Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

In Re: Jessica Marie Wingate Civil Action File No. 24CV228

NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME

GEORGIA, Emanuel County

Notice is hereby given that Jessica Marie Wingate, the undersigned, files his petition to the Superior Court of Emanuel County, Georgia on the 21 day of October, 2024, praying for a change in the name of petitioner from Jessica Marie Wingate to Jessica Mari Bell. Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any interested or affected party to appear in said Court and to file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed with said Court within 30 days of the filing of said petition.

This 21 day of October, 2024

Jessica Wingate

Petitioner

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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by COLCRAFT, INC. to DURDEN BANKING COMPANY, INC., P.O. Box 1560, Swainsboro, GA 30401, dated October 23, 2020, and recorded in Deed Book 504, pages 324-329, Emanuel County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Emanuel County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in December, 2024, to wit: December 3, 2024, the following described property:

TRACT ONE: All that tract or parcel of land situate together with improvements, lying and being in the 58th G.M. District of Emanuel County, Georgia in or near the City of Stillmore, containing six (6) acres more or less, fronting on the Western side of Second Street North (Georgia Highway 56). Said property is bounded now or formerly as follows: North by Tract No Two described below; East by Second Street North (Georgia Highway 56); South by an alley and lands of the City of Stillmore; and West by lands of Zachery W. Hooks.

Said property is the same conveyed by a Warranty Deed dated September 7, 1974 from Garland A. Collins to Colcraft, Inc., which is recorded in Deed Book GS, page 545 of the records of the Clerk of Superior Court in Emanuel County, Georgia and designated as all of Blocks 38, 46, 47, Lots 2 through 6 inclusive to Lot 48, containing 6 acres as shown on a plat of survey dated June 15, 1973, made by Walter K. Maupin, Surveyor, which is recorded in Plat Book 7, page 128 of the records of the Clerk of Superior Court of Emanuel County, Georgia.

Said property is currently identified by the Emanuel County Tax Assessors as Map 154, page 042.

SUBJECT TO: Existing easements for public utilities, rights of ways, existing lease agreements and Agricultural Covenants if applicable.

TRACT TWO: All that lot or parcel, of land situate together with improvements, lying and being in the 58th G.M. District of Emanuel County, Georgia, in or near the City of Stillmore, containing 3.440 acres more or less, as shown on a plat of survey prepared by George William Donaldson, Surveyor, dated September 10, 2020 and recorded in Plat Book 23, page 481 of the records of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Emanuel County, Georgia to which reference is made for a more full, complete and accurate description. Said property being bounded as shown on a plat, now or

formerly, as follows: Northeast and East by N 2nd Street; South by property of Colcraft, Inc.; and on the West by property of Zachery W. Hooks.

Said property is a portion of that property conveyed to Zachery W. Hooks by a Personal Representative’s Deed of Assent dated August 3, 2020, which is recorded in Deed Book 501, pages 1-2 of the records of the Clerk of Superior Court of Emanuel County, Georgia.

Said property is that property conveyed by Zachery W. Hooks to Colcraft, Inc. by a Warranty Deed dated October 12, 2020, which is recorded in Deed Book 503, pages 575-576 of the records of the Clerk of Superior Court of Emanuel County, Georgia.

Said property is a portion of that property currently identified by the Emanuel County Tax Assessors Office of Map 154, Parcel 041.

SUBJECT TO: Existing easements for public utilities, rights of ways, existing lease agreements and Agricultural Covenants if applicable.

Said Deed to Secure Debt was executed to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $150,921.60, with interest at the rate specified therein together with all other indebtedness of the borrower to the lender then due or that might thereafter become due, or thereafter become contracted, which was or would be evidenced by a note or notes.

The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Deed to Secure Debt. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorney’s fees. Notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees has been given, as provided by law.

Said property is commonly known as N. Second Street, Stillmore, GA 30464, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the subject property is: COLCRAFT, INC., or tenant or tenants.

Said property will be sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, and covenants, etc.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (2) O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1; and (3) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, the entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: H. Wade Johnson, Durden Banking Company, Inc., P.O. Box 160, Twin City, GA 30471, 478-763-2121.

The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 shall be construed to require the secured creditor to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein.

