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 19, 2024
Claim Deadline: Monday, February 17, 2025
ESTATE NUMBER: 14696
ESTATE OF: SAMUEL SHERMAN GIBSON II
EXECUTOR: Gregory Hamons
818 Callison Road
Hillsboro, WV 24946-8542
ESTATE NUMBER: 14712
ESTATE OF: PEGGY ANN MCCARTY
CO-EXECUTRIX: Christine S. Puffenbarger
P. O. Box 442
Marlinton, WV 24954-0442
CO-EXECUTOR: Ricky Lee McCarty
87 Old Route 39 Road
Marlinton, WV 24954-5855
ESTATE NUMBER: 14713
ESTATE OF: ZONA LEE HOOVER
EXECUTOR: Roger Ober
324 Beaver Creek Road
Marlinton, WV 24954-5918
ESTATE NUMBER: 14714
ESTATE OF: RICKY EUGENE MILLER
EXECUTRIX: Donna Solliday Miller
1428 Seebert Wilfong Road
Marlinton, WV 24954-9735
ESTATE NUMBER 14715
ESTATE OF: LANCE AUSTIN EADS
ADMINISTRATRIX: Jasmine Shearer
1423 Stamping Creek Road
Hillsboro, WV 24946-8785
Subscribed and sworn to before me on December 13, 2024.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
12/19/2c
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.
ESTATE NAME: FRANKLIN JAY WIDNEY II
P. O. Box 511
Huddleston, VA 24104-0511
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR:
Doreen Widney
P. O. Box 511
Huddleston, VA 24104-0511
Subscribed and sworn to before me on December 16, 2024.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
12/19/2c
IN THE FAMILY COURT
OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
24-D-34
IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR
FROM: N. T. W.
TO: N. T. F.
CHANGE OF NAME PROCEEDING
Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of February 2025, at 1:00 o’clock p.m. at Family Court, 818 C 10th Avenue, Marlinton, WV, on said day or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard before the Honorable Joyce H. Carpenter, the Petitioner, Dwana Fitzgerald, will apply by petition to the Family Court of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, for the entry of an order by said court, changing her child’s name from N. T. W. to N. T. F. at which time and place any interested party may appear and be heard if they so desire.
You are hereby notified that this matter may be rescheduled without further notice or publication.
A copy of said petition can be obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit/Family Court, Connie M. Carr, at her office at 900 D 10th Avenue, Marlinton, West Virginia, 24954.
Dated this 10th day of December 2024.
Connie M. Carr
Pocahontas County Circuit Clerk
By Cindy D. Beverage, Deputy
12/19/2c
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, MICHAEL C. DOSS, Trustee, by virtue of that certain Deed of Trust executed by New AA & R, LLC dba Lucy’s Grocery, for the benefit of John D. Moore, said Deed of Trust bearing date the 3rd day of August, 2022, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book 409, at page 573, the makers, having defaulted in payment of the note secured by said Deed of Trust as provided by the terms thereof, and the beneficial holder of the said note, John D. Moore, having declared the whole of the indebtedness thereunder to be due and payable; and having demanded the undersigned in writing to make sale of the real estate described in said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale and sell at public auction to the highest responsible bidder on the 6th day of January, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., at the front steps of the Pocahontas County Courthouse in the City of Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the premises, being and consisting of the following:
All of those certain tracts or parcels of real estate, including the improvements, appurtenances and easements thereunto belonging, situate in the Town of Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, known as Lots 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, Block 44.
And being the same lots, tracts or parcels of real estate that were acquired by New AA & R, LLC, a West Virginia Limited Liability Company, by the provisions of a Deed of Conveyance from John D. Moore, said Deed bearing date the 3rd day of August, 2022, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 403, at page 95.
The above-described real estate shall be sold subject to any claims, liens, assessments, taxes, restrictions, covenants, conditions, and encumbrances against the same.
The Trustee shall convey title with covenants of Special Warranty. The purchaser shall pay all taxes due and payable against the said property, the cost of the preparation of the Deed of Conveyance from the Trustee, the cost of any transfer tax and recording fees due upon the recordation of the deed.
TERMS OF SALE: 10% of bid payable to the Trustee on the day of sale and the balance within thirty (30) days.
CONDITION OF SALE: Said property shall be sold to the highest responsible bidder, with the right reserved to the said John D. Moore, to bid at said sale and to continue the said sale by declaration from time to time, as they may choose.
Given unto my hand this the 9th day of December, 2024.
Michael C. Doss, Trustee
12/19/3c
NOTICE OF THIRD AND FINAL READING
The Marlinton Town Council will hold the third and final reading of Revisions to an Ordinance to Implement a Municipal Sales and Service Tax and Municipal Use Tax Monday, December 30, 2024, at 4:15 p.m. at the Marlinton Municipal Building Auditorium.
The proposed revised ordinance is available to the public at the Town Hall Office, Marlinton Municipal Building, 709 Second Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954 Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Interested parties may appear at the meeting to be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance revisions.
Mary K. Clendenen
Recorder, Town of Marlinton
12/19/2c
