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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Civil Action No. 23-C-111 The Honorable LFRED E FERGUSON Gregory Caylor Clay, Plaintiff, vs. The Bethel Congregation of the Church of Christ and all unknown Trustees or Members of the Bethel Congregation of the Church of Christ which owns a one quarter acre parcel on the waters of Cavill Creek, McComas District, Cabell County, West Virginia, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the above-entitled action is for Plaintiff to obtain, by Adverse Possession, free and clear of any right, title, or interest of the Defendants, land more particular!y described as follows: All the following tract of real estate situated on a branch of Cavill Creek in McComas District, Cabell County, West Virginia and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone 30 feet south of a white oak and poplar corner in a line between W. G. Gothard, C. E. Gothard and Albert Carter said stone is at the side of a County road thence running with said County road in a Southeasterly direction 130 feet to a white oak stump by County road thence West 187 feet across the bottom land to a stone by County road thence with said road in a North easterly direction 203 feet to beginning containing one half acre (ONE-HALF) be it more or less, said land being a part of a tract of 50 acres conveyed by Elisha Peyton and wife Catherine Peyton to W. A. Gothard and C. E. Gothard and recorded in Deed Book 60, page 195 records of Cabell County, West Virginia, said land the 1/2 acre above mentioned to be used for the purpose of erecting thereon a church house with its necessary out buildings said land to be held as church property by above mentioned church forever the Trustees of this church being at this time L.B. Wetherholt, Calvin Gothard and E. S. Morrison and their successors to be chosen by the church in a meeting called for this purpose. It appearing by affidavit filed in this action that the Plaintiff, herein, has used due diligence to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants, without success, it is ORDERED, that Defendants, above named, serve upon Bruce A. Toney, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 1002 Third Avenue, P.O. Box 1835, Huntington, West Virginia 25719, an answer or other defense to the Complaint filed in this action on or before the 5th day of May, 2023, otherwise judgment by default will be taken against Defendants at any time thereafter. A copy of said Complaint can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at his office located in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. Entered by the said Court this 5th day of April, 2023. MICHAEL. WOELFUL Clerk of the Court LH-150387 4-11,18;2023