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 commission.
First Publication Date: September 10, 2026
Claim Deadline Date: November 9, 2026
ESTATE NUMBER: 14905
ESTATE OF: WALTER LANE, JR.
ADMINISTRATRIX: Melissa New
414 Wildcat Run Road
Marlinton, WV. 24954
ESTATE NUMBER: 14921
ESTATE OF: SAMUEL ALLISON SHEETS
EXECUTOR: Lance Ray Sheets
99 Herold Street
Craigsville, WV 26205
ESTATE NUMBER: 14927
ESTATE OF: RICHARD WANLESS
ADMINISTRATRIX: Amanda L. Dilley
15922 Pocahontas Trail
White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986
ESTATE NUMBER: 14928
ESATE OF: MICHAEL A. TAYLOR
ADMINISTRATRIX: Cynthia Taylor
13873 Frost Road
Dunmore, WV 24934
Subscribed and sworn to before me on September 4, 2026.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
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