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 commissione.
First Publication Date: July 31, 2025
Claim Deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025
ESTATE NUMBER: 14771
ESTATE OF: BARBARA RAMONA BOGGS
EXECUTRIX: Krystal Lewis
P. O. Box 206
Hillsboro, WV 24946
ESTATE NUMBER: 14794
ESTATE OF: SHAWN D. DUNBRACK
EXECUTRIX: Karen M. Dunbrack
359 Lake Street
Marlinton, WV 24954-1494
ESTATE NUMBER: 14795
ESTATE OF: ARTHUR R. ADRIAN
EXECUTRIX: Amanda Muldoon
5561 Hatteras Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-3326
Subscribed and sworn to before me on July 25, 2025.
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, August 7, 2025
ESTATE NAME: REEVES JEFFERSON HANKINS SR
2490 Three Bridge Road
Powhatan, VA 23139-4422
ADMINISTRATRIX CTA: Dorothy H. Nelms
14402 Roberts Mill Court
Midlothian, VA 23113-6339
Subscribed and sworn to before me on July 29, 2025.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
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NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
2024-C-000085-POCAHONTAS COUNTY-
SHEILA THOMPSON
To: BENJAMIN JONES, BENJAMIN JONES, BENJAMIN JONES, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors, assigns, all known heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries, administrators, lienholders, co-owners, other parties having an undivided interest in the delinquent property, and other parties that may have any interest in the subject property.
DISTRICT: LITTLE LEVELS MAP 10B PARCEL 0015 0000 0000
You will take notice that SHEILA THOMPSON, the purchaser of the following real estate, CERT. NO. 2024-C-000085, located in Little Levels District Lot 15, Unit 1, Clearview AC SD 2.04 AC Fee, which was returned delinquent or non-entered in the name of JONES BENJAMIN, and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and non-entered lands of Pocahontas County at the sale for the delinquent taxes on May 23, 2025. SHEILA THOMPSON requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after January 1, 2026, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before December 31, 2025 will be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the certification, with interest, for tax year ticket number 2023 – 14584. $ 447.68
Back tax tickets, with interest, and charges due on the date of certification for ticket number. $ 0.00
Subsequent of taxes paid on the property, with interest for tax year 2024-14589 $ 341.47
Additional taxes with interest. $ 0.00
Auditor’s Certification, Publication, and Redemption fee plus interest. $ 209.95
Amount paid for Title Examination, notice to redeem, publication, personal service, Secretary of State, with interest. $ 819.25
Additional Statutory Fees with Interest. $ 0.00
Total Amount Due and Payable to WV State Auditor – cashier check, money order, certified or personal check. $ 1818.35
You may redeem at any time before December 31, 2025 by paying the above total less any unearned interest.
If the above real estate is your primary residence, you may petition the Auditor to redeem the real estate in not more than three incremental payments that equal the total amount required to redeem the real estate prior to the issuance of the deed described above.
Given under my hand July 30, 2025.
Christal G. Perry
Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and
Non-entered Lands of Pocahontas County,
State of West Virginia.
Please return this letter and payment to the
West Virginia State Auditor’s Office
County Collections Division
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 1 Room W-114
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Question, please call 1-888-509-6568
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OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT:
DEER CREEK INTEGRATED RESOURCE PROJECT
USDA FOREST SERVICE, MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST, GREENBRIER RANGER DISTRICT
Shane Jones, District Ranger, has prepared a draft Decision Notice for the Deer Creek Integrated Resource project, a 89,050-acre project area centered on Green Bank, WV, in Pocahontas County.
The draft Decision Notice includes activities to improve watershed condition, public recreation opportunities and interpretive opportunities. The project is also designed to reduce fuel loads, encourage oak regeneration, and improve forest diversity and wildlife habitat through commercial timber harvest and non-commercial activities.
Copies of the Environmental Assessment, Response to Public Comments, Finding of No Significant Impact, and draft Decision Notice are available upon request and online at the project webpage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/monongahela/ projects/60882
This draft Decision Notice is subject to objection pursuant to 36 CFR 218, Subparts A and B. Objections will be accepted only from those who have previously submitted timely and project-specific written comments (as defined by 36 CFR 218.2). Objections must be submitted within 45 days following the publication of a legal notice in the newspaper of record, The Pocahontas Times. When the 45-day filing period ends on a weekend or federal holiday, the filing time is extended to the end of the next federal working day. The publication date of the legal notice is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection, and those wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by another source. A copy of the newspaper of record’s legal notice can be found on the project webpage.
Objections may be mailed to: Reviewing Officer, Attn: PAL-LSC Objections, Suite 700, USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region, 626 E. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202; faxed to: 414-944-3963 (Attn: Objections Reviewing Office, USDA Forest Service, Eastern Regional Office). Electronic objections in acceptable formats (.doc, .rtf, .pdf, .txt) may be submitted to: objections-eastern-region@usda.gov. Please state “Deer Creek Project” in the subject line when providing electronic objections, or on the envelope when replying by mail. Objections must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the closing date of the objection period. The objection must contain the minimum content requirements (36 CFR 218.8[d]) and it is the objector’s responsibility to ensure evidence of timely receipt (36 CFR 218.26[a]).
For further information on this decision, contact Amy Albright, Forest Environmental Coordinator, (304) 257-4488 x7128, amy.albright2@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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