This sale is conducted on behalf of the secured creditor under the power of sale granted in the aforementioned security instrument, specifically being Durden Banking Company, Inc., as Attorney in Fact for Colcraft, Inc., P.O. Box 1560, Swainsboro, GA 30401.

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

Attorney

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTMEPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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Notice to Debtors and Creditors

All creditors of the estate of Lonzy W. Williams late of Emanuel County, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 25th day of October, 2024

Name: Julia Nell W. Byrd

Title: Executor

Address: 2676 Hwy. 192 S, Twin City, GA 30471

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: ESTATE OF

RICHARD LARSON MADISON, DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 24E0131

NOTICE

IN RE: The Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form in the above-referenced estate having been duly filed.

TO: Unknown Heirs of Joe Louis Brown, Benjamin Brown, Robert Madison, Louis Madison, Willie Madison, Jessie Madison, Dorothy Madison, and Ellen Cooper

This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the petition to probate will in solemn form, in this Court on or before December 2, 2024.

BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.

Don E. Wilkes

Judge of the Probate Court

By: Jeanie Hooks

Clerk of the Probate Court

P. O. Box 70

Swainsboro, Ga. 30401

Address

(478) 237-7091

Telephone Number

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: ESTATE OF

JOHNNY LEE PARKER, DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 24E0132

PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE

TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES and to whom it may concern:

CHRISTINE PARKER has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of JOHNNY LEE PARKER deceased, of said county. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261.) All interested persons are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the Court on or before DECEMBER 9, 2024.

BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.

DON E. WILKES

Judge of the Probate Court

By: Jeanie Hooks

Clerk of the Probate Court

P. O. Box 70

Swainsboro, Ga. 30401

Address

(478) 237-7091

Telephone Number

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SONYA BOWENS GAMBLE NOTICE

TERMINATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION

TO: Gary Wilson and any heir at law of the said Gary Wilson; and any person or entity having any right, title, or interest in or lien upon the following described property.

Take notice that:

The right to redeem the following described property, to wit:

One certain house and lot and all improvements thereon in or near Swainsboro, 53rd G.M. District, Emanuel County, Georgia, and being located in what is known as Lake Luck Subdivision. Said property being located in what is known as Lots Ten (10 and Eleven (11), Block C, revised plat of said subdivision recorded in deed records, Swainsboro, Georgia, Deed Book DR, Page 1B. Said property facing Lake Luck Drive a distance of 117 feet and running back on the East side a distance of 150 feet and being 94.5 feet wide in the rear. Said property being bounded on the North by Lake Luck Drive; on the East by Lot No. 11A, Block C, of said plat; on the South by lands of Waller-Flanders Development Company; and on the West by Lot No. 9, Block C, of said plat.

Known and Numbered as: 136 Lake Luck Drive

As described in Deed Book 186, Page 627 & Deed Book DR, Page 1B. Further described as Map & Parcel S06028.

Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 11th of December, 2024.

The tax deed to which this notice related is dated November 7, 2023, and is recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Emanuel County, Georgia, in Deed Book 563, pages 606-608.

The property may be redeemed at any time before the 11th day of December, 2024, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: Sonya Bowens Gamble, 3550 Hamlin Square SW, Atlanta, GA 30331.

If you have questions or would like to know the redemption amount, please contact my attorney, Morgan Morris Boulineau, at P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401, 478-237-2271.

Please be governed accordingly. This 8th day of November, 2024.

Sonya Bowens Gamble

3550 Hamlin Square SW

Atlanta, GA 30331

Morgan Morris Boulineau

Attorney at Law

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

478-237-2271

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of LENEISE B. DAVIS, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 7th day of November, 2024.

Etha Lin W. Bell, Executrix of the Estate of

Leneise B. Davis, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: ESTATE OF

WILLIAM JAMES FORRISTER JR., DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 23E0120

NOTICE

[For discharge from office and all liability]

IN RE: Petition for Discharge of Personal Representative

TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES and to whom it may concern:

This is to notify you to file an objection, if there is any, to the above-referenced petition, in this

Court on or before December 2, 2024.

BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.

DON E. WILKES

Judge of the Probate Court

By: Jeanie Hooks

Clerk of the Probate Court

P. O. Box 70

Swainsboro, Ga. 30401

Address

(478) 237-7091

Telephone Number