ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS,
DISTRIBUTEES & LEGATEES
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Pocahontas County Clerk’s Office at P. O. Box 209, 900 Tenth Avenue, Suite C, Marlinton, WV 24954-0209. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of West Virginia Code 41-5-11 through 13. Any interested person objecting to the qualifications of the personal representative or the venue or jurisdiction of the court, shall file written notice of an objection with the County Commission within 60 days after the date of the first publication or within 30 days of the service of the notice, whichever is later.
If an objection is not filed timely, the objection is forever barred. Any claims against an estate must be filed within 60 days of the first publication of this notice in accordance with West Virginia Code 44-2 and 44-3A.
Settlement of the estate(s) of the following named decedent(s) will proceed without reference to a fiduciary commissioner unless within 60 days from the first publication of this notice a reference is requested by a party of interest or an unpaid creditor files a claim and good cause is shown to support reference to a fiduciary commissioner.
First Publication Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Claim Deadline: Monday, December 11, 2023
ESTATE NUMBER: 14552
ESTATE OF: STEVEN LEE SNODGRASS
ADMINISTRATOR: Robert F. Snodgrass
15203 McComb Manor Court
Charlotte, NC 28277-2753
ESTATE NUMBER: 14562
ESTATE OF: DANNY DEAN LAMBERT
ADMINISTRATOR: Dewayne Stacy Lambert
15670 Back Mountain Road
Durbin, WV 26264-9054
ESTATE NUMBER: 14563
ESTATE OF: SIDNEY A. JACK
EXECUTRIX: Carolyn S. Jack
1368 Dry Branch Road
Slaty Fork, WV 26291-9055
ESTATE NUMBER: 14564
ESTATE OF: ROGER CLARENCE MCLAUGHLIN
EXECUTRIX: Leslie Ann McLaughlin
5159 Frost Road
Marlinton, WV 24954-7123
Subscribed and sworn to before me on October 6, 2023.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
10/12/2c
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in it by that certain Deed of Trust dated October 4, 2010, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 328, at Page 676, Geraldine P. Morrison did convey unto Todd Taylor and Dan Kennedy, Trustee, certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Pill & Pill, PLLC as Substitute Trustee by a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Pocahontas County Courthouse, in Marlinton, West Virginia, on November 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. the following described real estate, with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the Edray District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
Those two certain tracts or parcel of real estate situate on the Waters of Swago Creek in Edray District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, as follows:
Tract Number 1: That certain tract or parcel of real estate situate as aforesaid, and described by metes and bounds as follows:
“BEGINNING at a stake on the line of the right of way of the State Road designated as U.S. Route 219, and a point 300 feet distant from the line of Walter Graham; thence with the line of Gail B Dilley for a lot this day conveyed to him, S 80 W 175 feet to a stake on the line of the land of W. H. Rogers; thence N 9 ½ W 50 feet to a stake; thence with the line of W. H. Rogers, N 80 E 175 feet to a stake on the said State Road right of way; thence with the said State Road right of way; S 9 ½ E 50 feet to the beginning.”
Tract Number Two: That certain tract or parcel of real estate situate as aforesaid, and described by metes and bounds as follows:
“BEGINNING at a stake on the line of the right of way of the State Road designated as U.S. Route 219, and a point 250 feet distant from the line of Walter Graham; thence with the line of Lola Workman S 80 W 175 feet to a stake on the line of the lands of W. H. Rogers, of the first part; thence with the said line, N 9 ½ W 50 feet to a stake corner to the lots formerly owned by Bruno Morrison, and this day conveyed to Gail B. Dilley; thence with the line of the said Gail B. Dilley N 80 E 175 feet to a stake on the said State Road right of way; thence with the said State Road right of way S 9 ½ E 50 feet to the beginning.
At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 14547 Seneca Trail, Buckeye, WV 24924.
AND BEING the same real estate, which was conveyed to Geraldine P. Morrison, by Deed dated October 7, 1966, from Gail B. Dilley and Ana Belle Dilley, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 115, at Page 403.
