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OF
EDWARD E.DILLON
Executor-Donald K.Dillon
Alternate -William Letkenholder
Dated:September.:z..s-;1969
AND NOW,May 15,1981 .it
beln;Id.JUdClld thot lioid Wili has been prov~,it i;
liereb~Idmltted to Probate and ordered to be Record.
'ed end Later~Testamen~ary are issued to
Donald K.Dillon
"ho was duly.qualified.
Kathleen Flynn Red..
Register of WiDs
HOWARD O.STEVENS
Attorney at Law
Canonsburg,Pa.
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Edward E.DillonEstateof .
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
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Socinl Secw'ity No 1..?4..:.Q.7.:.?~.§J _..
Deceased.
Register of Wills for the
COIL'ty of Washington in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s)is/are 18 years of age or older and the execut.Qr named in the last will of the above decedent,dated
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(state relevant circumstances,e.g.renunciation,death of executor,etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Washington County,Pennsylvania,with h.is..last family or principal residence at ..
Lincoln Avenue McDonald PA.......................................................................,,..................................................................................................................................................--..(list street,number and municipality)
Decedent,then 91 years of age,died Ma:y.1.0.,19..~.L at .
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Except as follows,decedent did not marry,was :lOt 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:No exce.pt.ion..
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.)All personal property
(If not domiciled in Pa.)Pe:sonal property in Per.nsylvania
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows:.
vVHEREFORE,petitioner(s)respectfully request(s)the probate of the last wiII and codicil(s)presented herewith and the grant of
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF --.}SS
The petitioner(s)above-named swearCs)or affirm(s)that the statements in the foregoing petition are true and correct to the best of the
knowledge and belief of petitioner(s)and that as personal representative(s)of the above decedent petitioner(s)will well and truly adminis-
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DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW,effJ..~./..~19 8.1 ,in consideraticn of the petition on the reverse side hereof,satisfactory proof having
been presented before me,I~S DECREED that the instrument(s),dated .s..~.Pt~p..~X ..z.5...,19.6..9.,
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ATTORNEY (Sup.Ct.I.D.No.)
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(Address)
Non-resident Exr:Donald K.Dillon
222 Oaklawn Blvd.
Hot Springs,ARK.71901
Register of Wills of Washington County
Bond and Surety for Personal Representative
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS,That P..9.n.al4 K"P.ill.Qn ..
....................................................................................................................................as principal(s)and v.s.F..i.Q..~li.:t.y,and .
Q~~.r..~iiy G.Qm..P.@y _as surety (sureties)
c..re held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the sum of ~w..Q 'J.'hQ4.~~4..
dollars (~,000.OOto be paid to the Commonwealth for which payment we do bind ourselves,jointly and severally,our
heirs,executors,administrators and successors,the condition of this obligation being that if .
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of the estate of g:.4~.~!'.g ~.l!p..~.J:..~.9P.:,deceased,
or any of them,shall well and truly adminis:er the estate according to law,then this obligation shall be void as to the
personal representative or representatives wto shall soadminister the estate and his or their surety or sureties;but other-
wise it shall remain in full force.
Signed and sealed this J.5..iih.L dE.y of J.'19.Y ,19S1 ,each intending to be legally bound hereby.
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CERTIFIED COpy
GENERAL POWER OF ATIORNEY
87614No .
Knc·\l)all Men by these Presents:
That UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARt\NTY COMPANY,a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Maryland.and having its principal office at the City of Baltimore,in the State of Maryland,does hereby constitute and appoint
Louis V.Rusce110
of t~1e City of
its t:ue and lawful attorney
Washington
in and for the State of
,State of Pennsy1 van i a
Pennsylvania
for the following purposes,to wit:
To sign its name as su:ety to,and to execute,seal and acknowledge any and all bonds,and to respectively do and perform any and
all ~cts and things set forth in the resolution of the Board of Directors of the said UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY
COMPANY,a certified copy of which is hereto annexed and made a part of this Power of Attorney;and the said UNITED STATES
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY,through us,its Board of Directors,hereby ratifies and confirms all and whatsoever the said
Louis V.Rusce110
Assistant Secretary.
