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PETITION FOR PROB.A.'.rL and GRANT OF LET'.r~RS
No. ~ 1- 0(0 --~69
To;
Estate of BERNICE J. BROWN
also known as RRPNICE BROWN
Register of Wills for the ,
osr'7 Deceased. CountY of r.lJmnp.Tlarrl
Social Security No. l/Z-U.l- ':J Com~onwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the unaersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older an the execut or
in the last will of the above decedent, dated 11 December 1996
and codicil(s) dated NI A
In the
named
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(state releva.'1t circnmstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Decendent was domiciled at death in Camp Hill, Cumber land County, Pennsylvania, with
ler last farrJIy or principal residence at Z!:$Ul Harvard Avenue
"R()T()1~~h of CalIJP Hill. Ctmlber1and County. Pennsy1vanl.a
(list street, nu,-nber and muncipality)
. Decendent, then gg~ years or age; died 19 SoptOfflDbY' 200'6 , ,
atCmmtry- Headm_.:~., Tr:P;1d1e 'Ro3:d, He~c$b.l;1rg .:penn$rl~!ani~. .
Except as follows, decedent ciId not marry, was not mvorcea and dld not "ave a chile born or adopted
after exe9ution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated
incompetent: Nt A
E>ecendent at death ow-ned property with estL.'1lated 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:
$ 5~,/)C>t:>
$
$
$ 10S-J~OD-n
WHEREFOP..E. petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s)
pre~ented herewith and the grant of letters te~.t~entary'
(testamentary; administration c.La.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.)
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The petitioner(s) above-na.mea swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing petition are
true and correct to t...'le best of the knowledge and belief or petitioner(s) and that as personal represen-
tanve(s) of the above decedent petitione;-(s) will well a;JP'/7Iy administer the esta"j""ding :0 law.
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Esta te of BERNI CE J. BROWN
, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW ~--l:ulIb.<:-JCl 20~, in consideration of the petition on
the reverse side hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED ~at the instrument(s) dated 11 December ,1996
described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of ___
-'RPrTI~'rplTt _ ''BroW;'l, al~g'.kno~1fi as' .-Iieriltce - Brown
and Letters Te~:tamentary'
are hereby granted to Wi]] jam r, Henne
FEES
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TIlls is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as
Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent fi~ing.
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. .6
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
BERNICE BROWN
I,
Bernice Brown,
of Camp Hill,
Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and disposing intent, do hereby
make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,
hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils at anytime heretofore made
by me.
I'l'DI I
I order and direct my Executor, hereinafter named, to pay all
of my debts, funeral expenses and expenses involved or connected
with the administration of my estate as soon after my death as is
reasonably possible, from my residuary estate.
However, my
Executor need not accelerate and pay those unmatured obligations
which, in his opinion, might be proper and more advantageous to
retain or renew and pay as they become due and payable. Should any
real property pass under my Will, it shall pass subject to any
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mortgage or lien thereon. So c:1" =1:J rn
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I direct my Executor to arrange for my funeral at]~ Hetrl~:CJ
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Funeral Home, Harrisburg, pennsyl vania, for my but-fiii at~a~: c;~
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Harrisburg Cemetary and to expend the necessary sums f~om my ~at~i ';;;
for this purpose.
:I'l'DI III
(A) I give, devise and bequeath all of the remainder of my
estate, real or personal, and my property of every kind and
description (including lapsed legacies and devises), wherever
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situate and whether acquired before or after the execution of this
Will, to my husband WALTER G. ~.
(B) If my said husband does not survive me, then I give,
devise and bequeath the sum of $500.00 to William Parcell of
Harrisburg.
(C) I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest residue and
remainder of my estate to the following individuals and
institutions:
1) vi Pham of Salisbury, North carolinai/
2) Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2730 Booser Avenue,
Penbrook, Harrisburg, Pennsylvaniai
3) Shirley Abel of Hellem, PAi
4) Edwin Anderson of York, PAi
5) Donna Anderson of York, PAi
6) Mary Elizabeth Myers, of Linglestown, PAi and
7) William Henne of Camp Hill, PA
In the event that any of the above named beneficiaries would
be entitled to a distribution under Item III paragraph (C) of this
will and such beneficiary has predeceased me or, in the case of an
institution, is no longer in existence, the bequest to that
beneficiary shall laps, and such beneficiary's share shall be added
to the other shares set forth in this paragraph which have not so
lapsed.
rl'BII IV
I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint ~3~~ G. aBBR. of
Camp Hill, pennsyl vania as Executor of this my Last will and
Testament, should WXLL1AK G. ~ be unable or unwilling to serve
as Executor or having qualified is unable or unwilling to continue
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to serve, I hereby appoint JOHK L. PERRY, Esquire, as Executor, and
direct that my Executor shall serve without requirement of bond or
surety.
By way of illustration and not of limitation and in
addition to any inherent, implied or statutory powers granted to
executors generally, my Executor is specifically authorized to and
empowered with respect to any property, real or personal, at any
time held under any provision of this my Will, to allot, allocate
between principal and income, assign, borrow, buy, care for,
collect, compromise claims, contract with respect to, continue any
business of mine, convey, convert, deal with, dispose of, enter
into, exchange, hold improve, incorporate any business of mine,
invest, lease, manage, mortgage, grant and exercise options with
respect to, take possession of, pledge, receive, release, repair,
sell, sue for, to make distributions in cash or in kind or partly
in each without regard to the income tax basis of such asset, and
in general to exercise all of the powers in the management of my
Estate which any individual would exercise in the management of
similar property owned in his own right, upon such terms and
conditions as to my Executor may deem best, and to execute and
deliver any and all instruments and to do all acts which my
Executor may deem proper or necessary to carry out the purposes of
this my Will, without being limited in any way by the specific
grants of power made, and without the necessity of a Court Order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
seal this II 'f}. day of December, 199" ,a
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BERNICE ~WN
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SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the above Testatrix
as and for her Last Will, in the presence of us, who thereupon at
her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other,
have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We,
BERNICE
BROWN,
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and
the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectfully,
whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being first
duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the
Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last will and
that she signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of
the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed
the will as witnesses and that to the best of each witness'
knowledge and belief the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years
of age or older, of sound mind and under no undue constraint or
influence.
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Notarial Seal
Jotm L. Perry, Notary Public
Carll8le.Soro, Cumberland County
My CommisSion Expires No"" 30, 1 \198