Wednesday, December 18, 2024

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: ESTATE OF

MATTIE MAE PARKER, DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 24E0136

PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE

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

MICHAEL EDWARD PARKER has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of MATTIE MAE 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 23, 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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EDSEL W. HODGES, JR. NOTICE TERMINATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION

TO: Shane David and any heir at law of the said Shane David; 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:

All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the City of Oak Park, in the 58th G.M. Distance of Emanuel County, Georgia, containing 1.00 acre, more or less, and being bounded as follows: on the North a distance of 215 feet by Fowler Road; on the East a distance of 218 feet by Lot 33; on the South a distance of 215 feet by Lot 4 and on the West a distance of 218 feet by Lot 31, said property can be more particularly described as Lot 32 of Sandy Lake Subdivision, East on that Plat of Survey prepared by A. G. Wells G.R.L.S. Number; 1656 dated June 25, 2000 and recorded in the Deed records if the Emanuel County Clerk of Superior Court, said plat having been recorded in June 30, 2000 in Plat Book 19, Page 260. Said plat of survey is by reference incorporated herein for a more complete and accurate description.

As described in Deed Book 436, Page 409. Further described as Map & Parcel 101021A.

Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 27th 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 624-626.

The property may be redeemed at any time before the 27th day of December, 2024, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: Edsel W. Hodges Jr., 5067 Paynes Chapel Road, Millen, Georgia 30442.

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 18th day of November, 2024.

Edsel W. Hodges Jr.

5067 Paynes Chapel Road

Millen, Georgia 30442

Morgan Morris Boulineau

Attorney at Law

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

478-237-2271

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF LESLIE ERIN HUTCHINSON, DECEASED.

All creditors of the estate of Leslie Erin Hutchinson, deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to Richard M. McNeely, attorney for Larry S. Hutchinson, Administrator of the Leslie Erin Hutchinson Estate, at P. O. Box 767, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment of any indebtedness due the estate.

This 18th day of November, 2024.

RICHARD M. MCNEELY,

Attorney for Larry S. Hutchinson,

Administrator of the

Leslie Erin Hutchinson Estate

Richard M. McNeely, P.C.

P. O. Box 767

Swainsboro, Georgia 30401

(478) 237-4225

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF BILLY C. BRINSON, SR., DECEASED.

All creditors of the estate of Billy C. Brinson, Sr., deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to Richard M. McNeely, attorney for Carolyn Amerson Brinson, Administrator of the Billy C. Brinson, Sr., Estate, at P. O. Box 767, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment of any indebtedness due the estate.

This 18th day of November, 2024.

RICHARD M. MCNEELY,

Attorney for Carolyn Amerson Brinson,

Administrator of the

Billy C. Brinson, Sr., Estate

Richard M. McNeely, P.C.

P. O. Box 767

Swainsboro, Georgia 30401

(478) 237-4225

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF GARY ALEXANDER MOSELEY

All creditors of the estate of GARY ALEXANDER MOSELEY, deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to James Malcolm Moseley, care of J. Kendall Gross, J. KENDALL GROSS, P.C., P.O. Box 695, Metter, Georgia 30439.

This November 21st, 2024.

James Malcolm Moseley

Administrator of the Estate of

Gary Alexander Moseley, Deceased

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STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF SUSAN MAE FLEMING BRYANT

All creditors of the estate of SUSAN MAE FLEMING BRYANT, deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to Linda B. Hairr, care of Cindy C. Delgado, J. KENDALL GROSS, P.C., P.O. Box 695, Metter, Georgia 30439.

This November 21st, 2024.

Linda B. Hairr

Executor of the Estate of

Susan Mae Fleming Bryant, Deceased

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IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN THE INTEREST OF:

E.L. SEX: M DOB: 9/11/2008 CASE #24JV98

CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.

NOTICE OF SUMMONS

TO: AMANDA BURGESS

You are hereby notified that the above-styled action has been brought by the Emanuel County Department of Family and Children Services, and the Georgia Department of Human Services, seeking custody of the above named child pursuant to its Petition for Dependency; that said action has been filed in the Juvenile Court of Emanuel County, Georgia; and that by reason of an Order for Service of Summons by Publication dated _November 20, 2024__you are hereby notified that you may obtain a copy of the petition from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Emanuel County, Georgia and may file with the Clerk of said Court and serve upon Marnique Oliver, Petitioner’s Attorney, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 308, 115 S. Racetrack Street, Swainsboro, Georgia, 30401, an answer to the petition at any time prior to the Final Hearing.

