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IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION,
UPSHUR COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

NOTICE OF ESTATES

Notice is hereby given of the following named estates, the Upshur County Commission has granted Letters Testamentary or of Administration to the person(s) named. Any interested person objecting to such notice, shall file such objection with Carol J. Smith, Upshur County Clerk, the address of which is Room 101, 40 West Main Street, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201, within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication or within thirty (30) days of service of the Notice of Personal Representative, whichever is later. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s Attorney are set forth below.

All interested persons are notified that:

Any interested person seeking to impeach or establish a Will must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Article 5, Sections 11, 12, or 13 of the West Virginia Code, as amended.

Any interested person objecting to the qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are required to file their objections with this Court within sixty (60) days after the date of first publication or thirty (30) days of service of the notice, whichever is later.

Any interested person filing a claim against the estate must file within sixty (60) days of the date of first publication in accordance with Chapter 44, Article 2, Section 1 or Chapter 43, Article 3-A, Section 1 of the West Virginia Code.

The date of the first publication of this Notice is: April 5, 2019

Estate: JAMES E. ALDERMAN
Personal Representative: Ronald Joe Alderman II
40 Bethlehem Road
French Creek, WV 26218

Estate: RUTH ANN POLING CAMPBELL
Personal Representative: Martin D. Campbell
5891 Hall Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: BOBBY CHARLES CARPENTER
Personal Representative: Kimberly D. Overton
85 Cove View Lane
Ripley, WV 25271

Estate: CAROLYN PEARL CARPENTER
Personal Representative: Kimberly D. Overton
85 Cove View Lane
Ripley, WV 25271

Estate: KATHLEEN WALLS CLEAVENGER
Personal Representative: Phillip G. Walls
41 Mount Vista Drive
Valley Bend, WV 26293

Estate: GEORGE TAYLOR DOUGLAS
Personal Representative: Sharon Miller
214 Randolph Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: LOWELL W. ELBON
Co-Personal Representative: David K. Elbon
1245 Abbott Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Co-Personal Representative: Gary L. Elbon
1279 Abbott Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Fiduciary Commissioner: Daya Masada Wright
12 North Kanawha Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: BUCK OAKIE FRYE
Personal Representative: Gailann Frye
153 South Kanawha Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: DANE I. GRUBB
Co-Personal Representative: James Joseph Grubb
242 Seneca Circle
Winfield, WV 25213
Co-Personal Representative: Robert Manley
7 Third Avenue
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: WILLIAM E. HARRIS
Personal Representative: James Lloyd Harris
804 George Street
Belpre, OH 45714

Estate: JOHN PAUL HUDAK
Personal Representative: Shirley A. Hudak
172 Fayette Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: JAMES EDWARD JAMISON
Personal Representative: David H. Coffman, Sheriff
38 West Main Street, Room 101
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Fiduciary Commissioner: Daya Masada Wright
12 North Kanawha Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: LINNIE GENEVA JAMISON
Personal Representative: David H. Coffman, Sheriff
38 West Main Street, Room 101
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Fiduciary Commissioner: Daya Masada Wright
12 North Kanawha Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: EVELYN I. KNABENSHUE
Personal Representative: Johnna C. Lowther
7 Nelson Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Fiduciary Commissioner: Daya Masada Wright
12 North Kanawha Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: ROSEANN B. MARSHALL
Personal Representative: Susan N. Marshall Harsh
11 Sedgwick Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: JOHN V. McGREW, JR.
Personal Representative: Michael D. McGrew
31 Gaston Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: ELIZABETH JO MOORE
Personal Representative: Tabitha Jean Deal
1100 Wyndham Lane
Sandusky, OH 44870

Estate: DORIS ANN MOSS
Co-Personal Representative: Samuel Kent Smallwood
321 Pheasant Ridge Road
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Co-Personal Representative: Aeric Kevin Smallwood
PO Box 162
Republic, OH 44867

Estate: PHYLLIS JEAN MOUL
Personal Representative: Barbara Ann Lane
2110 Little Sand Run Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Attorney: Mark H. Reed
PO Box 310
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: MARK COLET MULLENS
Personal Representative: Kathy Miller
403 Skelton Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: LOIS L. OLDAKER
Personal Representative: Bradley R. Oldaker
PO Box 436
Weston, WV 26452
Fiduciary Commissioner: Daya Masada Wright
12 North Kanawha Street
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: ROBERT ZANE SHIPMAN
Personal Representative: Lounett Faye Shipman
89 McCartney Drive
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: DONNA R. STARR
Personal Representative: Carl J. Starr
238 Mick Hill Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: DONALD GAY WAMSLEY, I
Personal Representative: Alpha Hope Wamsley
364 Lick Run Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Dated this 5th day of April 2019.

Carol J. Smith County Clerk of Upshur County West Virginia

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