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Home My WebLink About04-20-06 , III LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF EDWARD F. GRUBBS, JR. .~\-~\a .~3~\ I, EDWARD F. GRUBBS, JR., of North Middleton Township(mailinga~dress.: 160 Union Hall Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013), Cumberland County, Pen~sylvanla, beIng <?f sound and disposing mind, memory and understandi!lg, do here~y mak:e, publish and d~clare this as and for my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making vOId any and all Wllls by me at any time heretofore made. 1 . I direct my hereinafter named Executrix or Executrices to pay all of my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my death as may be found .convenien.t to do so. I. direct that my funeral services and the interment of my body be as my saId ExecutrIX or Executnces shall deem appropriate. 2. All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, and wheresoever the same may be situate, up to the maximum amount of the unified credit available in my estate for purposes of federal estate tax, I give, devise and bequeath to my hereinafter named Trustees, in trust, to receive and to invest the same and to pay the income arising therefrom at least annually to or for the benefit of my wife, Shirley M. Grubbs, so long as she shall. live, and at her death the same shall terminate and be divided equally among my three (3) daughters, their heirs and assigns, provided each of my daughters shall be living at the time they become entitled to distribution, but should any of them be then deceased, the share such deceased daughter of mine would have received shall pass to her then living issue, their heirs and assigns, per stirpes, and if there be no such then living issue the same shall be added to the shares of my other daughters. My three daughters are Lynn T. Thomas, Susan B. Grubbs, and Allison A. Keiter. No title in the trust hereby created or in the income accruing therefrom or in its accumulation shall vest in any beneficiary and no beneficiary shall have the right or power to transfer, sign, anticipate or encumber his or her interest in said trust or the income therefrom prior to the actual distribution thereof by the Trustee to such beneficiary. Further, neither the income nor the principal of said trust shall be liable in any manner in the possession of the Trustee for the debts, contracts or engagements of any beneficiary. 3. All of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate which has not hereinbefore been disposed of, I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Shirley M. Grubbs, her heirs and assigns, to the exclusion of my children, born and unborn, provided she shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, but should she predecease me or fail to so survive me, then I give, devise and bequeath the same in equal shares to such of my three daughters as shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, their heirs and assigns, per stirpes, but should any of them fail to so survive me then the share such deceased child of mine would have received shall pass to such of her issue as shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, their heirs and assigns, per stirpes, and if there be no such issue the same shall lapse and be added to the share or shares of my other daughters, per stirpes. My three daughters are Lynn T. Thomas, Susan B. Grubbs, and Allison A. Keiter. 4. Should any person less than 21 years of age be entitled to distribution from my estate, in such event I nominate, constitute and appoint my hereinafter named Executrices and their successors as Guardians of the estate of each such person and authorize and direct them to receive and to invest the same and to pay the income arising therefrom together with so much of the principal thereof as in their opinion is necessary or desirable to be expended for the proper maintenance, support and education of such person, to or for the benefit of such person, and upon such person attaining 21 years of age to pay to him or her the then remaining principal together with and undistributed income. 5. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my wife, Shirley M. Grubbs, and my three daughters, Lynn T. Thomas, Susan B. Grubbs, and Allison A. Keiter, and the survivor of them, as co-Trustees of the trust hereinbefore provided in paragraph No.2 hereof. . 