Notice of Administration to Creditors,
Distributees & Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Wood County Clerk ‘s Office at 1 Court Square Parkersburg, WV 26101. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of West Virginia Code 41-5-11 through 13. Any interested person objecting to the qualifications of the personal representative or the venue or jurisdiction of the court, shall file written notice of an objection with the County Commission through the Wood County Clerk ‘s Office at the address listed above within 60 days after the date of the first publication or within 30 days of the service of the notice, whichever is later. If an objection is not filed timely, the objection is forever barred. Any person interested in filing claims against an estate must file them in accordance with West Virginia Code 44-2 or 44-3A.
Settlement of the estate(s) of the following named decedent(s) will proceed without reference to a fiduciary commissioner unless within 60 days from the first publication of this notice a reference is requested by a party of interest or an unpaid creditor files a claim and good cause is shown to support reference to a fiduciary commissioner.
Publication Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Claim Deadline: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Appointment Date: 11/13/2025
Estate Name: Carol Lynn Bennett
Administrator Donald Bennett
53 Haddam Place West
Westerville OH 43081-1266
Appointment Date: 07/29/2025 Delinquent
Estate Name: Lucille Marie Branham
Administrator Edward R Warf
7458 Elk Fork Road
Middlebourne WV 26149-7660
Appointment Date: 09/03/2025
Estate Name: Veda Carpenter
Executrix Melissa Morrison
357 North Meadowlark Dr
Williamstown WV 26187-8270
Appointment Date: 07/25/2025 Delinquent
Estate Name: Steve Eugene Combs
Executrix Terri Lynn Combs
915 31St Street
Parkersburg WV 26104-2435
Appointment Date: 11/19/2025
Estate Name: James D Cross
Executrix Kimberly D Cross
Aka Kimberly Starkey
806 24Th Street
Parkerburg WV 26101-2644
Appointment Date: 11/04/2025 Delinquent
Estate Name: Edith Lorraine Gilmore
Administrator Wood County Sheriff
Appointment Date: 07/23/2025
Estate Name: Richard Wesley
Bunting Gonzalez
Administrator Matthew D Wright
4420 14Th Ave
Parkersburg WV 26101-7064
Appointment Date: 10/02/2025
Estate Name: James Leonard Grogg
Administratrix Mary E Grogg
2606 Villa Drive
Parkersburg WV 26101-9068
Appointment Date: 11/14/2025
Estate Name: Ruth Ann Gustke
Executor David A Gustke
112 Carriage Lane
Parkersburg WV 26104-8664
Appointment Date: 10/21/2025
Estate Name: Kenneth Robert
Hickenbottom
Administratrix Kimberly A Hickenbottom
1103 Old Rosemar Road
Parkersburg WV 26104-7613
Appointment Date: 11/06/2025
Estate Name: Arthur G Hollandsworth
Executor William G Hollandsworth
342 Beeson Run Road
Walker WV 26180-5556
Appointment Date: 07/28/2025 Delinquent
Estate Name: Betty Jo Howard
Executrix Marsha C Plybon
2800 Emerson Ave
Parkersburg WV 26104-2521
Appointment Date: 08/28/2025
Estate Name: Roxanne Lynn Jarrell
Administrator Christopher Mellott
906 32Nd Street
Parkersburg WV 26104-1749
Appointment Date: 10/17/2025
Estate Name: James R Jonas
Executrix Judtih Layne Jonas
203 Brooktree Drive
Parkersburg WV 26101-7470
Appointment Date: 11/20/2025
Estate Name: Roberta Powell Lemley
Administratrix Johnnie D Lee-Smith
250 Taylor Dr
Piney Flats TN 37686-4636
Appointment Date: 10/28/2025
Estate Name: Sandra K Osgood
Executor Theodore J Osgood
8205 Southern Highway
Rockport WV 26169-8194
Appointment Date: 10/08/2025
Estate Name: Loretta Jane Philbrick
Executor Basil Arthur Philbrick
2103 Capital Dr
Parkersburg WV 26101-6830
Appointment Date: 11/07/2025
Estate Name: Mary R Rader
Executor Brian E Rader
3202 9Th Ave
Vienna WV 26105-2426
Appointment Date: 10/17/2025
Estate Name: Merline Jerry Ross
Administratrix Patsy Marie Ross
12387 Pleasant Home Road
Marshalville OH 44645-9757
Appointment Date: 11/10/2025
Estate Name: Mychal Seth Sabatino
Administratrix Mary Beth Sabatino
125 Keyser St
Marietta OH 45750-2058
Appointment Date: 08/26/2025
Estate Name: Ronald G Sams
Executrix Patricia R Sams
7635 Pike St
Mineral Wells WV 26150-7069
Appointment Date: 11/03/2025
Estate Name: Gary L Shultz Sr
Executrix Marsha S Shultz
8127 Lost Pavement Road
Belleville WV 26133-8517
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 11/21/2025
Joe Gonzales
County Clerk
Wood County
1 Court Square
Parkersburg WV 26101
November 28, December 5