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Notice of Estates

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: March 8, 2019

Estate: MARSHA ANN ASH
Personal Representative: Bruce Ash
638 Winding Lane Road
Volga, WV 26238

Estate: RONALD W. Brown
Personal Representative: Karen E. Brown
3475 Glady Fork Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: CAROLINE D. BRYANT
Personal Representative: Susan Jill Farrar
66 Bridal Ridge Road
French Creek, WV 26218

Estate: HARRY D. FERRELL
Personal Representative: Patricia Lynn Baldwin
506 South Georgia Avenue
Martinsburg, WV 25401

Estate: MARGARET KATHLEEN FERRELL
Personal Representative: Patricia Lynn Baldwin
506 South Georgia Avenue
Martinsburg, WV 25401

Estate: ARDEN E. HISSAM
Personal Representative: Jody M. Rice
228 Lee Street
Weston, WV 26452

Estate: GNELLIA LOUISE JEFFERS
Personal Representative: Anita Jeffers Nelsen
940 Windy Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Estate: GLEMIS JANE KOON
Personal Representative: Orvie W. Koon, Jr.
5352 Secrest Road
Wooster, OH 44691

Estate: CAROLYN KAY LANCE
Personal Representative: Jennifer Kenney
PO Box 124
French Creek, WV 26218

Estate: PAMELA LINGER
Personal Representative: Marilyn Jean Correll
5921 Jefferson Boulevard
Frederick, MD 21703

Estate: ROY E. PETTIT, II
Personal Representative: Donna K. Pettit
2369 Bridge Run Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: GERALD RONALD PHILLIPS
Personal Representative: Ruth C. Shomo
1105 Hunters Fork Road
Belington, WV 26250

Estate: WILLIAM CHESLEY MEARNS
Personal Representative: Patricia Kay Mearns
744 Phillips Dairy Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: JAMES RAY OURS
Personal Representative: Tricia Howell
65 Childers Run Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: CURTIS D. RHOADES
Personal Representative: Susan L. Rhoades
63 Pine Lane
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Estate: KAY L. WINEBRENNER
Personal Representative: Bridgette R. Wilson, Attorney
PO Box 1819
Elkins, WV 26241

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