6. I her~by nominate, constitute and appoint my wife, Shirley M. Grubbs, as Executrix of thIS my Last WIll and Testament, but should she. predecease me or fail to qualify or cease servins: , .. b. With respect to any corporation, the stocks, bonds, or other securities of which may be held, to vote in person or by proxy o~ any shares of stock; to ~onsent to t~e merger, consolidation or reorganization of such corporations; to consent to the leasIng, mo~ga~Ing or sale of the property of any such corporations; to make any surrender, exch~ng~ or subst1tutIo~ o~ such stocks, bonds or other securities as an incident to the merger, consohdatIon or reorganlzatIon of such corporations; to pay all assessments, .subscripti~ns and other sums of ~oney ~hich may be deemed wise and expedient for the protectlon and maIntenance of the proportIonate Interest of the investment in such corporations; to exercise any option or privilege which may be conferred upon the holders of such stocks, bonds, or other securities of such corporations either for the conversion of the same into other securities or for the purchase of additional securities, and to make any and all necessary payments which may be required in con~e.ction therewith; and generally to have and exercise as to all such stocks, bonds and other secuntles, the powers of an individual owner who is under trust obligation. c. To hold the trust corpus in one or more consolidated funds in which separate shares shall have undivided interests. d. To sell at public or private sale for cash or upon credit, or partly for cash and partly on credit, and upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed proper, any part or parts of the trust estate, and no purchaser at any such sale shall be bound to inquire into the expediency or propriety of any such sale or to see to the application of the purchase moneys arising therefrom. e. To keep on hand and uninvested such money as may be deemed proper and for such period as may be found expedient. f. To compromise, settle or arbitrate any claim or demand in favor of or against the trust estate. g. And authorized in the discharge of fiduciary duties, to employ counsel and to determine and to pay such counsel reasonable compensation which shall be charged against the principal or income of the trust fund, and shall further be entitled to charge against the principal or income such other reasonable expenses and charges as may be necessary and proper to incur for the proper discharge of fiduciary duties and for the proper management and administration of the trust estate. h. In making any division of property into shares for the purpose of any distribution thereof directed by the provisions of the trust, to make such division or distribution, either in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, as shall be deemed most expedient, and in making any division or distribution in kind may allot any specific security or property or any undivided interest therein to anyone or more of such shares, and to that end may appraise any or all of the property so to be allotted and the judgment as to the propriety of such allotment and as to the relative value for purposes of distribution of the securities or property so allotted shall be final and conclusive upon all persons interested in the trust or in the division or distribution thereof. i. Authorized to register any shares of stock or other assets of any trust in their own names or in the name of a nominee. j. To retain any investments or mutual funds which I may own at the time of my death and in addition. to invest any par,t of the ~rust corpus in such mutual fund or mutual funds as may be deemed adVIsable or proper, IrrespectIve of whether the same are authorized for the investment of trust funds under the laws of any governing jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament written on two (2) pages, this 27th day of September, 1995~ ~/~~~ Edward F. Grubbs, Jr. / (SEAL) Register of Wills of Cumberland County PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS Estateof .td~c-}-J f. ~/Yvbb{' No.