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, January 4, 2024
Claim Deadline: Monday, March 4, 2024
ESTATE NUMBER: 14540
ESTATE OF: DEBRA M. GOODWIN
EXECUTOR: Donald Sinclair, II
228 Courtney Circle
Blacksburg, VA 24060
ESTATE NUMBER: 14549
ESTATE OF: CHARLES BUNION FORBES
ADMINISTRATRIX: Jessica A. Booth
5942 E Latimer Place
Tulsa, OK 74115
Subscribed and sworn to before me on January 2, 2024.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
THAT BEING THE JUVENILE COURT OF SAID COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF: G. R. Case No.: 23-JA-28(R)
The object of this action is to notify Adult Respondent Unknown Father of an Adjudicatory Disposition/Termination of Parental Rights Hearing scheduled herein so that said Adult Respondent Unknown Father may appear to protect his interests.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING
You are hereby notified that an abuse and/or neglect and/or abandonment Petition has been filed with the Circuit Court of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, on the 10th day of August 2023, and assigned Case Number 23-JA-28(R); wherein the mother of the infant G. R. is Morgan Rider.
The father of the infant G. R. is unknown.
An Adjudicatory Hearing will be held in this matter on February 7, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at the Pocahontas County Courthouse, 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954.
You are hereby notified that you have the right to have Counsel present at all stages of these proceedings, and Richard Gunnoe has been appointed as Counsel for Unknown Father, telephone number 304-645-2222.
ALL SUCH PROCEEDINGS CAN RESULT IN THE PERMANENT TERMINATION OF CUSTODIAL AND PARENTAL RIGHTS TO SAID INFANT CHILD.
Accordingly, you who may have an interest in these proceedings must attend and may make such defense as you shall deem advisable on or before the date and time aforesaid, or termination of your custodial and parental rights may be ordered by the Court.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, at the Pocahontas County Courthouse, Marlinton, West Virginia, 304-799-4604.
State of West Virginia and
West Virginia Department
of Health and Human Resources
Child Protective Services Division
By Counsel
Joni O. Nichols
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
WV State Bar No. 12898
900 Tenth Avenue
Marlinton, WV 24954
304-799-6424
Entered by the Clerk of said Court January 5, 2024
Connie M. Carr, Clerk of Court
By Cindy D. Beverage, Deputy
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NOTICE
BOARD OF REVIEW AND EQUALIZATION HEARINGS
The County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in its capacity as the Board of Review and Equalization will convene on the following dates and times for the purpose of reviewing and equalizing assessments made by the Assessor.
Thursday, February 1, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
County Commission Office
Pocahontas County Courthouse-Marlinton
Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
County Commission Office
Pocahontas County Courthouse-Marlinton
Monday, February 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
County Commission Office
Pocahontas County Courthouse-Marlinton
Friday, February 16, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
County Commission Office
Pocahontas County Courthouse-Marlinton
Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 5:45 p.m.
County Commission Office
Pocahontas County Courthouse-Marlinton
The Commission requests that appointments be made prior to these dates. To schedule an appointment, please contact Melissa L. Bennett, County Clerk at 304-799-4549 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Pocahontas County Commission
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