Legal Notices

NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that, by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned Ellen S. Cappellanti and L. Richard Dorsey, II, as Successor Trustees, by Deed of Trust made and executed by Woodrum’s Building Limited Partnership to Neil A. Reed and Tamera L. Sisler, as Trustees, dated December 21, 2012, recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book 3923 at page 199 (the “Deed of Trust”); and the said Ellen S. Cappellanti and L. Richard Dorsey, II, acting as Successor Trustees under and by virtue of a certain Appointment of Successor Trustees, recorded July 18, 2024, in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Substitute Trustee Book 4756, page 584, and default having been made in the payment of the note secured by the Deed of Trust, the owner and holder of said note, having elected to treat the whole principal debt secured by the Deed of Trust as immediately due and payable and having requested in writing the sale of the real estate conveyed by the Deed of Trust; NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned Successor Trustees, having been required so to do by said holder, WesBanco Bank, Inc. (“Beneficiary”), will commence the sale of the real estate conveyed by the Deed of Trust at the front door of the Courthouse of Kanawha County, West Virginia, in the City of Charleston, West Virginia (“Courthouse”), on August 26, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., local time, and which said real estate is more particularly described in the Deed of Trust as follows: All those certain lots situate at the northeasterly intersection of Virginia Street, East and Laidley Street (formerly Alderson Street) in the City of Charleston, Charleston East Taxing District, Kanawha County, West Virginia, composed of two parcels of land and of certain rights, interests, and estates in and to a private alley separating said parcels, namely: Parcel No. 1: That certain lot or parcel of land fronting on Virginia Street, East, which was conveyed to C.E. Woodrum and John Woodrum, individually, by I.E. Nichols and wife by deed dated March 18, 1914, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 144, at page 77, which lot or parcel of land and the rights hereby conveyed in and to the private alley adjoining the same are described in said deed as follows: Beginning on the Eastern side of said Virginia Street at a point sixty-four feet below the lower line or wall of the Prince, Mahan, and McClure building, which said point is the lower corner of a 24 foot lot sold and conveyed by the said I. E. Nichols and wife by deed dated February 19, 1903, and recorded in the said Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 91, at page 85, to D.A. Brawley; thence in a westerly direction with said Virginia Street towards Laidley Street (formerly Alderson Street), to the corner or intersection of said Virginia and Laidley (formerly Alderson) Streets, sixty-seven feet three and one-half inches; thence in a northeasterly direction along and binding on said Laidley Street(formerly Alderson Street) for a distance of one hundred and fourteen feet, more or less, to a 20 foot alley; thence in a southeasterly direction, binding on said alley, to the lower line of the said lot sold and conveyed to the said D.A. Brawley, a distance of sixty-seven feet three inches and a half; thence toward said Virginia Street and with the lower side line of said Brawley lot back to Virginia Street one hundred and fourteen feet, more or less, to the place of beginning. Together with the alley 20 feet wide in the rear of said lot hereby described and also the rear of that lot heretofore conveyed by I. E. Nichols and wife to J. A. Rogers and Maggie A. Rogers, his wife, and to D. A. Brawley. Parcel No. 2: That certain lot or parcel of land, situate on the east side of Laidley Street (formerly Alderson Street), which was conveyed to John Woodrum by Bettie A. Board, widow, by deed dated March 14, 1919, and recorded in the said Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 191, at page 335, and therein more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the Eastern line said Laidley Street (formerly Alderson Street) where the Northern line of the 20 foot alley in the rear of the said Woodrum’s present building intersects said line of Laidley Street (formerly Alderson Street); thence in a Northeasterly direction toward the K & M Railroad and with said line of said street a distance of 65 feet more or less, to the property of the said James F. Brown; thence in an up-river or southeasterly direction and with the line of the said James F. Brown property a distance of 130 feet, more or less, to an alley, and thence with said alley in a direction towards Virginia Street, a distance of 65 feet, more or less, to the aforesaid 20 foot alley; thence with said 20 foot alley in a direction towards Laidley Street (formerly Alderson Street) 130 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning. TERMS OF SALE This sale shall proceed first by one of the below listed Successor Trustees commencing the sale and reading this Notice of Sale. No in-person bid will be accepted as all bidding is through the on-line system. The sale then shall be adjourned to allow for online bidding. Bidding shall then continue online at the following online auction site: www.tranzon.com. Bidders must register to bid on Tranzon.com and are required to provide a valid credit card for validation and authorize Tranzon to place a $9500 hold on the credit card. Once registered, bidders may place bids in advance of the Successor Trustees reading