Notice of Administration to Creditors, Distributees & Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Hampshire County Clerk’s Office at PO Box 806, 19 East Main Street Romney, WV 267570806. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of West Virginia Code 41511 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 Hampshire 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 442 or 443A.
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, February 4, 2026
Claim Deadline Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026
ESTATE NAME:RALPH MORGAN SPAID
EXECUTORCHRISTOPHER W SPAID
27 MCKENZIE WAY
ROMNEY WV 26757-7130
ESTATE NAME:ROBERT F RIFFLE, JR
EXECUTRIXJUDY R JUDY
144 PLEASANT DALE DR
AUGUSTA WV 26704-8356
ESTATE NAME:MARY ELIZABETH DENT
EXECUTORJASON W BRAITHWAITE
194 MEDALLION DR
HEDGESVILLE WV 25427-7433
ESTATE NAME:JACOB BOOTSMA, SR
EXECUTOR / TRUSTEEGALEN M MARTIN
721 EAST LINCOLN AVE
MYERSTOWN PA 17067-2220
ESTATE NAME:OLIVER WENDELL HOTT
EXECUTORRONALD D HOTT
526 ELDRIDGE RD
YELLOW SPRING WV 26865-9242
ESTATE NAME:GEORGE RICHARDSON HUFFMAN
ADMINISTRATRIXTALINA SUE PULLEY
400 N. BROADWAY ST
NEWMAN IL 61942-9608
ESTATE NAME:JACQUELINE M ADAMS
EXECUTRIXCATHY D SIMON
48 MOPAR DR
ROMNEY WV 26757-6400
ESTATE NAME:MYRA J. ABRELL
EXECUTORMICHAEL S. LINK
1014 TIMBER RIDGE TRL
WINCHESTER VA 22602-1100
ESTATE NAME:HARRY B PYLES
EXECUTRIXHELEN P PYLES
162 ASH RUCKMAN RD
AUGUSTA WV 26704-7716
ESTATE NAME:WILLIAM RAY HARSHMAN
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATORNANCY ANN STOCKHAM
7528 ADMIRAL NELSON DR
WARRENTON VA 20186-9704
ESTATE NAME:ROY LEE PRYOR, JR
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATORCHRISTINA WISHARD
11831 SHADY LANE
WAYNESBORO PA 17268-9635
ATTORNEYWILLIAM C KEATON
56 E. MAIN ST
ROMNEY WV 267571817
ESTATE NAME:THOMAS EDWARD LINGER
EXECUTRIXJULIE E LINGER
PO BOX 23
ROMNEY WV 26757-0023
ESTATE NAME:DONNA MARIE PAUGH
CO EXECUTORDANA LEE HERMAN
777 HENDERSON RD
BEL AIR MD 21014-2514
CO EXECUTORDAVID MICHAEL PAUGH
119 PITTMAN CT
STEPHENS CITY VA 22655-2889
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 2/2/2026
Eric W. Strite
Clerk of the Hampshire County Commission