You are hereby commanded and required to appear before this court on the __9th_day of __JANUARY, 2025_at the EMANUEL County Courthouse in Swainsboro, Georgia at 10:00 a.m., for a FINAL HEARING on this issue and show cause, if any you have, why the relief requested in the petition should not be granted. You are hereby commanded and required to appear before this Court at said final hearing or the findings of the Court will be made the permanent order of this Court in the above case. You must attend the final hearing in order to preserve your rights. At the final hearing you will be given an opportunity to show cause, if any you have, why the relief requested in the petition should not be granted.

The parties notified hereby are entitled to legal counsel in the proceedings, and the Court will appoint legal counsel if any party should be unable, without undue hardship, to employ counsel.

The Findings of Fact and Order of Disposition made at the Hearing will become final at the Final Hearing unless the party served by publication appears at the Final Hearing. If the party served by publication fails to appear at the Final Hearing on the petition, the Findings of Fact and Interlocutory Orders made will become final without further evidence and will be governed by the Juvenile Court Code as if made at the Final Hearing. If the party served by publication appears at the Final Hearing, the Interlocutory findings and Orders shall be vacated and disregarded, and the hearing shall proceed upon the allegations of the motion.

A copy of this petition may be obtained at no charge from the Office of the Clerk of Court between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

WITNESS, the Honorable Sherri McDonald, Judge of said Juvenile Court.

This ________ day of ___________________, 2024.

Clerk, Emanuel County Juvenile Court

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Eva Estelle Collins, 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 21st day of November, 2024.

Richard Gregory Bush, Executor of the Estate of

Eva Estelle Collins, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Billy Dawson, 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 21st day of November, 2024.

Willie J. Dawson, Jr., Administrator of the

Estate of Billy Dawson, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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SONYA BOWENS GAMBLE NOTICE

TERMINATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION

TO: James B. Daniels and any heir at law of the said James B. Daniels; 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 tract or parcel of land situate, lying, and being in the City of Swainsboro, 53rd G.M. District, Emanuel County, Georgia, as shown on a plat prepared by Billy Flanders, surveyor, dated June 5, 1974, and recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 206, said plat is hereby incorporated herein for a more full, complete, and accurate description hereof. Said property being bounded as shown on said plat, as follows: Northwest by Stevens Street; Northeast by property of Bobby Ricks; Southeast by other property of Adrian Housing Corporation; and Southwest by land now or formerly owned by Frank Flanders.

Said property is the same as described in a Quitclaim Deed from the United States of America, acting by and through Farmers Home Administration to Lola Mar Habersham dated August 2, 1983, and recorded in Deed Book IG, Pages 35-36, of Emanuel County Clerk’s Records.

As described in Deed Book 257, Page 420. Further described as Map & Parcel 095C020.

Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 27th 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 621-623.

The property may be redeemed at any time before the 27th 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 21st 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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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF TOOMBS

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

IN RE: The Estate of Gary Eugene Waters, deceased.

All debtors or creditors of the Estate of Gary Eugene Waters, deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are to make immediate payment to me.

This 25th day of November, 2024.

HILLARY D. EARLS

Attorney for Executor, Gail Waters

BRYANT & O’CONNOR LAW FIRM

P.O. Box 28

Vidalia, GA 30475

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TO: GARY N. WILSON, EAGLE NECK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., GLOBAL PARTS INTERNATIONAL, INC., MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, ELLINGTON INSURANCE, INC., and anyone claiming an interest in the property described below.

Take Notice That:

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

All that tract or parcel of land lying, situate and being in the City of Swainsboro, 53rd G.M. District of Emanuel County, Georgia, fronting 90 feet on Richard Street, and extending back between parallel lines a distance of 258 feet, and being designated as Lot No. 6 on a plat prepared by Frank J. For, Surveyor, dated April 21, 1961, and recorded in Emanuel County Clerk’s Office in Plat Book 1, page 401, and plat made by Walter K. Maupin, Surveyor, dated May 1, 1969, an drecorded in Plat Book 5, Page 96, aforesaid records, and to which plat reference is hereby made for descriptive and all other legal purposes. Said Lot No. 6 being more minutely described as follows: Beginning at an iron stake located on the northern edge of Richard Street which is located 707.63 feet North 88 degrees 56 minutes West from the northwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Highway No. 1 and Richard Street; thence running North88 degrees 56 minutes West along the northern edge of Richard Street 90 feet; thence turning and running North 01 degrees 04 minutes East a distance of 258 feet; thence turning and running South 01 degrees 04 minutes West a distance of 258 feet to the point of beginning.

