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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE is hereby given pursuant to and by virtue of the authority vested in the Substitute Trustee, WV Trustee Services, LLC, by that certain Deed of Trust dated April 10, 2013, executed by Borrower(s), Charles A Johnson, to Gregory A. Tucker, the Trustee of record in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Wayne County, West Virginia, in Book 737, at Page 433 and re-recorded in Book 738, at Page 906. At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 2332 Big Creek Rd, Wayne, WV 25570. WV Trustee Services, LLC were appointed as Substitute Trustees by APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE dated November 25, 2025, of record in the Clerk’s Office. The borrower(s) defaulted under the Note and Deed of Trust and the Substitute Trustees have been instructed to foreclose under the Deed of Trust. Accordingly, the Substitute Trustees will sell the following described property to the highest bidder at the front door of the Courthouse of Wayne County, in Wayne, West Virginia, on the following date: 15th day of January, 2026 at 11:50 a.m. All that certain tract or parcel of surface real estate situate on the waters of Big Creek, a tributary of Twelve Pole Creek, Union District, Wayne County, West Virginia, bounded and described as follows: Parcel No. 1: Beginning at an iron pipe in the north line of Big Creek Road, from said iron pipe, it is S. 6 degrees 19` W., 84.12 feet to center of a gas well, N. 87 degrees 50` E., 7.10 feet to the north end of a 30″ galvanized culvert; thence with the north line of Big Creek Road, S. 67 degrees 18` E., 57.25 feet to an iron pipe; thence S. 50 degrees 11` E., 115.65 feet to an iron pipe; thence S. 59 degrees 36` E., 91.07 feet to an iron pipe; thence S. 65 degrees 45` E., 198.75 feet to an iron pipe; thence 5. 75 degrees 14` E., 83.28 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 88 degrees 37` E., 59.27 feet to an iron pipe; thence N. 79 degrees 14` E., 198.03 feet to an iron pipe; thence leavings said road, and up the hill N. 44 degrees 15` W., 205.00 feet to a 24″ beech tree by a large rock; thence N. 39 degree 10` W., 511.22 feet to an iron pipe by a 24″ black oak tree; thence S. 38 degrees 45` W., 431.50 feet to the place of beginning. Parcel 2: Beginning at an iron pipe in the north line of Big Creek Road, from said iron pipe it is 5. 6 degrees 19` w., 84.12 feet to center of a gas well, and N. 19` W., 84.12 feet to center of a gas well, and N. 87 degrees 50` E., 7.10 feet to the north end of a 30 inch galvanized culvert; thence with Big Creek Road, S. 87 degrees 15` W., 72.54 feet to an iron pipe; thence 5. 74 degrees 30` W., 115.47 feet to an iron pipe; thence S. 69 degrees 41` W., 261.48 feet to an iron pipe ; thence N. 68 degrees 44` W. 74.93 feet to an iron pipe; thence N. 60 degrees 58` W., 135.97 feet to a White Oak Tree; thence up the hill, N. 58 degrees 58` E., 955.68 feet to a Black Oak Tree with iron pipe; thence S. 29 degrees 00` E., 142.10 feet to an iron pipe by a Black Oak Tree; thence down the hill S. 38 degrees 45` W., 431.50 feet to the place of Beginning and containing 4.48 acres, more or less; Excepting and Reserving, however, a perpetual easement or a 30` foot roadway, as shown on the plat, for purposes of ingress and egress for all owners of property contained in lot 2, with all owners of said lot 2 having equal rights and responsibilities for the upkeep and maintenance of the roadway. TERMS OF SALE: 1) The property will be conveyed in an “AS IS” physical condition by Deed containing no warranty, express or implied, subject to the Internal Revenue Service right of redemption, all property taxes, prior Deeds, liens, reservations, encumbrances, restrictions, rights-of-ways, easements, covenants, conveyances and conditions of record in the Clerk’s office or affecting the subject property. 2) The Purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the transfer taxes imposed by the West Virginia Code 11-22-1. 3) The Beneficiary and/or the Servicer of the Deed of Trust and Note reserve the right to submit a bid for the property at sale. 4) The Trustee reserves the right to continue sale of the subject property from time to time by written or oral proclamation, which continuance shall be in the sole discretion of the Trustee. 5) The Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the property to vacate said property, and any personal property and/or belongings remaining at the property after the foreclosure sale will be deemed to constitute ABANDONED PROPERTY AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF ACCORDINGLY. 6) The total purchase price is payable to the Trustee within thirty (30) days of the date of sale, with ten (10%) of the total purchase price payable to the Trustee at sale. WV Trustee Services, LLC, Substitute By: Jim Ashley, Limited Signing Officer WV Trustee Services, LLC McGuire Office Center 618 Tenth Street, Suite 108 Huntington, WV 25701 (304) 853-3336 jim.ashley @wvtrusteeservices.com LH-397630 12-24,31;2025 01-07;2026