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Estate of
also known as
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
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No.
To:
Edwin A. Smith
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Register of Wills for the
County of Cumberland in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
oczal Secunty No.
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s). who islare 18 years of age or older and the executors named
in the last will of the above decedent. dated May 24, 2005
and codicil(s) dated NIA
(state relevenat cIrcumstances, e.g. renunciation, death ot executor, etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland
the Decedent's last family or principal resIdence at
(Ham den Townshi )
1St street, Dum
Decedent, then
at
83
Jnne 12 2005
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: 449 Berkshire Lane, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
$
$
$
$
7,500.00
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters Testamentar
thereon.
testamentary; a mInistration c.La.; a
Signature(s) of Petitioner(s)
Residence(s) of Petitioner(s)
308 Summit Road
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070
Aileen Roth
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRSENTATIVE
CUMMUNWEATLH UJ.<' PENNSYLVANIA
CUUNTY 01<' CUMBERLAND
The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statement in the foregoing peition are
true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of petitioner(s) and that as personal represen-
tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly ad ' . er the estate according to law,
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Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this ;;Z 4 cP. day of
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Estate of Edwin A. Smith
Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OJ<' LETTERS
AND NOW June c1lJ/-I-tG ,2005 in consideration ofthe petition on the reverse side
hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated
May 24, 2U05 ,described therein be admitted to probated filed of record as the last will of
EdwlD A. SmIth ; and Letters are hereby granted to
AIleen Roth
FEES
Probate, Letters, Etc, $
Will $
Renunciation $
Short Certificates (;t ) $
JCP $
Automation Fee $
Hond $
Total_ $ .;:) CJ rs, 00
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5 South Hanover Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
ADDRJ:<:SS
(717) 243-511311
PHONE
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
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Estate of
Edwin A. Smith
No.
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Also known as
, Deceased
Robert G. Frey and Aileen C. Roth
(each) a subscribing witness to th~odicil presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified accordi
to law, depose(s) and say(s) that th'e'y;;ere present and saw Edwin A. Smith
the testator, sign the same and that they signed as a witness at the request of testator in his presence ar
(in the presence of each other) (~II t1K I"FeaeRQG gf tilG gtiler slIbseribillg witReas(ee))
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before
me this C)/liff d-i./~ ;'0-5 day of Robert G. Frey
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;?f!.1. ..>J.--f[~ VVH-f'7 Aileen C. Roth
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
EDWIN A. SMITH
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I EDWIN A. SMITH married man of Hampden Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, being 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 an Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
I. I direct my hereinafter named Executor or Executrices to pay an of my
just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my death as may be found convenient to do
so. I further direct that all inheritance, transfer, succession, estate and death taxes,
including interest and penalties thereon, which may be payable on account of my death
shan be payable from the residue of my estate regardless of whether the assets upon
which such taxes are based are included in my probate estate.
2. I declare that I am married to Miriam A. Smith and that I have two adult
children, AILEEN C. ROTH and GARTH E. SMITH, I further declare that I have no
other children.
3. All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and
mixed, and wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise and bequeath in equal
shares to such of my children as shan survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, the
share any deceased child would have received shall pass to his or her issue, per stirpes,
and if there be no such issue such share shan lapse and be added to the remaining share.
At the present time I have two children as aforementioned
4. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, AILEEN ROTH
as Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, but should she predecease me or fail to
qualify as such, then in such event I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, GARTH E.
SMITH, as Executor, and I further direct that neither of them shan be required to post any
bond to secure the faithful performance of his or her or 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 one (1) page, this 2 Lff"iuay of VVtt-v7 ,2005.
(SEAL)
EDWIN A. SMITH
Signed, sealed, published, and decl d y EDWIN A. SMITH the Te ator above
named, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, in his presence, at
his request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as
attesting witnesses.
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