Said plat is hereby incorporated by specific reference for descriptive and all other legal purposes.

Said tract of land is known as 214 Harmon Road, Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia and further known as Map/Parcel S28047 in the Tax Assessor’s Office of Emanuel County, Georgia.

will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 30th day of DECEMBER, 2024. The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated the 7th day of November, 2023, and is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Emanuel County, Georgia, in Deed Book 563, at page 609-611.

The property may be redeemed at any time before the 30th day of DECEMBER, 2024, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: 12 Siebald Street, Statesboro, Georgia 30458.

ROBERT K. BELL, JR. INVESTMENTS, INC.

Stephen T. Rushing, Esq.

Taulbee, Rushing, Snipes, Marsh & Hodgin, LLC

12 Siebald Street, Statesboro, Georgia 30458

912/764-9055

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT WAYNE GULLEDGE, DECEASED.

All creditors of the estate of Robert Wayne Gulledge, deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to Richard M. McNeely, attorney for Melissa Gulledge, Administrator of the Robert Wayne Gulledge Estate, at P. O. Box 767, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment of any indebtedness due the estate.

This 26th day of November, 2024.

RICHARD M. MCNEELY,

Attorney for Melissa Gulledge,

Administrator of the

Robert Wayne Gulledge Estate

Richard M. McNeely, P.C.

P. O. Box 767

Swainsboro, Georgia 30401

(478) 237-4225

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Wilber Mincey, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Attorney Morgan M. Boulineau at 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 3rd day of December, 2024.

Keith Mincey, Executor of the Estate of

Wilber Mincey, decedent

Morgan M. Boulineau, Attorney

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

DOUGLAS PETERSON, DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 24E0143

PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE

[Strike the sentence in parenthesis below if not applicable.]

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

JEROME RENO PETERSON has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of DOUGLAS PETERSON, 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 JANUARY 6, 2025.

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: ALYSON ABELL

Clerk of the Probate Court

125 S. Main Street Swainsboro, GA 30401

Address

478-237-7091

Telephone Number

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PROBATE COURT GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

Re: Estate of Cecil Strong

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

All creditors of the Estate of CECIL STRONG, deceased, late of Emanuel County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 4th day of December, 2024.

ROBERTA B. STRONG, Executor

1757 GA Highway 56 North

Swainsboro, GA 30401

Huey W. Spearman

Attorney for Executor

701 Carswell Avenue

Waycross, GA 31501

(912) 284-9030

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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 from Cynthia D. Pena to O.F.A. Investments, Inc., A Georgia Corporation, dated March 4, 2013, recorded in Deed Book 382, Pages 38-43, Emanuel County, Georgia records. Said Deed to Secure Debt having been given to secure a note dated March 4, 2013, in the original principal sum of Eleven Thousand Three Hundred and 00/100 ($11,300.00) Dollars with interest from date at the rate stated in said note on the unpaid balance until paid, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door at Emanuel County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in January, 2025, the property described in said Deed to Secure Debt, to wit:

ALL that lot or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of Georgia, County of Emanuel, and being known and designated as Lot 1, containing 0.76 acres, more or less, and Lot 2, containing 0.72 acres more or less, and fronting on Princess Street, as more particularly shown on a plat thereof recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Emanuel County, Georgia in Plat Book 20, Page 42A; reference being made to said plat for a more complete and accurate description as to the metes, bounds, and location of said property Said property is commonly known as 221 Durden Road, Twin City, Georgia 30471.

The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, the non-payment of the monthly installments on said loan. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, including legal fees.

This sale will be held subject to all unpaid taxes, assessments, and restrictions of record, if any, transfer tax and all state and county taxes.

Said property will be sold as the property of Cynthia D. Pena, the property to the best information, knowledge, and belief of the undersigned, being presently in the possession Cynthia D. Pena, and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all the expenses of said sale, including attorney’s fees, all as provided in said deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

Terms of the sale are to be cash, purchaser paying for papers, revenue stamps, and all state and county taxes.

This 20th day of November, 2024.