Ray H.Britt................................................,.(Signed)
(Signed)
rna1 lawfully do in the premise$by virtue of the!e pl"e!lents.
In Witness Whereof,the said UNITED STATES FIDEUTY AND GUARANTY COMPANY has caused this instrument to be
sealed with its corporate seal.duly attested by the signatUl'eS of its Vice·President and Assistant Secretary,this 4t h day of
March .A.D.1977
UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY.
John Hamilton8"...•...o •••••••••••0 •••••0 •••0 •••••••••••••••••••••••"
Vice·PresidenL.
(SEAL)
STATE OF MARYLAND,
BALTIMORE CITY,
On this 4t h day of Mar ch ,A.D.197 7 'before me personally came
J 0hn Ham i 1 ton ,Vice-President of the UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY
COMPANY and Ray H.Br itt 'Assistant Secretary of sa:d Company,with both of
whom I am personally acquainted,who being by me severally duly sworn.said that they resided in the City d Baltimore,Maryland;
tha:they,the said J 0hn Hami 1 ton and Ray H.Br itt were respectively
the Vice·President and the Assistant Secretary of the said UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY,the cor·
poration described in and which executed the foregoing Power of Attorney;that they each knew the seal of said corporation;that the
sea:affixed to said Power of .-\ttorney was such corporate seal,that it was so fixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corpora-
tion,and that tl:~y signed their Dailies thereto by like order as Vice-President and Assistant Secretary,respectively,of the Company.
My commi3sion e:::pires the first day in July,A.D.19 ..7.8 ....
(SEAL)(Signed)Herbert J.Au11
STATE OF MARYLAND
E·ALTHWRE CITY,}Sct.
Notary Public.
I,Rob er t H.B0 use ,Clerk of the Su~rior COILot or Baltimore City,which Court is a
Com of Record,and has a seal,do,!Jereby ce:"'i~that Herbe r t J.Au11 ,Esquire,before
whJm ~he annexed affidavits were nade,and 'Vho has t:lereto subscribed his name,was at the time of so doing a Notary Public of the
State o~:Y1aryland.in and for the City of Baltimore,du.~y commissioned and sworn and authorized by law to administer oaths and take
acknowledgments,or proof of deeds to be recorded th·~r.ein.I furt.'J.er certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said
No:ary,and verily believe the signature to be his g~ncine signature.
(Signed)
In Testimony Whereof.I h"o~eto Get my :tand ar;d affix the seal of the Superior Court of Baltimore Cit)',the same being a Court
of Record,this 4th r..,yof March ,A.D.19 77
Robert H.Bouse(EEAL)
Clerk 0/the Superior Coart of Baltimore City.
FS 3 (9.67)
COPY OF RESOLUTlON
That Wherea&,it is necessary for the effectual transaction of business that this Company appoint agents and attorneys with power
and authority to act for it and in its name in States other than Maryland,and in the Territories of the United States and in the Provinces
of the Dominion of Canada and in the Colony of Newfoundland.
Therefore,be it Ruolrled,that this Company do,and it hereby does,authoriu and empower its President or either of its Vice·
Pre!identa in conjunction with ita Secretary or one of its Assiltant Secretaries,under its corporate seal,to appoint any person or persons
as attorney or attorneys·in.fact,or agent or agents of said Company,in its name and as its act,to execute and deliver any and all con·
trac:s guaranteeing the fidelity of persons holding positions of public or private trust,guaranteeing the performances of contracts other
than insurance policies and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings,required or permitted in all actions or proceedings,or
by law allowed,and
Abo,in its name and as ita attorney or attorneys-in.fact,or agent or agents to execute and guarante!'the conditions of any and all
hond.,ree,,~nizance~,obligations,stipulation•.undertakings or anything in the natllre of either of the ~ame,which are or Illay by law,
municipal or otherwise,or Ly any Statute of thl"United Stites or of any State or Territory of the United States or of the Provinces of thl!
