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 Lincoln County Clerk’s Office at PO Box 497, Hamlin, WV 25523-0497. 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 Lincoln 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, April 8, 2026 Claim Deadline: Sunday, June 7, 2026 ESTATE OF: ELIZABETH CAROLE HOLDER CO EXECUTOR: CRAIG ARLIN HOLDER 4915 COAL RIVER ROAD TORNADO WV 25202 EXECUTOR: ALLEN CHARLES HOLDER 4199 COAL RIVER ROAD ALUM CREEK WV 25003-9119 ESTATE OF: MYRNA SUE MIDKIFF EXECUTOR: DANA JOE SMITH 37 SMITH POINT GRIFFITHSVILLE WV 25521 ESTATE OF: GARY HILTON MESSINGER EXECUTRIX: LINDA FRANCES MESSINGER 442 FALL CREEK RD BRANCHLAND WV 25506-8706 ESTATE OF: GOLDIE JEAN GUESS EXECUTRIX: MICHELLE LEA BROWNING 21 FORREST CT NW EAST GRAND FORKS MN 56721-1051 ESTATE OF: DEBORAH ANN AINSWORTH EXECUTOR: HENRY DRURY HAGER II 1575 SMITH RD APT 14 CHARLESTON WV 25314 ESTATE OF: MARSHA ANN CHAPMAN EXECUTRIX: ELIZABETH CHAPMAN 8 CURRY DRIVE ALUM CREEK WV 25003-9589 ESTATE NAME: CHARLES DEWEY LINVILLE ADMINISTRATOR: JANET RENEE LINVILLE 4284 STRAIGHT FORK YAWKEY WV 25573-9612 ESTATE OF: DOUGLAS ALTON ADKINS EXECUTRIX: VANESSA LYNN HENSLEY 5755 UPPER MUD RIVER RD BRANCHLAND WV 25506-9515 ESTATE OF: HIRAM STEPHEN GREEN CO EXECUTRIX: LEAH MARIE GREEN 2125 PINE CREEK BLVD UNIT 105 VERO BEACH FL 32966-1396 CO EXECUTRIX: LAURA ELAINE HUDSON 977 HUNTER ROAD CHARLESTON WV 25311-8232 ESTATE OF: JUDY CAROL ADKINS EXECUTOR: GARY DALE ADKINS 407 MANSION ST HAMLIN WV 25523-1425 ESTATE OF: LEONA JENKINS EXECUTOR: SCOTT ALLEN JENKINS 7189 HAMLIN RD HAMLIN WV 25523 ESTATE OF: SHARON SUE DUNLAP EXECUTRIX: MARCIA DAWN MEEKS 16049 WINFIELD RD WINFIELD WV 25213 ESTATE OF: MARCELLA HOLBROOK EXECUTOR: CLIFTON DARRELL HOLBROOK 435 BUCKEYE FORK ROAD SOD WV 25564 Subscribed and sworn to before me on 3/31/2026 Kristy Scraggs Clerk of the Lincoln County Commission LH-441352 04-08,15;2026