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, June 3, 2026 Claim Deadline: Sunday, August 2, 2026 ESTATE NAME: WINNIE MICHELS EXECUTOR: LOREN THOMAS MICHELS 123 MINNIE MAY ROAD WAYNE WV 2570-5170 ESTATE NAME: BETTY ANN PORTER EXECUTRIX: WANDA JOYCE RAMEY 8728 FORT GAY ROAD FORT GAY WV 25514-7078 ATTORNEY: JUSTON H MOORE PO BOX 278 WAYNE WV 25570 ESTATE NAME: ALEXANDER ALAN DROSS ADMINISTRATRIX: DARLINDA DROSS 3367 WEBB ROAD CRUM WV 25669-8089 ESTATE NAME: ALBERT ZENNIS NAPIER EXECUTRIX: STEPHANIE G NAPIER 2923 MISSOURI AVENUE JOPLIN MO 64804 ATTORNEY: ANNA M PRICE BOWLES RICE 600 QUARRIER STREET PO BOX 1386 CHARLESTON WV 25325-1386 ESTATE NAME: MICHAEL CURNUTTE ADMINISTRATRIX: AMANDA SANDERS 2295 MEADOW HAVEN DRIVE HUNTINGTON WV 25704 ATTORNEY: CURT ANDERSON Subscribed and sworn to before me on 05/27/2026 Craig Evans Clerk of the Wayne County Commission LH-466978 06-03,10;2026