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: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Claim Deadline: Monday, February 5, 2024
ESTATE NUMBER: 14561
ESTATE OF: LINDA JEAN CASSELL
CO-EXECUTRIX: Ellen Taylor
1755 River Road
Cass, WV 24927-9149
CO-EXECUTRIX: Tina Taylor
1777 River Road
Cass WV 24927-9149
ESTATE NUMBER:14568
ESTATE OF: RETA MARIE ROSE
ADMINISTRATOR: Bruce F. Rose
6869 Lobelia Road
Hillsboro, WV 24946-8659
ESTATE NUMBER: 14577
ESTATE OF: CURTIS STERLING SMITH
ADMINISTRATRIX: Jane M. Smith
16 Snyder Addition Lane
Bartow, WV 24920-8509
ESTATE NUMBER: 14579
ESTATE OF: RICKY ALLEN RIDER
ADMINISTRATOR: Travis Allen Rider
353 Waugh Walnut Street
Marlinton, WV 24954-7014
ESTATE NUMBER: 14580
ESTATE OF: WARREN DALE MCKENNEY
ADMINISTRATRIX: Karen McKenney
37645 Seneca Trail
Slaty Fork, WV 26291-9010
Subscribed and sworn to before me on December 1, 2023.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
12/7/2c
IN THE FAMILY COURT
OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
Magistrate Court Case No.: 23-D-72
Family Court Civil Action No.: 23-DV-57
TO: DANIEL JAMES BUCHANAN
ADOLPH STREET.
MILL CREEK, WV 26280
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/30/1979
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
PROTECTIVE ORDER/HEARING DATE
The object of this suit is to obtain protection from the Respondent.
The object of this publication by Class I legal advertisement is to notify Respondent of the PROTECTIVE ORDER prohibiting the above-named Respondent from having contact with certain individuals. This Order may affect property and other rights of the Respondent. Violating this Order may subject the Respondent to criminal sanctions. The Respondent is strongly encouraged to obtain a copy of this Protective Order and Petition from the Circuit Clerk of the county listed above.
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:
If appearing by evidence duly taken in this action that you could not be found in or that you have left the State of West Virginia, you are hereby notified of the ORDER referenced above, a copy of the Petition and Order may be obtained at the Pocahontas County Circuit Clerk’s office.
This Protective order will remain in effect until January 9, 2024.
A Final Hearing is scheduled for the 9th day of January, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. before the Pocahontas County Family Court.
Issued this 11th day of December, 2023, at 3:16 p.m.
Connie M. Carr
Circuit Clerk of Pocahontas County
12/14/1c
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE is hereby given pursuant to and by virtue of the authority vested in the Substitute Trustee, Pill & Pill, PLLC, by that certain Deed of Trust dated February 26, 2005, executed by Borrower(s), Jeffrey W. Beverage and Robyn L. Beverage, to Theresa Ritz, c/o Far Vision, the Trustee, of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Book 261, at Page 166. At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of Route 1 Box 78A, Marlinton, WV 24954, and, upon information and belief, is now known as 162 Stony Creek Rd., Marlinton, WV 24954. Pill & Pill, PLLC was appointed as Substitute Trustee by an APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE dated October 31, 2023, of record in the Clerk’s Office in Book 418, at Page 10. The Borrower(s) defaulted under the Note and Deed of Trust and the Substitute Trustee has been instructed to foreclose under the Deed of Trust. Accordingly, the Substitute Trustee will sell the following described property to the highest bidder at the front door of the Courthouse of Pocahontas County, in Marlinton, West Virginia, on the following date:
January 4, 2024, at 10:47 a.m.
