NOTICE OF ANCILLARY FILING WITHOUT ANY ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, DISTRIBUTEES & LEGATEES
Notice is hereby given that the following foreign will or affi davit of heirs has been fi led in the Grant County Clerk’s Offi ce at 5 Highland Avenue Petersburg, WV 26847-1705, and no appointment or administration is being made pursuant to the provisions of West Virginia Code 44-1-14b. An interested person(s) objecting to the fi ling of the foreign will or affi davit or objecting to the absence of appointment or administration being made in this state must fi le a statement with the Grant County Commission through the County Clerk’s Offi ce at the address listed above within 60 days after the date of fi rst publication or 30 days of service of the notice, whichever is later.
If an objection is not timely fi led, the objection is forever barred. The Grant County Commission upon receiving any timely objection thereto shall schedule a hearing or hearings thereon and order relief, if any, it considers proper including, but not limited to, an order directing that full and complete ancillary administration of the estate of the nonresident decedent be made in this state.
First Publication Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Claim Deadline Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
ESTATE NAME: BETTY RUTH STEWART 623 SHELBY ST. ZANESVILLE, OH 43701-4820
AFFIANT: JAMES PAUL GEARY, II P.O. BOX 218 PETERSBURG, WV 26847-0218
ATTORNEY: JAMES PAUL GEARY, II P.O. BOX 218 PETERSBURG, WV 26847-0218
Subscribed and sworn before me on the 19th day of December, 2025
Lora A. Bennett, Clerk of the Grant County Commission
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