~' ,~~- ~S~ \ also known as Yr, e C- f-' v)" j;.s To: Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , Deceased. Social Security No. /1 (; - ~:2 - Cfl ~ 1 The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner( s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the executw named in the last will of the above decedent, dated 5cJc? r~ YriJ'J'fr ;2 i) r q r.5 ,~ and codicil(s) dated (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in (! lr h'I be)" r ct 1'1 d Penns lvania, with h.0last family or principal residence at &> (J tI 11.. (J)? Jfr,Af! Pl J · Ci! ~ Y' /1"'.1 ( r- Va,. (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then 13 years of age, died M 4 r?h :l"7 , 20 () t:, , at Man 0 rea. r ~ )-l~ Ct I rh. .f -e r(;l / (. R J' Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did nat 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 , /7 CJ /3 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: /,-7/,000" -- - $ $ $ $ WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented herewith and the grant of letters (testamentary; administration c.La.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.) thereon. X~~f~ -- / -- " Residence( s) of Petitioner( s) / (p tJ LI//~, '~4 Ilell Xci C'PL.J- // Ji~_ /-~q, /7 o/:? () ~O ~::o o::J -0 rn -,- D iQ ~ F;; -,"", J:- ::0 ;~~ 037' ~.:J 00 C)Oll OC: : :IJ ::JJ-l ..;-." r---...') _"l C:;::) CT" ::r.- -0 ::0 N (:) :z:- :x '-!? +"' C1' C) :Tl Register of Wills of Cumberland County OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing petition are 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. ~.../~V.A~ , Sworn to or ~ffirmed ;~ subscribed Before me thIS ~ ~ .___ day of ~x~\ L , 20 ~ - { . ~ C;~~" ~~~~~ . '\') Res.ister ~, ~<. $.,~ \ -'L D ~ No. ~, -~~ -<::J~~ \ Estate of ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~S , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW ~t', ~ \\.... ~ ~ 20 ~"', in consideration of the petition on the reverse side hereof, satisfactory proof having been)presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated ~ -, '").. ~ ., \ ~ <\ S , described therein be admitted to proba,te. filed of record as the last will of ~'6.~~~~ ~ < ~'"' ~~~~ ; and Letters are hereby granted to ~,<\'<\~ \l\. ~"'\'$..~\~ , c;~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~r\Of~~u ~ " ~ ~ ~ .\~"""' '\ '^ A (S C.. D N' ~ ttorney up. t. L . 0./ FEES Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. $ Will................................. $ Renunciation... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Short Certificates (') ............ $ JCP.................................. $ $ $ $ 20~~ '\-~ S . \~. ~. ,,~ . S. Address Automation Fee................... Bond................................. Total Filed ~ -,"'~ ~ '\.o~.~'\J CJ ~O -.."":u co :32 ~Q ::I: (J .j"," :t> r- '~-;: Z rn ,~: 05 ~ :~:J (j 0 ~c'? 0 11 ,.........)c : ::0 -r-I --; )> Phone ~ c:::;:) c::::J c:T' > -0 :::0 N o :r:- :l: "!? .:::- 0"'\ CJ'.l ~. p) 8' ""1 ~ ~ ~ f3 \... ~J (~) '~T} >,~;; C.:J C') - C'l -n {~j l-n :" ./0) 1I10'i.XO'i REV I/O'i ~\ -~~ ~ ~~:~ '\ This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing. me as WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. No. L\v_~. ~~&.~~ Local Registrar Fee for this certificate, $6.00 p 12270673 MAR 2 8 2006 Date o Co ~:o fO-oo 0'.;. ~r- ;:Q~HJ .~::~ ~ ::2- ::=j CJ 0 r-) o-n 'c. C ():o . ~ ~ ,...., C,::) c::::> t::T' :Pi" -0 :;:0 N c:> C:? --; I ....,-..) f~~~ ~ '!? s:- O" j'''"};.~ . Hl05.143 Rev. 01106 TYPElPRINT IN PERMANENT BLACK INK 1. Name COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATE FILE NUMBER A\ · o E OIh tlent 0 DOA Nursin Home 0 Residence 0 OIher. 9. Was Decedent 01 Hispanic Origin? 10. Race: American Indian, Black, Whle. ele. ~ No 0 Yes (K yes. specify Cuban, (Specify) Mexican, Puerlo Rican, elc.) Whi te 14. M8Iilal Slalus: Married, Never married, 15. Surviving Spouse (K wile, give maiden name) Widowed, DiYofced (Specify) Married Shirle Wa n r 13. Decedenrs Educalion EtemenlarylSecondary (0-12) h' hest ade co leted College (1-4 or 5+) 4 17a. Slate Pll. Cumberland Did Decedent live in a 17c. XI Yes, Decedent Lived in ~11t- h M; nr'n ~f-I"\n T ownsh~? Twp. 16. 