correct to the best of the knowledge and belief ofpetitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) of the above :::.~ decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. "f.. y~Wd<!~ ~ . U ~,'" \,!,,-,~.. \'),tI~ Register~ .'~ j Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Before me this ;}. 0 '=-'------ ~ SS: day of ,20 05 { (/l ~. ::l OJ E' .... ;:t ~ No..,;).\- DOS- -O<;""'S'"'s Estate of Romeyn M. Lowther , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW June ,;) I 20~, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated July 24, 1997 , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of Romeyn M. Lowther ; and Letters are hereby granted to Joseph William Lowther FEES Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. Will............................. .... Renunciation...................... . Short Certificates ( )............ J CP . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. Automation Fee................... Bond............................. .... Total Filed June ClI. ,31D .DD 15.00 ~~.~~~~~ Register of Wills ~,",' ~ $ $ $ $ Ol<g . 00 $ In .aD $ SOD $ $ --:3 Lo~ . ll'D Attorney (Sup. Ct. J.D. No.) Address 2005 Phone Thi~ is to certify that the information here given is conectly copied fron: an original cer~ificate of death dulr filed with me as Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent fll111g. WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. !-j '! 'j ~:. U' rJ' ...~,. l.J i,. ,I: I 1 /". j t/ $'(J?'-{L Local Registrar Fee for this certificate. $6.00 No. May l~ t ~tH)f.> . Date H10~.14JR... 2187 21-05- 05'55 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH TYPE/PAINT IN PERMANENT BLACK INI( o w .. :> .., :J .. NAME OF DECEDENT (fit" MIddIe.lU) .. /f"'o~" e Y,r./ /"1. AGE (La. ~y) UNDER' YEAR ....... 0.,. STAlE FILE NUMBl!R SEX SOCIAL SECURiTY NUMBER .~~",,/.. .. PlACE ~ OEArH tCt><<1l only or-.. ... 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LOWTHER, of 847 Mandy Lane, Hampden Township, Cumberland County, 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: I direct that all my just debts, expenses of my final illness, funeral expenses, and costs of administering my estate 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 son, JOSEPH WILLIAM LOWTHER. Should my said son predecease me, then 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 in equal shares unto my granddaughter, ANNE CHRISTINA GOODRICH, and my grandson, JOSEPH CHARLES LOWTHER. Should either of my said grandchildren predecease me leaving surviving issue, then such grandchild's share shall be distributed to his or her surviving issue per stirpes. Should either of my said grandchildren predecease me leaving no survivina issue. then such qrandchild's share shnll hp . I then appoint my grandson, JOSEPH CHARLES LOWTHER, as Alternate Executor of this my Last will and Testament. ITEM 4: No fiduciary under this will shall be required to give bond or other security for the faithful performance of the fiduciary's duties. Any such fiduciary shall have the following powers in addition to those given by law: To invest in, accept and retain any real or personal property, including stock of a corporate fiduciary or its holding company, without restriction to legal investments; To sell, exchange, partition or lease for any period of time any real or personal property and to give options therefor for cash or credit, with or without security; To borrow money from any person including any fiduciary acting hereunder, and to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property; To hold shares of stock or other securities in nominee registration form, including that of a clearing corporation or depository, or in book entry form or unregistered or in such other form as will pass by delivery; ~~~ To engage in litigation and compromise, arbitrate or abandon claims; To make distributions in cash, or in kind at current values, or partly in each, allocating specific assets to particular distributees on a non-pro rata basis, and for such purposes to make reasonable determinations of current values; and To make elections, decisions, concessions and settlements in connection with all income, estate, inheritance, gift or other tax returns and the payment of such taxes, without obligation to adjust the distributive share of income or principal of any person affected thereby. ITEM 5: I direct my Executor 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 s ~~\,- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this :<Lf- day of JU1Y--i~"" 97. " _ \f 1 ;f;~ - 0 ,1 J--Lv" \...- ROM Y~LOW~<<ER ( SEAL) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Romeyn M. Lowther as and for her last will, in the presence of us and each of us, who, at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto the day and year last above written. ') resiping at 7C:2 12~j'fr;"o~r ;ZI A)ec.L.."""-<f b,,"l t'/J ( -?c .r:J-- f" ~~'l ~~A~ -' residing at ..y~~.,~ ...2I~~-c):.-&~ . -r/~ /7.3 t1>" S- ~ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, Romeyn M. Lowther, the 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; and that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. We, tf..L,-/5J-trr;),,- and &/'1/ E ,,-S-/o-'?e--r- . / signed to the attached or foregoing the witnesses whose names are instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will; that the testatrix signed willingly and executed it as her free and voluntary act for the K~~ purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the testatrix signed the will as a witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the testatrix was at the time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by Romeyn M. Lowther, the testatrix, and by KLrJ S. Morro/c." and ~/'V.c:. 07f/Jer- , witnesses, this ,;),4 day of . / July, 1997. 7 . , ~ J~ 11J t:;;;a::;: tfJJ;~=:: {I witness '-?7'c.aA-y ~,~~ Witness