Cynthia D. Pena

By and through her attorney-in-fact

Franklin Properties of Georgia, Inc.

O. Franklin Askin, Jr., P.C.

Attorney at law

2913 Professional Parkway

Augusta, GA 30907

(706) 860-9266

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To: Lloyd George Patrick, Arnetha Brewington As Administrator of the Estate of Lloyd George Patrick, Cheryl Althea Patrick, Michelle Kimberly Patrick, Michael Patrick, and any and all other heirs at law of Lloyd George Patrick, and any and all other lienholders or creditors of Lloyd George Patrick, and any person 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:

All that tract or parcel of land lying, situate, and being in the 1208th G.M. District of Emanuel County, Georgia, containing One (1) acre, more or less, and known as the Green School Property and shown by plat made by Walter K. Maupin, Surveyor, dated March 19, 1980, which is recorded in the Office of Clerk, Emanuel Superior Court, in Plat Book 10, Page 641, to which reference is made as a part of this description and bounded as follows: Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest by lands of Fannie Myers; and Northwest by lands of Glenn Ashley. Said property is the second tract described in Warranty Deed from Woodie D. McLean, et. al. to Edward A. Durden dated March 14, 1974, and recorded in said records in Deed Book GG, Page 437.

Map & Parcel 069 107.

Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after January 17, 2025.

The tax deed to which this notice relates 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 618-620.

The property may be redeemed at any time before the 17th day of January, 2025, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: 120 St. Galilee Rd, Midville, GA 30441.

If you have questions or would like to know the redemption amount, please contact my attorney, Richard M. McNeely, at P.O. Box 767, Swainsboro, GA 30401 or call him at 478-237-4225.

Please be governed accordingly. This 11th day of December, 2024.C & P LAND & FARM INVESTMENTS, LLC

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Richard Larson Madison, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Attorney Morgan M. Boulineau at 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 12th day of December, 2024.

Angie Denise Madison Jones, Executrix of the Estate of

Richard Larson Madison, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN THE INTEREST OF:

K.P. SEX: F DOB: 04/07/2014 CASE # 24JV95

A.P. SEX: M DOB: 10/27/2017 CASE#24JV95

CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.

NOTICE OF SUMMONS

TO: JOSE FERNANDE

You are hereby notified that the above-styled action has been brought by the Emanuel County Department of Family and Children Services, and the Georgia Department of Human Services, seeking custody of the above named child pursuant to its Petition for Dependency; that said action has been filed in the Juvenile Court of Emanuel County, Georgia; and that by reason of an Order for Service of Summons by Publication dated ____December 11, 2024_________________ _, you are hereby notified that you may obtain a copy of the petition from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Emanuel County, Georgia and may file with the Clerk of said Court and serve upon Marnique Oliver, Petitioner’s Attorney, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 308, 115 S. Racetrack Street, Swainsboro, Georgia, 30401, an answer to the petition at any time prior to the Final Hearing.

You are hereby commanded and required to appear before this court on the __13th _day of _____March, 2025__at the EMANUEL County Courthouse in Swainsboro, Georgia at 10:00 a.m., for a FINAL HEARING on this issue and show cause, if any you have, why the relief requested in the petition should not be granted. You are hereby commanded and required to appear before this Court at said final hearing or the findings of the Court will be made the permanent order of this Court in the above case. You must attend the final hearing in order to preserve your rights. At the final hearing you will be given an opportunity to show cause, if any you have, why the relief requested in the petition should not be granted.

The parties notified hereby are entitled to legal counsel in the proceedings, and the Court will appoint legal counsel if any party should be unable, without undue hardship, to employ counsel.

The Findings of Fact and Order of Disposition made at the Hearing will become final at the Final Hearing unless the party served by publication appears at the Final Hearing. If the party served by publication fails to appear at the Final Hearing on the petition, the Findings of Fact and Interlocutory Orders made will become final without further evidence and will be governed by the Juvenile Court Code as if made at the Final Hearing. If the party served by publication appears at the Final Hearing, the Interlocutory findings and Orders shall be vacated and disregarded, and the hearing shall proceed upon the allegations of the motion.

A copy of this petition may be obtained at no charge from the Office of the Clerk of Court between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

WITNESS, the Honorable Sherri McDonald, Judge of said Juvenile Court.

This ________ day of ___________________, 2024.

Clerk, Emanuel County Juvenile Court