J)ulrillion of Canada or of the C"lony of Newfuundland,or by the rules,regulations,order.,customs,pructic'c or discretion of any board.
body,organization,office or officer,local.municipal or otherwise,be allowed,required or J'lf'rmilted to be executed,made,taken,given,
temJered,accepted.filed or recorded for the security or protection of,by or for any per.<on or persons,corporation,Lody,office,interest.
municipality or other aasociation or organization whatsoever,in any and all capacities whatsoever,conditioned for the doing or not doing
of anything or any conditions which muy he provided for in any such bond,recognizance,obligation.stipulation,or undertaking,or
anything in the nature of either of the same.
~David M.Engler
CW.RANTY (OMPANY,do hereby certify
by said Company to
,an Asaistant Secretary of the UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND
that the foregoing is a full,true and correct copy of the original power of attorney given
Louis V.Ruscello
of Was h i n g ton,Penn s y 1 van i a ,authorizing and empowerinll;him to sign bOuds as therein set
forth,which power of attorney has never been revoked and is 8till in full force and effect.
And I do further certify that said Power of Attorney was given in pursuance of a resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the
Board of Directors of said Company,duly called and held at the office of the Company in the City of Baltimore,on the 11th day of
July,1910,at which meeting a quorum of the Board of Directors was present,and that the forl"going is a true and correct copy of said
resolution,and the whole thereof as recorded in the minutes of said meeting,
In Te.,imony Whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the UNITED STAn:s fIDl::LITY AND GUARANTY
COMPANY on
(Date)
,~~A
I,EDWARD E.DILLON,of the Borough of McDonald,Washington
County,Pennsylvania,being ·)f sound and disposing mind,memory and under-
standing,do hereby make,publish and declare this to be my Last Will and
Testament,hereby revoking all testamentary writings heretofore made by me.
FIRST:I direct that the expenses of my last illness and funeral
be paid out of my estate as scon as may be convenient after my death.
SECOND:All the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,real,
personal and mixed,of whatever nature and wheresoever situate,Which I may
own or shall have the right to dispose of at the time of my death,I give,devise
and bequeath unto my wife,ELSIE M.DILLON,provided she shall survive me.
THIRD:If m:y wife,the said ELSIE M.DILLON,shall have pre-
deceased me,then and in such event,I give,devise and bequeath the aforesaid
rest,residue and remainder of my estate,unto my son,DONALD K.DILLON,
presently resident at 222 Oaklawn Boulevard,Hot Springs,Arkansas,prOVided
he shall survive me.
FOURTH:If my said son,DONALD K.DILLON,shall also have
predeceased me,then and in such event,I give,devise and bequeath the aforesaid
rest,residue and remainder of my estate,in equal shares,unto my two grand-
children,WILLIAM E.DILLON and BARBARA ANN DILLON,being children
of my son Donald K.Dillon,or if one of them shall have predeceased me,then
unto the survivor of them.
·.
FIFTH:I direct that all Federal,State and other taxes that may
be assessed in consequence of my death,of whatever nature and by whatever
jurisdiction imposed,with respect to the property forming my gross estate for
tax purposes,whether or not passing under this Will,including any interest or
penalty imposed in connection with such tax,shall be considered a part of the
expense of the administration 'Jf my estate and shall be paid out of my residuary
estate,and that no portion thereof shall be apportioned to or collected from any
legatee,devisee or other recipient of property constituting part of my taxable
estate.
SIXTH:I appoint my son,DONALD K.DILLON,Executor of
this my last Will.Should my son,Donald K.Dillon,fail to qualify or cease to
act as Executor,I appoint my brother-in-law.WILLIAM LETKENHOLDER,
Executor of this my last Will.I direct that my personal representative shall
not be required to furnish bond or other security for the faithful performance
of his duties in any jurisdiction in which he may be required to act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
r'"_~b_day of September.1969.
Signed,sealed.publisned and declared by the above named Testator,
EDWARD E.DILLON.as and for his Last Will and Testament,in the presence
of us.who.at his request.in his presence and in the presence of each other,
Address
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have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to the due execution hereof.
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