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, March 19, 2026
Claim Deadline:
Monday, May 18, 2026
ESTATE NUMBER: 3471
ESTATE NAME:GERALD MUSGRAVE
ADMINISTRATRIXBARBARA MUSGRAVE
LOWERY
PO BOX 5
DEEPWATER WV 25057-0005
ESTATE NUMBER: 4901
ESTATE NAME:HESTER JANE TRENT
ADMINISTRATRIXSTACY JONES
680 LOG TOWN RD
ANSTED WV 25812-8096
ESTATE NUMBER: 4906
ESTATE NAME:JESSIE WAYNE LOPEZ
ADMINISTRATRIXJESSICA JEFFRIES
112 HUNK HILL RD
SCARBRO WV 25917-8182
ESTATE NUMBER: 4907
ESTATE NAME:DONNA FAYE LOPEZ
ADMINISTRATRIXJESSICA JEFFRIES
112 HUNK HILL ROAD
SCARBRO WV 25917-8182
ESTATE NUMBER: 4910
ESTATE NAME:DONALD NICHOLS
EXECUTORSEAN FITZWATER
3432 MONTAGUE ST
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA
22902-6282
ESTATE NUMBER: 4965
ESTATE NAME:RICHARD EUGENE SMITH
EXECUTRIXSARAH SMITH BLEVINS
123 NORTHWESTERN AVE
BECKLEY WV 25801-3342
ESTATE NUMBER: 4988
ESTATE NAME:CHARLES LEE BENNETT III
EXECUTORRITA D BENNETT
120 HARVEY AVENUE
OAK HILL WV 25901-3104
ESTATE NUMBER: 4994
ESTATE NAME:JAMES BURTON
WHITTINGTON JR
ADMINISTRATRIXKATHY L WHITTINGTON
PO BOX 169
GAULEY BRIDGE WV
25085-0169
ESTATE NUMBER: 4996
ESTATE NAME:CHARLES RICHARD
LINKOUS
ADMINISTRATRIXANGELA LINKOUS
105 HUSE STREET
FAYETTEVILLE WV
25840-1346
ESTATE NUMBER: 4999
ESTATE NAME:KARL RUSSELL ORKIS
ADMINISTRATRIXJOYELLE L THOMAS
PO BOX 616
MEADOW BRIDGE WV
25976-0616
ESTATE NUMBER: 5004
ESTATE NAME:RONALD LESLIE KOCH
EXECUTRIXREBECCA BESS
PO BOX 282
CANNELTON WV 25036-0282
ESTATE NUMBER: 5005
ESTATE NAME:CHARLES LAIRD HARLER
EXECUTRIXDANA DENISE GREENE
94 TREADWAY RD
FAYETTEVILLE WV
25840-5950
ESTATE NUMBER: 5008
ESTATE NAME:VIRGINIA CATHERN BRAGG
ADMINISTRATRIXANNA SHARP
1120 CORLISS RD
RAINELLE WV 25962
ESTATE NUMBER: 5025
ESTATE NAME:RONALD LEE EPPERLY
EXECUTRIXRHONDA KAY DAVIS
306 STATE STREET
OAK HILL WV 25901
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 3/13/2026
/s/Michelle L. Holly
Michelle L. Holly
Clerk of the Fayette County Commission