Creditors, Distributees &
Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Fayette County Clerk's Office at PO Box 569, 100 N Court Street, Suite One, Fayetteville, WV 25840-1200. 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 Fayette 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.
Publication Date:
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Claim Deadline:
Monday, April 20, 2026
ESTATE NUMBER: 4905
ESTATE NAME:LAYTON LEE ELLIS
EXECUTORGARLAND L ELLIS
37370 MIDLAND TRAIL
RAINELLE WV 25962-6523
ESTATE NUMBER: 4931
ESTATE NAME:TWANA ELAINE DAUGHERTY
ADMINISTRATORJUSTIN FERNATT
700 LANE SCHOOL RD
MEADOW BRIDGE WV
25976-6287
ESTATE NUMBER: 4936
ESTATE NAME:EMORY VIRGIL GOODE
ADMINISTRATORTIMOTHY LOGAN GOODE
535 MEADOW BRIDGE RD
MEADOW BRIDGE WV
25976-9177
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 2/13/2026
/s/Michelle L. Holly
Michelle L. Holly
Clerk of the Fayette County Commission