Legal Notices

Notice of Administration to Creditors, Distributees & Legatees Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Wayne County Clerk’s Office at PO Box 248 Wayne, WV 25570-0248. 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 Wayne 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: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Claim Deadline: Sunday, July 20, 2025 ESTATE NAME: LUCIAN WATTS ADMINISTRATRIX: CLORA WATTS 3604 ROUTE 75 HUNTINGTON WV 25704-9012 ATTORNEY: PAUL RYKER 5950 ROUTE 60 E BARBOURSVILLE WV 25504-1028 ESTATE NAME: JOAN STULTZ EXECUTOR: RICHARD SCOTT STULTZ 2 WHISPERING PINES COURT HUNTINGTON WV 25704-9070 ESTATE NAME: NEVADA FAYE KAUFMANN EXECUTOR: GWINDEL GLEN ROSS 1628 TOMS CREEK ROAD WAYNE WV 25570-9451 Subscribed and sworn to before me on 05/16/2025 Craig Evans Clerk of the Wayne County Commission Notice of Ancillary Filing without any Administration to Creditors, Distributees & Legatees Notice is hereby given that the following foreign will or affidavit of heirs has been filed in the Wayne County Clerk’s Office at PO Box 248 Wayne, WV 25570-0248, and no appointment or administration is being made pursuant to the provisions of West Virginia Code 41-5-13. An interested person(s) objecting to the filing of the foreign will or affidavit or objecting to the absence of appointment or administration being made in this state must file a statement with the Wayne County Commission through the County Clerk’s Office at the address listed above within 60 days after the date of first publication or 30 days of service of the notice, whichever is later. If an objection is not timely filed, the objection is forever barred. The Wayne 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: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 ESTATE NAME: MELVIN DENNY HATTEN AKA MELVIN DENNIE HATTEN 6701 BACK ORVILLE ROAD WOOSTER OH 44691-9584 ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR: MALLERY J HATTEN 6701 BACK ORVILLE ROAD WOOSTER OH 44691-9584 ATTORNEY: PAUL BISER FREDEKING & BISER LAW OFFICE 511 8TH STREET HUNTINGTON WV 25701-2017 ESTATE NAME: TERRY HATTEN 157 LOUISE STREET RITTMAN OH 44270-1353 ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR: MARK D HATTEN 6647 BACK ORVILLE ROAD WOOSTER OH 44691-9583 ATTORNEY: PAUL BISER FREDEKING & BISER LAW OFFICE 511 8TH STREET HUNTINGTON WV 25701-2017 Subscribed and sworn to before me on 05/16/2025 Craig Evans Clerk of the Wayne County Commission LH-263705 05-21,28;2025