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Register of Wills of Cumberland County
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of T~D'fN\S A-L It?u STOwE No. g }- D (g -0 tJ::A.~
also known as To:
Register of Wills for the
County of Cumberland in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
, Deceased.
Social Security No. '- S 9 - I (0 - 51lofO
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the executOV' named in the last will of the
above decedent, dated MAQ(\,..\ .3'0 ,20&5"
and codicil(s) dated
(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in L U VYJ bey" l Q V'\ A
Pe~lvlplj~ with h~last family or principal residence at f\ A 110S - \...l. -^. ^^ ~l / ''T'I. '\ n,
\ 0 K \ Y\ 9 ~ A ({. W\. S me: G\. r: ~ p',nv J\ l:'TI!'""" )lA_" -
(list street, number and municipality)
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Decedent, then e.i years of age, died ~ A }J 3 , 20 OS' . at tv V '(2. S' ).) I- N. t}-W\ f..
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:
County,
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: \ ~ ~'06-S ~ <; \ 5"0 I nD D
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$ 350\ ~C)D
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WHEREFORE, petitioner( s) rtspectfully request( s) the probate of the last will and codicil( s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters 1- . V
(te amentary; administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.)
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affmn(s) that the stat
foregoing petition are true and
representative(s) of the above
Sworn to or affIrmed and subscribed
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DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW t)1.t/h1 . ~ . 20,{lg, 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
<.. ,:?~o-n.- ~~~ ' described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of
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FEES
Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. $
Will................................. $
Renunciation..... . .. . .. ... .. .. . .. .. $
Short Certificates (/0) ............ $
JCP.................................. $
Automation Fee................... $
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Last Will and Testament
OF
THOMAS A. STONE
I, THOMAS A. STONE, of Hampden Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils by me at any time made.
ITEM I: I direct that all inheritance and estate
taxes becoming due by reason of my death, whether payable by my estate or by any
recipient of any property, shall be paid by the Executor out of the residue of my
estate, as an expense and cost of administration of my estate. The Executor shall
have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for any such tax so paid, even f.....)
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though on proceeds of insurance or other property not passing under this Wi~ ,...-';
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ITEM II: I direct the Executor to pay the e~pi~ses C)
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of my last illness and funeral expenses from the residue of my estate as ane~iise "
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ITEM III: I give the residue of my estate to my son,
CRAIG A. STONE, or his then living issue, per stirpes.
ITEM IV: The Executor shall possess the following
powers, exercisable without court approval and in a fiduciary capacity only:
(a) To retain any investments I have at my death, including
specifically those consisting of stock of any bank even if I have named
that bank as the Executor.
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(b) To vary investments and to invest in bonds, stocks, notes,
real estate mortgages or other securities or in other property, real or
personal, without being restricted to so-called "legal investments," and
without being limited by any statute or rule of law regarding
investments by fiduciaries.
(c) In order to divide the principal of my estate or make
distributions, the Executor is authorized to distribute personal property
and real property partly or wholly in kind, and to allocate specific assets
among beneficiaries so long as the total market value of each share is
not affected by the division, distribution or allocation in kind. The
Executor is authorized to make, join in and consummate partitions of
lands, voluntarily or involuntarily, including giving of mutual deeds, or
other obligations, with as wide powers as an individual owner in fee
simple.
(d) To sell either at public or private sale any or all real or
personal property severally or in conjunction with other persons, and to
consummate sale(s) by deed(s) or other instrument(s) to the
purchaser(s), conveying a fee simple title. No purchaser shall be
obligated to see to the application of the purchase money or to make
inquiry into the validity of any sale. The Executor is authorized to
make, execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds, assignments, options or
other writings as necessary or convenient to carry out the powers
conferred upon the Executor.
(e)
To mortgage real estate, and to make leases of real estate.
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(f) To borrow money from any person, including the Executor,
to pay indebtedness of mine or of my estate, expenses of administration
or inheritance, legacy, estate and other taxes, and to assign and pledge
assets of my estate.
(g) To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges in connection
with the administration of my estate.
(h) To make distributions of income and of principal to the
proper beneficiaries, during the administration of my estate, with or
without court order, in such manner and in such amounts as my
Executor deems prudent and appropriate.
(i) To vote shares of stock which form a part of my estate, and
to exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of stock.
(j) To unite with other owners of property similar to property
in my estate to carry out any plans for the reorganization of any
company whose securities form a part of my estate.
(k) To disclaim any interest in property which would devolve
to me or my estate by whatever means, including but not limited to the
following means: as beneficiary under a will, as an appointee under the
exercise of a power of appointment, as a person entitled to take by
intestacy, as a donee of an inter vivos transfer, and as a donee under a
third-party beneficiary contract.
(1) To prepare, execute and file tax returns of any type
required by applicable law, and to make all tax elections authorized by
law.
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(m) To allocate administrative expenses to income or to
principal, as the Executor deems appropriate. However, no allocation to
income shall be made if the effect of the allocation is to cause a
reduction in the amount of any estate tax marital deduction or estate
tax charitable deduction.
(n) To employ custodians of property, investment or business
advisors, accountants and attorneys as the Executor deems appropriate,
and to compensate these persons from assets of my estate, without
affecting the compensation to which the Executor is entitled.
(0) To do all other acts in the Executor's judgment deemed
necessary or desirable for the proper and advantageous management,
investment and distribution of the estate.
ITEM V: Any person who has died within thirty
(30) days of my death, or under such circumstances that the order of our deaths
cannot be established by proof, shall be deemed to have predeceased me. Any person
(other than myself) who has died at the same time as any beneficiary under this Will,
or in a common disaster with that beneficiary, or under such circumstances that the
order of deaths cannot be established by proof, shall be deemed to have predeceased
that beneficiary.
ITEM VI: I appoint my son, CRAIG A. STONE, to be
the Executor. The Executor is specifically relieved from the obligation of filing bond
or entering security.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my Last
Will and Testament, consisting of this and the preceding four (4) pages, at the end of
each page of which I have also set my initials for greater security and better
identification this ~ day of ~ ' 2005.
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THOMAS A. ST NE
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We, the undersigned, hereby certifY that the foregoing Will was signed,
sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator as and for his Last Will
and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request and in his presence and in
the presence of each other, have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year
first above written, and we certifY that at the time of the execution thereof, the said
Testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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I, THOMAS A. STONE, Testator, 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
Testament; that I signed it willingly; and that I si it as my free and voluntary act
for the purposes therein expressed.
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Sworn to and subscribed
befor me this ao" day
of ,2005.
My Commission Expires:
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
Monica I. Bald, Notary PubIic
Susquehanna Twp., Dauphin County
My Commission Expires July 12,2008
Member, Pennsylvanl9 Association of Notaries
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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We, VicY; 1irJf'l~i'~~","-yt. l:;ttwn L. ~(U.hLr" and
-PA.n\eLl :J. -Pa.~ , the Witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that
we were present and saw Testator, THOMAS A. STONE, sign and execute the
instrument as his Last Will and Testament; that Testator signed willingly and that
he executed said Will as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as
Witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at that time
eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue
influence.
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Sworn to and subscribed
before me this~day
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Notarial Seal
Monica 1. Bald, Notary Public
SUSQuehanna Twp., Dauphin County
My Commission expires July 12, 2008
Member, PennSylvania Association of Notat1es