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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of ELIZABETH S. LEACH
also known as
Deceased.
Social Security No. 162-22-3017
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Register of Wills for the County
of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your Petitioner is 18 years of age or older and the executor named in the last will of the above
dt:cedent, dated 12 June 1979 and codicil(s) dated n/a.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with her last family or
principal residence at 527 Walnut Street, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania.
Decedent, then 79 years of age, died on 21 July 2006, at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pennsylvania.
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: n/a
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in Pa.) All personal property
(if not domiciled in Pa.) All personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
Situated as follows: 527 Walnut Street Lemoyne, PA
$40,000.00
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$
$100,000.00
WHEREFORE, Petitioner(s) respectfully request the probate of the last will and codicil(s)
presented herewith and the grant ofletters testamentary.
Signature and residences ofPetitioner(s):
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P.O. Box 168
Lemoyne, P A 17043
OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
The petitioner above-named swears or affirms that the statements in the foregoing petition are true
and correct to the best ofthe knowledge and belief of petitioner and that as personal representative ofthe
above decedent petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law,,_.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
b(~fore me this cl day of
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P.O. Box 168
Lemoyne, P A 17043
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Estate of Elizabeth S. Leach, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
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AND NOW, vf c{' 1<-, \ i- , 2006, in consideration of the Petition for Probate
and Grant of Letters, satisfacto ' proof having been presented to me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument
dated 12 June 1979 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of Elizabeth
S. Leach and Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Samuel L. Andes.
FEES
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P.O. Box 168
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(717) 761-5361
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMEIH OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATE FILE NUMBE'1
79 v"
8::J. COLJnly o'Dealh
11-12-1926
3. Social Security Number
5 Age (Lasl bir1~daYJ
~ Under'
i Monlr-s
Leach
7 DateofBirlh Month, da
I" Dauphin
Harrisburg
11, ~ecederll's Usual Occ;~J:latio'1 (Kind 01 war\( dor,e dur;f1 mosl of wD'kin I:fe: do no! slale retired\
Kind-af\Nork' I Kind o18usiress/lnduslry
Clerica Leather Sho
16 Oecederl['s Mai:ing Addres.s (Street, cityflown, state, zip code)
o Yes Xi No
Decedellt's
Aclual Residence 17a Slate
13 Decedent's Education (S eei
Elemer.laryISeco'1d8ry(Q.12)
12
nihes; radeee leled
Coilege (1-4or 5+)
14, Marila'Slatus Mar'ied ,\Javer married
Widowed, Divorced (Specify)
Widowed
527 Walnut Street
Lemoyne. PA 17043
tit Falher's Name {Firs1. mi,jclR,laSlj
PA
Did Decedent
liveina
Township?
17c 0 Yes,Decedenl,.lvedin
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17b. County
Cumberland
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19 Mother's Name (First, middle, maiden surname)
C-,--~noke
12ca. Irlormarll's Name iTyoe!print)
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! David J. Leach
21." Melhod olOisposilior
C 9urlai f%. C,e'na'lon
o Removal flam State
o Donalion
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2Gb Inlormant's Mailing Address (Slreet, cityllown.slate, zip r.ode ) "~---~-I
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2328 Berryhill Street. Harrisburg. PA 17104 ______~
21c. Place of Disposition (Name o!cerTl€lery, crematory or oltler p:ace) Location (CrtyI1QW'1, stale, liP cede) :
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o Natura'
o Homlcioe
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133acertlfler(CheCkonIY0r1€1
. Certifying phYSICian (PhYSICian terl fylngcause oldealh when anolher phYSICian
r. To the best Of my knowledge death occurred due to the cause(s) and
!I- . Pronouncing and cl>rtltytng physIcian (PhYSIcian bolh prOrlOUrlC rlgdealhandcertlfylngtocauseoldeathj
P}. ~ To the best of my klowledge death occurred at the time date and place and due to the cause1sj and manner as stated., ""00 ...... .......... ................ ........ .....0
5.. ~ ~~~ea~~:~sm~~~~~~I~~~I~n and/or InvestigatIOn In my opinion death occurred at the !Hne date and place, Jnd due to the cause(s) and manner as stated ,.,....,.0
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o Acciderlt
o Pendinglnvesligation
o CoukJ Not Be Delermir,ed
32d Timeollnlury
Cremation Societ of PA Harrisbu~g. P~17109 I
220 NameaCdAddreSScfFa"'''Auer Memorial Home and Cremation Services.
Inc. Harrisbur PA 17109 ~
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No 0 tJr.known
29 :1 Female --
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o Unkl'lown if oregnanl wllhin ~he 83S1 year I
32c F'taceof Injury --1ome,~arm, Str-eel. Factory', C:fflce
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Item 27 Pari
IMMEDIATE CAUSE (Final disease or
conditiorl resul\ing in death) ~ a
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30" WasanAutopsy
Performed')
o Suicide
32eln;'uryiltWork?
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WILL
OF
ELIZABETH S. LEACH
I, ELIZABETH S. LEACH, of the Borough of Lemoyne, County
of Cumberland, and state of Pennsylvania, declare this to
be my last will and revoke any will previously made by me.
Item I.
I direct that all my just debts and funeral
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expenses, including my gravemarker and all expenses of my
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last illness, and any and all taxes and assessments imposed
by any governmental body as a result of my death, whether
on property passing under this will or otherwise, shall be
paid fram my residuary estate as soon as practicable after
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my decease as a part of the expense of the administration
of my estate. The prepayment of any and all mortgages I may
have at the time of my death on real estate awned by me,
whether residential or commercial, shall not be included
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in the direction contained in this Item I of this my last
will.
Item II. I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest,
residue, and remainder of my possessions and estate of every
nature and wherever situate to my husband, JAMES M. LEACH,
provided he survives my death by sixty (60) days. Should
my said husband predecease me or be deceased on the sixty-
first day following my death, I give, devise, and bequeath
all the rest, residue, and remainder of my possessions and
estate of every nature and wherever situate to such of my
issue, per stirpes, as survive my death by sixty (60) days.
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Item III. I appoint my husband, JAMES M. LEACH, executor
of this my last will. Should my said husband predecease me or
otherwise fail to qualify or cease to serve as executor of this
my last will, I appoint SAMUEL L. ANDES, Attorney-at-Law, executor
of this my last will.
Item IV.
I direct that my personal representatives
and fiduciaries shall not be required to give bond for the
faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this
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:;/ (...,_ 1979.
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The preceding instrument, consisting of this and one
other typewritten page, each identified by the signature
of the testatrix was on the date thereof signed, published,
and declared by Elizabeth S. Leach,the testatrix therein
named, as and for her last will, in the presence of us, who
at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each
other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
( SS.:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, ELIZABETH S. LEACH, 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, that I signed it willingly;
and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed.
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Eli~abeth S. 'Leach'
Sworn or affirmed to and
acknowledged before me by
Elizabeth S. Leach, the testatrix
this ,: i j day of",}; l'
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Notary Public
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COMMOffi-vEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
( SS.:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
WE, JOSEPH P. ALEXA and GEORGE A. VAUGHN, III, 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 the testatrix sign and execute the instru-
ment as her last will; that she signed it willingly and that
she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight
of the testatrix signed the will as witnesses; and that to the
best of our knowledge, the testatrix was at that time 18 or
more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or
undue influence.
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