this Notice of Sale. Online bidding will continue until 4:00 p.m. Eastern time or until the final bidding has ended via the “automatic extend feature” on www.tranzon.com, on August 26, 2025. Additional terms regarding online bidding and bid acceptance are more fully described at the online auction site listed above. At the completion of online bidding on August 26, 2025 the highest bidder will be required to electronically sign the Successor Trustee Sale Contract upon receipt from Tranzon. The Successor Trustees shall reconvene the sale at 9:00 a.m. on August 27, 2025, at the Courthouse to announce the high bid. The buyer submitting the high bid (the “Winning Bidder”) shall be announced and, without delay, the Successor Trustees will sign the Successor Trustee Sale Contract, as presented following the announcement of the high bid. The form of the Successor Trustee Sale Contract is on the online auction site. In addition to the high bid amount, the Winning Bidder also will be required to pay a fee of ten percent (10%) of the bid amount at the Closing (the “Buyer’s Fee”). The high bid amount plus the Buyer’s Fee is referred to as the “Winning Bid.” The Winning Bidder will be required to submit for deposit in the trust account of the Successor Trustees a full deposit equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the Winning Bid. The deposit shall be made within one (1) business day of the announcement of the Winning Bidder. This deposit will be credited at closing or immediately forfeited to the Beneficiary (with the Buyer’s Fee portion of the Deposit to be disbursed to the real estate brokers engaged by the Successor Trustees) upon default by the Winning Bidder if it fails to close the sale. The Winning Bidder must close the sale on or before September 26, 2026. The failure of the Winning Bidder to pay the Winning Bid, the Deposit and the Buyer’s Fee, and close this sale shall, at the option of Lender, be cause for rejection of the Winning Bid, and if the Winning Bid is rejected, the Successor Trustees may, in their discretion, sell the Property to the Backup Bidder as defined below. The proceeds derived from the sale of the Property will be applied as provided for in said Deed of Trust and are made a part hereof as if set forth verbatim herein. The second highest bidder at the auction will be deemed as the “Backup Bidder” for the sale and said bid will be deemed non-revocable. The Backup Bidder will be required to execute a “Backup Contract” at the completion of the online auction and upon receipt of the Backup Contract. Backup Bidder agrees to post a deposit in the amount of $50,000 to the Successor Trustees escrow account within 24 hours following the announcement of the Winning Bid. Backup Bidder shall also be responsible for payment of the Buyer’s Fee as described above. If the second highest bidder refuses to sign the Backup Contract, the Successor Trustees may elect to select another Backup Bidder who shall sign the Backup Contract and post the $50,000 deposit. If the closing on the Winning Bid by the Winning Bidder fails to occur, the Backup Bidder shall become the Winning Bidder and will be required to post the balance of the deposit (15% of the Winning Bid less $50,000) and shall close within twenty (20) calendar days of being notified that it is the new Winning Bidder. The Backup Bidder’s deposit shall be returned to it within two (2) business days of the successful closing of the Winning Bid. If Backup Bidder fails to timely close on its Backup Bid under the sale terms and conditions it shall forfeit its deposit. The Beneficiary shall have a right to bid at the sale. The sale shall be subject to the following: 1. Subject to the unpaid real estate taxes for 2024 and 2025 against the property; 2. Any recorded easements, conditions, covenants, rights-of-way or subdivision plats affecting the property; 3. Any dedication of roads affecting the property and any governmental zoning and subdivision ordinances or regulations in effect; 4. Any prior or superior liens, judgment, deeds of trust or other interests of record; and 5. Rights, if any, of any parties in possession. The above-described real estate will be conveyed by the undersigned Successor Trustees by deed without warranty of any kind, express or implied. All announcements made by the Successor Trustees will take priority over this notice. Additional announcements, terms, and conditions may also be posted on the online auction site. THE ONLY GUARANTEE THAT YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO BID IS TO PLACE ONLINE BIDS THROUGH WWW.TRANZON.COM OR BY SUBMISSION OF A PRESALE BID AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. BY ENTERING BIDS ONLINE, A BIDDER AND NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER WILL AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH ON THE AUCTION BIDDING WEBSITE, THE AUCTION WEBSITE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRANZON ASSET ADVISORS. CONTINUANCE OR ADJOURNMENT OF SALE The undersigned Successor Trustees reserve the right to continue the sale or to adjourn the sale for a time or from time to time without further notice other than oral public announcement at the time and the place of sale as hereinabove set forth or at any continuance or adjournment thereof. Any questions regarding the sale should be directed to the undersigned at: Ellen S. Cappellanti L. Richard Dorsey, II 1600 Laidley Tower P.O. Box 553 Charleston, West Virginia 25322-0553 Phone: (304) 340-1277 DATED this 1st day of August 2025. Ellen S. Cappellanti, Successor Trustee L. Richard Dorsey, II, Successor Trustee LC-325782 08-05,12;2025