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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-29-78 (2) : " .' LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MABEL W. SHULL I, MABEL W. SHULL, of 106 Front Street, Marysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania, do hereby make this my Last Will and Testament, revoking any former Wills and Codicils made by me: FIRST: I give my engagement ring to my daughter-in-law, Natalie R. Shull, of Tonawanda, New York; my dinner ring with three (3) diamonds and my large mink stole to my grand-daughter, Sandra E. Shull; and my cedar chest and small mink stole to my sister, Esther White, of Marysville, Pennsylvania. I give my furniture to my son, John D. Shull, Jr. and my other tangible personal property to my sister, Esther White, with complete confidence that they will carry out any written instructions that I may leave among my personal effects as to disposition of my tangible personal property. The gifts in Item FIRST shall be free and clear of any death taxes, and my Executor is authorized to make distribution to Sandra E. Shull whether or not she is of age. SECOND: I give the balance of my estate to my son, John D. Shull, Jr. If my son, John D. Shull, Jr., does not survive me, I give the balance of my estate to Keystone Trust Company, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, IN TRUST NEVERTHELESS, to hold, manage, invest and reinvest, for the following purposes: (a) To pay in quarterly installments all the income in such proportions as it may determine, in its absolute discretion, changing such proportions from time to time, to any or to all of my issue; ~old vr: ~LtL 947 .: ~. (b) In addition, my Trustee, in its absolute discretion, may at any time invade the principal of this trust to provide for the education, including higher education, and for the emergency support of my issue. (c) When all of my grandchildren have reached the age of twenty-five (25) years I or when it becomes impossible for such event to occur, this trust shall be terminated and distribution made to my issue in such proportions as my Trustee, in its absolute discretion, may determine. THIRD: Any portion of my estate or of any trust created here- under which becomes distributable to a minor shall be held in trust by my Trustee during minoDity. My Trustee shall apply such amounts of income and principal as it, in its sole discretion, deems proper for the support, medical care and education, including higher education, of such minor, and shall accumulate any unexpended balance of income. Such amounts may be applied directly or may be paid to the person with whom such minor resides, or who has the care and control of such minor, without the intervention of a guardian. My Trustee shall not be obliged to supervise or inquire into the application of such amounts by such person, and the receipt of such person shall be a complete release of my Trustee. Should the share of a minor, in the sole opinion of my Trustee, be or become too small to warrant continuing such fund in trust, or should its admiriStration be or become impractical for any other reason, my Trustee, in its sole discretion, may pay such share, huvU w JLJL- -2- 948 . .: .' , absolutely, to the parent or other person maintaining said minor or may deposit such share in the minor's name in a savings account in a savings institution of its choosing, payable to the minor at majority. FOURTH: I appoint Keystone Trust Company as my Executor, and direct that it serve without bond in any jurisdiction in wmich it may be called upon to serve. FIFTH: I give to my Executor and Trustee the following powers during the administration and until the completion of the distribution of my estate, and until the termination of all trusts created hereunder, in addition to, and not in limitation of, any authority given it by l~: (a) To retain any property of any kind of which I may die possessed; (b) To invest or reinvest in such stocks, bonds or other property, either real or personal, as it, in its sole discretion, may deem wise, without being limited to what are known as "legal investments"; and to deposit and maintain, in its sole discretion, funds in such amounts as it deems proper in banks of its choice; (c) To exercise any options to subscribe for stocks, bonds or other investments; and to join in any plan of lease, mort- gage, consolidation, exchange, reorganization or foreclosure of any corporation in which my estate and trusts may hold s,tocks, bonds or other securities; (d) To sell, transfer, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease or exchange any property, real or personal, which at any time may form part of my estate, for the payment of debts or taxes, or for any purpose of administration or distribution, at either public or ~U~L~ -3- 949 .- ~ private sale, for such prices and upon such terms as it, in its sole discretion, may deem wise, and to execute and deliver deeds of conveyance or transfer thereof, without any liability on the part of the purchaser or purchasers, or anyone else dealing with it with respect to my said property, to see to the proper application of the purchase money or proceeds; (e) To renew notes or debts of mine, and to borrow sums of money, giving such security therefor as it, in its sole dis- cretion, may deem to be for the best interests of my said estate and trusts; (f) To make settlements and compromises on such terms as it, in its sole discretion, may deem wise, without the necessity of obtaining any court approval thereof; (g) To make distribution hereunder either in cash or in kind, as it, in its absolute discretion, deems wise; (h) In its discretion, to amortize from income premiums paid for investments which are callable, or have a fixed maturity; (i) To pay from my estate the expenses of my last illness and funeral. SIXTH: The words "issue" and "grandchildren" whenever used in this Last Will and Testament shall include adopted children. SEVENTH: No interest of any beneficiary under this Will or any Codicil hereto shall be subject to anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation. '- L m~/{tf fr~ /1//~ -4- 9S0 ~ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal on this my Last Will and Testament the / / day of April, 1968. ~.'I-r: i f/r d~~ MABEL W. SHULL (SEAL) SIGNED I SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by Mabel W. Shull, as and for her Last Will and Testament, on the day and year last above written, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses: ~. L. Ad1~~~ , -~ /~ ~ fflr /7 ~~ a:~4V -5- 951 OA TH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } 55: This, the 21 $J- day of ~~_. ..