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, January 1, 2026
Claim Deadline: Monday, March 2, 2026
ESTATE NUMBER: 14841
ESTATE OF: BEATRICE CIANCIO
ADMINISTRATRIX: Angel L. Gilliland
129 E. Wheeling Street
Lancaster, OH 43130-3706
ESTATE NUMBER: 14849
ESTATE OF: GEAROLD R. CASSELL
EXECUTRIX: Margaret Ann Cassell
4232 Back Mountain Road
Cass, WV 24927-9029
ESTATE NUMBER: 14850
ESTATE OF: MARY FRANCES VAUGHAN
CO-EXECUTOR: William Lake Vaughan
109 Droop Mountain Road
Hillsboro, WV 24946-8632
CO-EXECUTOR: Edward W. Vaughan
199 Julia Road
Renick WV 24966-7091
CO-EXECUTOR: Alan Smith Vaughan Sr.
2489-A3 Martinsburg Pike
Stephenson, VA 22656-1790
Subscribed and sworn to before me on December 23, 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, January 1, 2026
ESTATE NAME: DANIEL EUGENE KNOTT
5522 Windsor Mill Road
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207-5928
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATRIX:
Diane Heidermann
7474 Catterick Court
Windsor Mill, MD 21244-5600
Subscribed and sworn to before me on December 23, 2025.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
IN THE FAMILY COURT
OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
Civil Action No. 25-D-42
HANNAH WALL, Petitioner
vs.
WYATT McCOMB, Respondent
THE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT IS FOR ALLOCATION OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
To the Above-Named Respondent: WYATT McCOMB
It appearing by affidavit filed in this action that the address of WYATT McCOMB is unknown.
The court orders the parties to appear on the 27th day of January 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at the location of Family Court, 818 10th Avenue, Marlinton, WV, where a hearing will be held on the Petition for Allocation of Custodial Responsibility at which time you may appear to protect your interests.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at her office.
Entered by the Clerk of said Court, December 5, 2025.
Connie M. Carr
Circuit Clerk of Pocahontas County
By Cindy D. Beverage, Deputy
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
IN THE FAMILY COURT
OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
Civil Action No. 25-D-43
HANNAH WALL, Petitioner
vs.
JOEY ALLEN TETER, Respondent
THE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT IS FOR ALLOCATION OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
To the Above-Named Respondent: JOEY ALLEN TETER
It appearing by affidavit filed in this action that the address of JOEY ALLEN TETER is unknown.
The court orders the parties to appear on the 27th day of January 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at the location of Family Court, 818 10th Avenue, Marlinton, WV , where a hearing will be held on the Petition for Allocation of Custodial Responsibility at which time you may appear to protect your interests.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at her office.
Entered by the Clerk of said Court, December 5, 2025.
Connie M. Carr
Circuit Clerk of Pocahontas County
By Cindy D. Beverage, Deputy
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NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
2023-C-000088-POCAHONTAS COUNTY –WVTK LLC
To: CAROLYN IRVINE, ELMER TINCHER JR, ELMER TINCHER, JR, CAROLYN IRVINE, ELMER TINCHER JR, DALE TINCHER, DALE TINCHER, ELMER TINCHER JR, ELMER TINCHER JR, ELMER TINCHER JR, CROLYN IRVINE, CAROLYN IRVINE, ELMER TINCHER JR, DALE TINCHER, ELMER TINCHER, JR, CAROLYN IRVINE, DALE TINCHER, ELMER TINCHER JR, IRS, ATTN: ADVISORY CONSOLIDATE RECEIPTS, WV STATE TAX DEPARTMENT, 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 21 PARCE l0018 0000 0000
You will take notice that WVTK LLC, the purchaser of the following real estate, CERT NO. 2023-C-00088, located LITTLE LEVELS DISTRICT, NR BUCKEYE, 1.1 AC (C) FEE, which was returned delinquent or non-entered in the name of TINCHER DALE & STEVE (LIFE) IRVINE, and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and non-entered lands of Pocahontas County at the sale for the delinquent taxes on July 3, 2024. WVTK LLC requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after March 1, 2026, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before February 28, 2026 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 2022 -15401. $ 292.36
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 2023-15465 $ 353.36
Additional taxes with interest. $ 0.00
Auditor’s Certification, Publication, and Redemption fee plus interest. $ 208.95
Amount paid for Title Examination, notice to redeem, publication, personal service, Secretary of State, with interest. $ 878.86
Additional Statutory Fees with Interest. $ 278.68
Total Amount Due and Payable to WV State Auditor – cashier check, money order, certified or personal check. $ 2,012.21
You may redeem at any time before February 28, 2026 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 December 17, 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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