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, April 20, 2023
Claim Deadline: Monday, June 19, 2023
ESTATE NUMBER:14470
ESTATE OF: MICHAEL LANE GALFORD
ADMINISTRATRIX: Rose Marie Galford
5462 Staunton Parkersburg Tpke
Bartow, WV 24920-8002
Subscribed and sworn to before me on April 14, 2023.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
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NOTICE OF ANCILLARY FILING WITHOUT ANY
ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS,
DISTRIBUTEES AND LEGATEES
Notice is hereby given that the following foreign will or affidavit of heirs has been filed in the Pocahontas County Clerk’s Office at 900 Tenth Avenue Suite C; P. O. Box 209, Marlinton, WV 24954-0209.
An interested person(s) objecting to the filing of the foreign will or affidavit or objecting to the absence of appointment or administration being made in this state must file a statement with the Pocahontas County Commission through the County Clerk’s Office at the address listed above within 60 days after the date of first publication or 30 days of service of the notice, whichever is later. If an objection is not timely filed, the objection is forever barred. The Pocahontas County Commission, upon receiving any timely objection thereto, shall schedule a hearing or hearings thereon and order relief, if any, it considers proper including, but not limited to, an order directing that full and complete ancillary administration of the estate of the nonresident decedent be made in this state.
First publication date: Thursday, April 6, 2023
ESTATE NAME: GERALD HAMPTON BURNETT
653 Gilbert Road
Ruckersville, VA 22968-3218
ANCILLIARY ADMINISTRATOR: Thomas Burnett
653 Gilbert Road
Ruckersville, VA 22968-3218
Subscribed and sworn to before me on March 21, 2023.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
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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, April 13, 2023
Claim Deadline: Monday, June 12, 2023
ESTATE NUMBER: 14469
ESTATE OF: TIMOTHY G. HEVENER
CO-EXECUTRIX: Bethany Batemen
2230 Blue Bell Lane
Grove City, OH 43123-8784
CO-EXECUTOR: Adam Hevener
14558 Walnut Creek Pike
Ashville, OH 43103
FIDUCIARY COMMISSIONER: J. Michael Anderson
474 Main Street
Rainelle, WV 25962-1239
ESTATE NUMBER 14505
ESTATE OF: CHRISTINA LEE KIMBLE
ADMINISTRATOR: David A . White
5800 Staunton Parkersburg Trnpk.
Bartow, WV 24920-8001
ESTATE NUMBER: 14507
ESTATE OF: BETTY JEAN OXIER
EXECUTRIX: Anna M. Kane
P. O. Box 225
Durbin, WV 26264-0225
ESTATE NUMBER: 14508
ESTATE OF: WILMA G. MORGAN
CO-EXECUTOR: Robert Marshall Morgan
78 Saunders Street
Scott Depot, WV 25560-9589
CO-EXECUTOR: Kenneth Todd Morgan
209 South East 28th Street
Moore, OK 73160-7406
ESTATE NUMBER: 14510
ESTATE OF: GERALD FRANKLIN DAVIS
ADMINISTRATRIX: Linda Sue Davis
40 Shinaut Dr.
Marlinton, WV 24954
Subscribed and sworn to before me on April 7, 2023.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
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NOTICE
The proposed 2023-2024 Budget for Pocahontas County Schools will be available for inspection and review at the Board of Education Office beginning Friday, May 5, 2023, through Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., excluding days school is not in session. The budget will be presented for adoption to the Board at the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 6 p.m. at the Pocahontas County Board of Education Office in Buckeye, WV.
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REQUESTS FOR FUNDING AND CONTRIBUTIONS
In order to better serve all individuals, groups and organizations seeking contributions and/or funding from the Pocahontas County Commission, our office has set aside the first Tuesday of August, November, May and February for discussion and/or action of requests made for consideration. Guidelines for contributions for fiscal year 2022-2023 are listed below.
Requests to be placed on the agenda for the February session must be made no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Please contact the Pocahontas County Clerk’s Office at 304-799-4549 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or by email to pocaclk@clerk.state.wv.us for further information.
The Pocahontas County Commission will have four (4) funding request meetings per year, one meeting per quarter. To be considered for contribution requests:
(1). All groups, organizations or entities must have representative available at County Commission meeting at time of the initial presentation; no exceptions will be made;
(2) All groups, organizations or entities must show proof (i.e., copy) of its Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued 501(c) or other non-profit status, or in the case of a public entity (i.e., school board or town), a verified statement of public purpose behind the request; the information requested in this section must be made available to the Commission upon the initial presentation, noting that if any of the documentation is missing the request will not be considered by the Commission;
(3). All individuals, groups, organizations or entities seeking contributions must possess a valid copy of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued 501(c) or other non-profit documentation matching the exact name of the group, organization or entity, except in the case of a public entity (i.e., school board or town) or a request of $500.00 or less (see No. 7 below); no other exceptions will be made; (4). All requests must contain itemized budget and a financial statement from group, organization or entity at time of initial request, or if request is from a public entity (i.e., school board or town) such budget and financial documents must be presented for the specific project; the information requested in this section must be made available to the Commission upon the initial presentation, noting that if any of the documentation is missing the request will not be considered by the Commission;
(5) Only one request per fiscal year from each group, organization or entity will be considered and such request may only be presented no sooner than the one (1) year anniversary of any prior request, and will be determined by the named payee on previously issued checks; no exceptions will be made;
(6). No requests will be approved for any group, organization or entity in an amount over and above $5,000.00 per fiscal year;
(7) Any group, organization or entity requesting a contribution from the Commission in an amount of $500.00 or less per fiscal year shall be exempt from providing documentation regarding its 501(c) or other non-profit status; however, all requests must contain itemized budget and a financial statement; the information requested in this section must be made available to the Commission upon the initial presentation, noting that if any of the documentation is missing the request will not be considered by the Commission.
(8) Any group, organization or entity which receives a contribution and/or funding from the Pocahontas County Commission must file at the end of the State’s fiscal year, a report of all disbursements of the funds. Such report of disbursements must be in the form of an audit performed by an independent certified public accountant or, in lieu thereof, by submission of a statement sworn, under oath, by the highest officer or authority of the recipient, group, organization or entity. For purposes of this paragraph the State’s fiscal year runs from July 1st to June 30th.
The Pocahontas County Commission
Revised April 17, 2018
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