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 Cabell County Clerk’s Office at 750 5th Avenue Huntington, WV 25701-2019. 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 Cabell 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, July 10, 2025 Claim Deadline: Monday, September 8, 2025 APPOINTMENT DATE: 03/06/2025 Delinquent ESTATE OF: GLADYS LOUISE WOOD ADMINISTRATRIX: MELANIE SLATE 4245 HUGHES BRANCH ROAD HUNTINGTON WV 25701-6012 APPOINTMENT DATE: 04/21/2025 ESTATE OF: JOHN FRANCIS SMITH EXECUTOR: SEAN KEITH SMITH 9411 EAST FLANDERS ROAD MESA AZ 85207-5234 APPOINTMENT DATE: 04/21/2025 ESTATE OF: NORMA CARIAGA WALLACE EXECUTRIX: CONNIE LOU MAYS 87 PHEASANT HOLLOW ROAD BARBOURSVILLE WV 25504-7018 APPOINTMENT DATE: 04/28/2025 ESTATE OF: DARREN RAY ADKINS ADMINISTRATOR: GREGORY ADKINS 3921 WETMORE ROAD CUYAHOGA FALLS OH 44223-2920 APPOINTMENT DATE: 04/30/2025 ESTATE OF: WILLIAM J SIMPSON EXECUTOR: WILLIAM J SIMPSON II 1210 BLAKE STREET BARBOURSVILLE WV 25504-2217 ATTORNEY: M. EDWARD CUNNINGHAM II 611 THIRD AVENUE HUNTINGTON WV 25701-1313 APPOINTMENT DATE: 05/14/2025 ESTATE OF: HELEN L WAGONER EXECUTOR: TOMMY CARTER 69 TOWNSHIP ROAD 1119 CHESAPEAKE OH 45619-7717 APPOINTMENT DATE:06/06/2025 ESTATE OF: STEVEN MICHAEL BAUMGARDNER ADMINISTRATOR: MICHAEL FRALEY 81 WATER STREET BARBOURSVILLE WV 25504-1319 APPOINTMENT DATE:06/06/2025 ESTATE OF: COLE GARRETT FUNDAKOWSKI-FOSLIEN ADMINISTRATRIX: KRISTINE FOSLIEN 1818 WELLESLEY SAINT PAUL MN 55105-2010 APPOINTMENT DATE: 06/23/2025 ESTATE OF: FRANKLIN JOSEPH SIMPSON EXECUTRIX: LAVONNIA GAYLE SIMPSON 794 WAUGH BRANCH ROAD BARBOURSVILLE WV 25504-9714 APPOINTMENT DATE: 06/30/2025 ESTATE NAME: MARY DEFIBAUGH MINICHAN EXECUTOR: ROBERT WILLIAM MINICHAN 2044 SHADYBROOK LANE LEXINGTON KY 40502-3033 Subscribed and sworn to before me on 7/7/2025 Scott Caserta Clerk of the Cabell 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 Cabell County Clerk’s Office at 750 5th Avenue Huntington, WV 25701-2019, 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 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 Cabell 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 Cabell 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: Thursday, July 10, 2025 ESTATE NAME: LAWRENCE A THOMPSON 16804 STATE ROUTE 243 CHESAPEAKE OH 45619-8515 EXECUTRIX: DEBBIE MCFARLAND 888 COUNTY ROAD 118 CHESAPEAKE OH 45619-7920 Subscribed and sworn to before me on 7/7/2025 Scott Caserta Clerk of the Cabell County Commission LH-303863 07-10,17;2025