- the Probate of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and for the county of Cumber- A. D. 19IB-, before me, Richard E. Anderson, Register for land, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally came C ~..,t I eo,. k) . 7ftA,~tht" IT: who being duly SeA,) (>Jt If\. according to law deposed and say that they are well acquainted with ~o-+k L. AI'~^ the handwriting of . whase name is attached os ().. W. ~ S So to an instrument of writing purported to be ~AkJ k). 51uA-1I the Last Wi II and Testament of late of L 0 fA) , Jf. A It..... 7 ~ "s ~,' p- , deceased and that the said signature is true and genuine, and that the said He...~/.. I.. A 11"11\ is now ..... ...d Al absent sworn nnd subscribed before me, thic:: 21st day of - ~\\ A D.l97~ ~ ~ i::.derson. Register per Deputy Register 952 OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA l ss: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ~ . 21st June 78 ThIS. .............. ...... ........ ........ ........ .......... ................. day of ........ ......... ............ .... ...... ........... ..... ......... A.D., 19........, before me Richard E. Anderson, Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration in and for said County of Cumberland, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally came .............. Geneva C. Magonel one or ................................................................,............................................................................................................... the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of ......... .....~~.~~~. ..W.~. ..~h;.?;P...... .... .............. .............. .... ...... ...... Dated ..~.~::.~.~.J.~.~ .... y?~~..... late of... .......... ...... ........~~~.~.~..~.~~.~.::..~.~~:::~~.~.:r... ...... ................ ........... Cumberland County Pa., deceased who being duly ............~X1.Q;t;'.u.................... according to law, depose and say, that ........I?h~.......................... present, and saw and heard the testa...t.r.~?:C....................., ...........f:1~.'P.~L.W.~...?h;.?;P................................. sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the said instrument of writing as and for h................ Testament and Last Will, and at the time of so doing .....................~.~.~......................was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, to the best of ....................h~r....................knowledge, observation and belief. ....>!.-:.::.~.......~.~....l71rf...................... ~ -~.~~~_.......- Richard E. Anderson, Register AFFIDAVIT OF DEATH COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA I ss: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ~ '\ .......~.~..~....:P.'....~.~.!.!..,..~..~...........................................................................................being duly ...........$..~..~..~..~.............. says that as nearly as can be ascertained the said decedent .......................... .....M.~..~..I......W.~....~~.~Jl.....................................................................................................died on ...s.~~.~..~!+..':(.......... the .....J1..':I:.~........day of ......~~..~..t............................ A.D., 19.1.'f. at or about ..............~~...~.~.............. o'clock, AM. ..........$.~.!?~.~...................and subscribed this ................J.J.~.~................ day of .~.~.~...... 19, l.i..., before J....~. . .~.J.).,...ti/l.R!.tJ=... :=",,-.:~':'~,"'!::. 953 OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA} COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND SS: Before me, the Register for the Probate of Wills and granting of Letters of Administration in and" for the County of Cumberland, personally came .....~.~..~...-:p.~...~.~.~..!I..,....;;r#.!.................................... who, being duly ..$..w.~~~......., do f.1...... depose and say that as.....~)!.~.~.~~.............................. of the last Will and Testament of ...M.~..~.l.....W.~....~.~.~..U................................................deceased ........~.~.......... will well and truly administer the goods and chattels, rights and credits of said deceased according to law. And also will diligently comply with the provisions of the law relating to Transfer Inheritances. ...~~.~.~.~...... and subscribed before me. --"'" y.)c4...()..:...rf:1J!J...l,.. 78 .... A. D., 19............ Richard E. Anderson, Register '" r') M u.. o ...J ...J - ~ :.0 :Q) ;~ :~ :Q) ;~ ...:1: ~1 V':l; . . co: r-: O'l .... 00 ...... I - M o Z ~ +> rJ) r.::l ~ ...:1 ~ ct; :;;:: co r- '*'i ..!o:i 0 0 i:CI 0' .- . C\J; .- 0: ..... <0: [:1: 8: fii; !::: ~ ~: ..... 1-;); "0 r-: Q) ...::t: 'E 0'; 0 ,*,: tJ ~ ~ "0 "g Q) t1l .- ..... ell ~ r:. z DECREE Be it remembered that on the ........?~.~.~....... day of ..................:!.~!:.~....................., A. D., 19 !~...., there was probated and recorded the last Will and Testament of ...:t:1:~~.t;'l.~..~......~.~::.~~........................................., late of ........~~~.t;'l.~...~~?:-.~.!:...'~:~}:I?~!:.~p......................., Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Deceased. Letters Testamentary John D. Shull Jr. ............. ...... ...... .................... .......... were granted to .... .... ...... ........ .... ...... ................!................. ~ Witness my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid. ~ " ~,... ~~ "