The above-described property will be sold subject to any covenants, restrictions, easements, leases, and conditions of record, and subject to any unpaid real estate taxes.
The subject property will be sold in “AS IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
TERMS: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price as a deposit with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale. Pill & Pill, PLLC, Substitute Trustee
Richard A. Pill,
P. O. Box 440,
85 Aikens Center,
Martinsburg, WV 25404
Phone (304) 263-4971
Fax (304) 267-5840
e-mail: foreclosures@pillwvlaw.com
10/12/3c
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in it by that certain Deed of Trust dated August 24, 2009, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 319, at Page 461, Richard E. Chandler did convey unto Todd Taylor and Dan Kennedy, Trustees, certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Pill & Pill, PLLC as Substitute Trustee by a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Pocahontas County Courthouse, in Marlinton, West Virginia, on November 1, 2023, at 11:02 a.m.
The following described real estate, with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the Edray District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
All of that certain lot, tract, or parcel of real estate, including the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, all being situate in the Edray District of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, on the waters of Crooked Fork, and just of Secondary Route 219/1, and being a part of Lot 4, known as Lot A, in a small subdivision made for Beckwith Lumber Co., and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 1 inch iron pipe set on the line of U.S.A. Government Tract #864 on the South side of Crooked Fork and a corner to Cheryl Miles, from which a 30″ Sugar tree, corner #4 of tract #864, bears N 59-58-58 W. 450 feet, thence leaving the S.S.A Government and with Cheryl Miles for 1 line N. 30-01-10 E. 380.00 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe set on the North side of a little drain, near the foot of the hill, a corner to Lot B, thence leaving Cheryl Miles and cutting through the land of Robert L. Chandler and with Lot B for the next 2 lines S. 37-27-50 W. 130.55 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe set on the South side of a little drain, thence S 30-01-10 W. passing a 1 inch iron pipe set in a small drain at 295.00 feet, in all 330.00 feet to a point on rocks, and on the line of the U.S.A. Government Tract #864, thence leaving Lot B and with the Government for 1 line N. 59-58-58 W. 120.60 feet to the point of beginning containing 42,813 square feet or .98 of an acre, more or less, as surveyed by William E. Dilley, L.L.S. of Dunmore, West Virginia, in November, 1993, and as shown as Lot A upon a plat and attached hereto and made a part of this description.
At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of Crooked Fork Road, Marlinton, WV 24954-0447. We have reason to believe the property has a current mailing address of 840 Crooked Fork Road, Marlinton, WV 24954-0447. This sale is being made pursuant to the legal description and prospective purchasers are advised to perform their own due diligence regarding the property address.
AND BEING the same real estate which was conveyed to Richard E. Chandler by Deed dated April 28, 1994, from Robert L. Chandler and Jeanette Chandler, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 235, at Page 381.
The above-described property will be sold subject to any covenants, restrictions, easements, leases and conditions of record, and subject to any unpaid real estate taxes.
The subject property will be sold in “AS IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
TERMS: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price as a deposit with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale.
Pill & Pill, PLLC, Substitute Trustee
Richard A. Pill, Member
P. O. Box 440
85 Aikens Center,
Martinsburg, WV 25404
Phone (304) 263-4971
Fax (304) 267-5840
e-mail: foreclosures@pillwvlaw.com
10/19/2c
NOTICE TO BID
The Pocahontas County Commission will receive bids for heating oil for all Courthouse Offices and the Jail Building, for the period covering November 7, 2023, through October 31, 2024.
All bids should be submitted in writing, noting increases and/or reductions in prices, and placed in a sealed envelope marked “Sealed Bid – Heating Oil” and delivered by mail or in person to the Pocahontas County Commission, 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, West Virginia 24954, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 3, 2023.
Bids will be opened in the Office of the County Commission located in the Pocahontas County Courthouse on Tuesday, the 7th day of November 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
For further information, please inquire at the Pocahontas County Clerk’s Office 304-799-4549, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The Pocahontas County Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Walt Helmick, President
Pocahontas County Commission
10/19/2c
