IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Civil Action No. CC-18-2023-C-110 Hon. Lora Dyer AEP WEST VIRGINIA TRANSMISSION COMPANY, INC., a West Virginia corporation, Petitioner, vs. DOLLIE WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, WALTER WESLEY WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, DELTON LINCOLN WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, CHAD G. MAST, ASHLEY MAST, CORY MAST, SHANE MAST, DANNY RUSSELL WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, MELISSA SMITH, DANIELLE WILLIAMS, BRITTANY WILLLIAMS AKA BRITTANY N. WALKER, LORI CYRUS, DORIS JEAN WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, ERIC WILLIAMS, RANDY WILLIAMS, RUTH HINKLE, BETTY BALIS, JOYCE MYERS, FLO CORNS AKA FLORETTA CORNS, UNKNOWN PERSONS/OWNERS and ROSS H. MELLINGER, SHERIFF OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, Respondents. LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR ON DECEMBER 3, 2025, AT 11:00 A.M., FOR JUST COMPENSATION HEARING TO: RESPONDENTS, DOLLIE WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, WALTER WESLEY WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, DELTON LINCOLN WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, CHAD G. MAST, ASHLEY MAST, CORY MAST, SHANE MAST, DANNY RUSSELL WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, MELISSA SMITH, DANIELLE WILLIAMS, BRITTANY WILLIAMS AKA BRITTANY N. WALKER, LORI CYRUS, DORIS JEAN WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, ERIC WILLIAMS, RANDY WILLIAMS, RUTH HINKLE, BETTY BALIS, JOYCE MYERS, FLO CORNS AKA FLORETTA CORNS, UNKNOWN PERSONS/ OWNERS, AND ROSS H. MELLINGER, SHERIFF OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Notice is hereby given to Dollie Williams' Unknown Heirs, Walter Wesley Williams' Unknown Heirs, Delton Lincoln Williams' Unknown Heirs, Chad G. Mast, Ashley Mast, Cory Mast, Shane Mast, Danny Russell Williams' Unknown Heirs, Melissa Smith, Danielle Williams, Brittany Williams aka Brittany N. Walker, Lori Cyrus, Doris Jean Williams' Unknown Heirs, Eric Williams, Randy Williams, Ruth Hinkle, Betty Balis, Joyce Myers, Flo Corns aka Floretta Corns, Unknown Persons/Owners, and Ross H. Mellinger, Sheriff of Jackson County, West Virginia (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "the aforementioned respondents"), that, pursuant to W. Va. Code 54-1-1, et seq., and 54-2-1, et seq., and all applicable West Virginia statutes, a hearing to determine just compensation will be held on December 3, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., in this action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, West Virginia, before Judge Lora Dyer in relation to a Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry, which was filed and granted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, West Virginia, and is known as Civil Action No. CC-18-2023-C-110, and styled AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc. vs. Dollie Williams' Unknown Heirs, et al. Said just compensation hearing will address real property for the construction of electrical transmission, distribution, and communication lines and appurtenant equipment and fixtures, and condemnation and right of entry on behalf of AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc. situate, lying, and being on the waters of Dudeon Fork, in Ripley District, Jackson County, West Virginia, identified as Tax Map 53, Parcel 49, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jackson County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 0190, at page 0040, and being more specifically bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a stone on a steep bank on the West side of a branch; thence making six new lines S. 39 W. 19 poles 14 feet to a forked buckeye tree on top of the hill; thence N. 67-1/2 W. 5-1/2 poles to a white oak sapling; thence N. 86 W. 42-1/2 poles to a stone on a flat; thence N. 86 W. 42-1/2 poles to a stone on a flat; thence N. 89-1/2 W. 36 poles to a stone Southeast of residence; thence S. 73-1/2 W. 26-1/4 poles to a white oak tree on West hillside; thence N. 88-1/2 W. 11-1/2 poles to a stone in Cunninham's line on West side of drain and with said line; thence N. 70 E. 72 poles and 20 links to a stone on the ridge near public road; thence