Notice of Administration to Creditors, Distributees & Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office at PO Box 208 Charles Town, WV 25414‑0208. 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 Jefferson 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.
First Publication Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Claim Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2026
ESTATE OF:
GARLAND M SHACKELFORD
EXECUTOR:
PAUL L SHACKELFORD
161 RARE DOGWOOD LANE
HEDGESVILLE WV 25427‑6031
ATTORNEY:
JAMIE L HILL
299 ROCK CLIFF DRIVE
MARTINSBURG WV 25401‑2835
FIDUCIARY COMMISSIONER:
JUNE K JOVANELLY
923 S. SAMUEL STREET
CHARLES TOWN WV 25414‑1417
ESTATE OF:
ROSA GAIL DUDASH
EXECUTOR:
CHRISTOPHER LEE DUDASH
444 CATTAIL RUN ROAD
CHARLES TOWN WV 25414‑5664
ESTATE OF:
JOHN MAURICE SHANK
EXECUTRIX:
KAREN HACKER KINNETT
409 HOWARD FARM ROAD
SHEPHERDSTOWN WV 25443‑4090
ATTORNEY:
JOHN K DORSEY
104 W CONGRESS STREET
CHARLES TOWN WV 25414‑1622
FIDUCIARY COMMISSIONER:
MICHAEL A. BUSH
224 W KING STREET
MARTINSBURG WV 25401‑3212
ESTATE OF:
KATHRYN ELIZABETH BUTLER
ADMINISTRATRIX:
ELIZABETH ANN REAP
10 NEEDHAM DRIVE
SIMPSONVILLE SC 29681‑3891
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 2/12/2026
Jacqueline C Shadle
Clerk of Jefferson County
2/19/2t