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, March 4, 2026 Claim Deadline: Sunday, May 3, 2026 ESTATE NAME: JUDITH ANN LAMBERT EXECUTOR: JOHN G LAMBERT 3203 OAKMONT DRIVE SUGAR LAND TX 77479-2489 ESTATE NAME: DERON JAY BOWEN ADMINISTRATRIX: STEPHANIE J BOWEN 8553 ORCHARD STREET, APT 23 FORT GAY WV 25514-9703 ESTATE NAME: PAUL DAVID MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR: LINDA KAY MUSIC 4430 MAGAZINE AVENUE HUNTINGTON WV 25704-1120 ESTATE NAME: MICHAEL KENT GILKERSON EXECUTRIX: MICHAELE A LEE 504 TUSCANY CIRCLE PRINCETON NC 27569-9557 ESTATE NAME: ROBERT LEROY LOCKHART EXECUTRIX: NANCY LOCKHART PINKERTON 2801 PINEHURST LANE HUNTINGTON WV 25704-9311 ESTATE NAME: DOROTHY LEE SHERWOOD EXECUTRIX: DONNA HICKS 2762 GUYAN AVENUE REAR HUNTINGTON WV 25702-1142 ESTATE NAME: JOHNNIE DANIEL SANDERS ADMINISTRATRIX: JUDY SANDERS 254 CHARLIE CYRUS DRIVE WAYNE WV 25570-6043 ESTATE NAME: JEFFREY DALE WORKMAN ADMINISTRATRIX: LINDA CAPERTON PO BOX 608, APT 518 CEREDO WV 25507 ESTATE NAME: CHESTER OWEN CAPERTON ADMINISTRATRIX: KATHY CAPERTON 4610 BRADLEY ROAD HUNTINGTON WV 25704 Subscribed and sworn to before me on 02/27/2026 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, March 4, 2026 ESTATE NAME: CHARLEY JOE BOCOOK 8342 JOHNSON STREET CATLETTSBURG KY 41129 ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR: HELEN BOCOOK 5036 WILLIAMS AVENUE ASHLAND KY 41101 Subscribed and sworn to before me on 2/27/2026 Craig Evans Clerk of the Wayne County Commission LH-426622 03-04,11;2026