with meanderings of said public road S. 54-1/2 E. 12 poles to a stone; thence S. 10 E. 15 poles and 12 links to a stone; thence S. 65 E. 20 poles to a stone; thence S. 72-1/2 E. 19 poles 22 links to a white oak bush; thence S. 62-1/2 E. 11 poles and 11 links to a stone; thence N. 62-1/2 E. 16 poles 8 links to a stone on a bank; thence S. 68 E. 55 poles to the place of beginning, containing 24-3/4 acres, more or less. The aforementioned respondents are hereby notified a copy of said Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry may be obtained from the Jackson County Circuit Clerk's office at 100 Court Street, Ripley, West Virginia, 25271, for the purposes of appearing and defending. The said Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry may also be obtained from the attorneys for AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc., Stephen F. Gandee, Post Office Box 128, 140 West Main Street, Suite 300, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 26302-0128, or Douglas C. McElwee, 700 Virginia Street East, Suite 400, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301. The aforementioned respondents are further notified that, at the said hearing to determine just compensation on December 3, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, West Virginia, located at 100 Court Street, Ripley, West Virginia, 25271, before the Honorable Lora Dyer and Commissioners, you may appear for hearing and presentation of evidence, and are notified that any failure to appear and/or present evidence may result in the waiver of any and all defenses or claims, if any, you may have regarding just compensation or otherwise in this action. Entered by the Clerk of said Court on this 1st day of October, 2025. BRUCE DEWEES JACKSON COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK By: Deputy Clerk Submitted by: /s/ Stephen F. Gandee Douglas C. McElwee (W. Va. State Bar I.D.: 2449) Stephen F. Gandee (W. Va. State Bar I.D.: 5204) Post Office Box 1791 Charleston, West Virginia 25326 (304) 347-8310 Attorneys for Petitioner IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA Civil Action No. CC-18-2023-C-110 Hon. Lora Dyer AEP WEST VIRGINIA TRANSMISSION COMPANY, INC., a West Virginia corporation, Petitioner, vs. DOLLIE WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, WALTER WESLEY WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, DELTON LINCOLN WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, CHAD G. MAST, ASHLEY MAST, CORY MAST, SHANE MAST, DANNY RUSSELL WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, MELISSA SMITH, DANIELLE WILLIAMS, BRITTANY WILLLIAMS AKA BRITTANY N. WALKER, LORI CYRUS, DORIS JEAN WILLIAMS' UNKNOWN HEIRS, ERIC WILLIAMS, RANDY WILLIAMS, RUTH HINKLE, BETTY BALIS, JOYCE MYERS, FLO CORNS AKA FLORETTA CORNS, UNKNOWN PERSONS/OWNERS and ROSS H. MELLINGER, SHERIFF OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, Respondents. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 1st day of October, 2025, the foregoing Legal Notice of Publication and Notice to Appear on December 3, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. was filed with the Clerk of this Court through the Court's electronic filing system and is being served first class mail upon the following: Chad G. Mast 230 1st Avenue Ripley, West Virginia 25271 Ashley Mast 9 Cheryl Drive Ravenswood, West Virginia 26164 Cory Mast 219 3rd Avenue Ripley, West Virginia 25271 Shane Mast 460 E. Highland Avenue Wooster, Ohio 44691 Danielle Williams 617 Markley Avenue Orrville, Ohio 44667 Brittany Williams a/k/a Brittany N. Walker 3240 Pickbury Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 Lori Cyrus 9680 W. High Street Orrville, Ohio 44667 Eric Williams 4400 Melrose Drive #105 Wooster, Ohio 44691 Randy Williams 10318 McQuaid Road Orrville, Ohio 44667 Ruth Hinkle 158 Mill Street N. Dalton, Ohio 44618 Betty Balis 3730 Forrer Road Orrville, Ohio 44667 Joyce Myers 1045 Schrock Road Orrville, Ohio 44667 Flo Corns a/k/a Floretta Corns 999 Valley Blvd. Elyria, Ohio 44035 Ross H. Mellinger Sheriff of Jackson County, West Virginia 100 South Maple Street Ripley, West Virginia 25271 /s/ Stephen F. Gandee Stephen F. Gandee (W. Va. State Bar I.D.: 5204) LC-360786 10-11,18;2025
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