17b. County 17d. 0 No. Decedent Lived within Aclual LJmls of CilylBoro Edward Fox Grubbs 19. Mother's Name (First, middle, meiden surname Musette ~ones 2Ob. Infofmlnt's Mailing Address (Street, cilyllown, slate, zip code) 208. Inlorment's Name (Typelprint) Shirley Grubbs 160 Union Hall Rd. o w en ::> en < ~ o Removallrom Slate o DonatDn 21c. Place of Disposition (!'lame of cemetery, cremalory or Olher place) Bannerv1l1e Church of the 21d. Location (Cilyllown. slate, zip code) Bannervill 22c. amea Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home 219 N. Hanover St., Carlisle PA 17013 PA ~ tJO/> 23b. License Nurriler /94'-7ot. ;L4;;~ : Approximate intelVal: Parll!: Enter other sionilicant cond~ions con\rbutina to death. : onset 10 death but not resuling in the underlying cause given in Parl\. 32b. Descrbe how Injury Occurred: 28. Did Tobacco Use Conlrbute 10 Death? ~ y.y 0 Probably ,..LJ""'Io 0 Unknown 29. K Female: o Not pregnant within past year o Pregnant allime of death o NOl pregnant, but pregnant within 42 days of death o Not pregnant. but pregnant 43 days 10 1 year betore death o Unknown W pregnant within \he past year 32c. PIece of Injury: Home, Farm, Street Factory, Office Building, etc. (Specify) Sequentiely list condtions, W any, b. leading 10 Iha cause listed on line a. - Enlef the UNDERL YlNG CAUSE . (disease or injury Ihat in~ialed \he events resuling in death) LAST. Due to (or as 8 consequence o~: Due 10 (or as a consequence o~: 301. Wu an Autopsy Performed? o Yes )( No d. n. W..e Autopsy Findings Available Prior 10 Corr1Ilelion of Causa 01 Dealh? o Yes 0 No 31. Manner otDeath ;:C( Natural 0 Homicide o Accident 0 Pending Investigation o Suicide 0 Could Not Be Determined 32a. Dale oflnjury (Month, day, year) 32g. Location (Street, cilyllown, slate) 32d. TIIIle of Injury v, M. I- Z W a w c:.:> w o u.. o w ~ -<( z 338. Certlfler (check only one) . ~:~ ~~~~=:nc:~fy~~:= ::'::'~::,=~~:~h~~:r~: ~=~~.~:~~..~.~.~~~~~~.~~~~.~~.,.................................................................4. . Pronouncing and certifying physician (Physician both pronouncing death and cer1i!ying 10 cause of death) To the bell of my knowledge, death occurllld at the lime, date, and place, and due 10 the cause(s) and manner as sl8le<L.__.._..................._.._..................._..........O . Medical examl_lcoroner On the basis of examlnallon and/or Invl$tlgallon, in my opinion, dealh occurred althe time, dale, and place, and due 10 lhe C8USe(S) and manner as sl8led .........0 .p.o. 35. .sS~nalue\~~.;::~~ lalll~11 ( (See instructions and examples on reverse) 10 I R)() Co 34. Noa~;Yr og~"st~e~,CaDO Death (Item 27) TypelPrint 522 S. Pitt St., Carlisle, Pa 17013 L.U -- (.) CC LJ.__. o (,~'.:J t. .-L-l r=-! c) ~~~~ L_)._ ~,-~~ -'JS:S\ REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY OA TH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS Robert M. Frey (each) a subscribing witness to the will presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that he was present and saw Edward F. Grubbs, Jr., the testator sign the same and that they signed as a witness at the request of testator in his presence and in the presence of the other subscribing witness. ~ k- .'>-,~ Robert M. Frey 1 5 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, P A 17013 Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this 20 (.--\...-. day of April, 2~1-J . .~ Regi ~ NOTARIAL SEAL ROBERT G. FREY, NOTARY PUBLIC BOROUGH OF CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND co., PA MV COMMISS'ON ;::)(PIRES JUNE 27.2006 r- N en .:rc ocr <:( J-n: tr: ~ ~c.J LL.. 0 c...) OUe: ~ U) :;.: UJ Z :-~j -J :t CL~ (.)..-. u; L..J- cr, cr.:~ 0::::::> <.) o N er: 0- cr \..I:) <::::) c::.> C"--.J Register of Wills of Cumberland County OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS Estate of ~ d kCtf- '" f~. t~vf)r No. ~~\.- ~~ - ~ 1"3 \ Also known as , Deceased 'Kpb Zf't 6- - {='f -k" 7 (each) a subscriber hereto, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that ~ \ 5> familiar with the signature of -F J \.)-J e-.r~ ~ , 6-rvb151 ~ , testat,f) r of (one of the I subscribing witnesses to) the codicil/will presented herewith and that ~"Z. believelbelieves the signature on the codicil/will is in the handwriting of t J V-Ja.J! t:, &vbbs,.:Jf: to the best of ~'5 knowledge and belief. ' Sworn to or affirmed ~d subscribed Before me this \~ ~ . day of ~'~\L ,20~~. 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