ALL OF THOSE TWO (2) CERTAIN TRACTS OR PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE, INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES TEHRETO BELONGING, SITUATE IN CAMPBELLTOWN, IN THE EDRAY [NOW MARLINTON CORP.] DISTRICT OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 247, PAGE 133, ID# MAP 14 PARCEL 16, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS:
FORTY (40) FEET OF LOT NO. 11 AND TWENTY (20) FEET OF LOT NO. 12, IN BLOCK NO. 2, OF THE CAMPBELLTOWN SUBDIVISION, AND AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SAID CAMPBELLTOWN SUBDIVISION OR A MAP OF WHAT IS COMMONLY NOW REFERRED TO AS CAMPBELLTOWN SUBDIVISION AND WAS RECORDED AS A MAP OF WEST MARLINTON, WHICH SAID PLAT IS OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY COMMISSION IN DEED BOOK 51, PAGE 235.
BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM ANN F. COOL, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE LOCK MCCOMB, DECEASED, AND ALSO AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR ALICE B. MCCOMB, AS SET FORTH IN BOOK 247 PAGE 133 DATED 5/30/1997 AND RECORDED 06/02/1997, POCAHONTAS COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF WEST IRGINIA.
TERMS OF SALE:
1) The property will be conveyed in an “AS IS” physical condition by Deed containing no warranty, express or implied, subject to the Internal Revenue Service right of redemption, all property taxes, prior Deeds, liens, reservations, encumbrances, restrictions, rights-of-ways, easements, covenants, conveyances and conditions of record in the Clerk’s office or affecting the subject property.
2). The Purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the transfer taxes imposed by the West Virginia Code § 11-22-1.
3). The Beneficiary and/or the Servicer of the Deed of Trust and Note reserve the right to submit a bid for the property at sale.
4). The Trustee reserves the right to continue sale of the subject property from time to time by written or oral proclamation, which continuance shall be in the sole discretion of the Trustee.
5) The Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the property to vacate said property, and any personal property and/or belongings remaining at the property after the foreclosure sale will be deemed to constitute ABANDONED PROPERTY AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF ACCORDINGLY.
6) The total purchase price is payable to the Trustee within thirty (30) days of the date of sale, with ten (10%) of the total purchase price payable to the Trustee at sale.
Pill & Pill, PLLC, Substitute Trustee
Richard A. Pill, Member
85 Aikens Center
Edwin Miller Boulevard
P.O. Box 440
Martinsburg, WV 25402
(304) 263-4971
foreclosures@pillwvlaw.com
12/7/4c
NOTICE TO BID
The Pocahontas County Commission will receive bids for No. 87 Octane Unleaded Gasoline, for the following offices: Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office (including Law Enforcement, Process Server, Jail/Correctional Officers, Animal Shelter and Home Detention Offices); 911/Emergency Management Office; Assessor’s Office; and Community Corrections Office; for the period covering January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Please offer bids in writing, noting increases and/or reductions in prices, in a sealed envelope marked “Sealed Bid – Gasoline” and submit to the Pocahontas County Commission at 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, West Virginia 24954, on or before the 18th day of December 2023, at 4:30 pm.
Bids will be opened in the Office of the Pocahontas County Commission on Tuesday, the 19th day of December 2023, at 5:45 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
12/7/2c
PUBLIC NOTICE
CONSTRUCTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER
Pocahontas County Homeland Security and Emergency Services is providing notice of its intent to construct and operate a tower pursuant to Federal Communication Commission’s Programmatic Agreement for telecommunication towers. The tower called Droop 911 will be on McCoy Road, Droop, WV (38-06-18.18 N and 80-15-51.99 W). The self-support tower will be 180 feet in height. Only comments regarding potential effects on Historic Properties should be sent within 30 days of publication to:
Teresa A. Schuller
Mead & Hunt, Inc.
400 Tracy Way, Suite 200
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 681-313-4617
Teresa.schuller@meadhunt.com
12/14/1c
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (PCSWA) will receive sealed bids for installation of a new groundwater monitoring well at the Pocahontas County Landfill which is located off of Route 28 near Dunmore, West Virginia.
Monitoring well installation specifications may be obtained by contacting the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority, 900-H 10th Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954; Telephone: 304-799-6262; Email: pcswa@frontier.com
Bids will be received by PCSWA until 1:00 p.m. local time Friday, January 26, 2024.
Pocahontas County Solid Waste
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