NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE is hereby given pursuant to and by virtue of the authority vested in the Substitute Trustee, WV Trustee Services, LLC, by that certain Deed of Trust dated February 28, 2020, executed by Borrower(s), Gloria K. Smith, to J. Christopher Gardill, the Trustee of record in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Lewis County, West Virginia, in Book 444, at Page 406. At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 127 Bluebird Dr, Walkersville, WV 26447. WV Trustee Services, LLC were appointed as Substitute Trustees by APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE dated March 20, 2025, of record in the Clerk’s Office in Book 477, Page 4. The borrower(s) defaulted under the Note and Deed of Trust and the Substitute Trustees have been instructed to foreclose under the Deed of Trust. Accordingly, the Substitute Trustees will sell the following described property to the highest bidder at the front door of the Courthouse of Lewis County, in Weston, West Virginia, on the following date: 22nd day of January, 2026 at 12:15 p.m. All that certain tract or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate on the waters of Abram Run, a tributary to the West Fork River, in Collins Settlement District, Lewis County, West Virginia, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: “Beginning at a 10-inch hickory, a corner to a 2.21 acre tract (Haskiell) thence with said tract for 3-lines; N. 16 37 56 W. 73.79 feet to a 10-inch maple at the edge of field, thence; S. 82 54 48 W. 63.98 feet to a 5-inch maple, thence; S. 42 04 01 W. 117.03 feet to a 18-inch maple, thence; S. 40 31 14 W. 26.20 feet to a point in center of 20 foot road right of way, thence; S. 40 31 14 W. 83.99 feet to a 24-inch forked cherry, thence; S. 37 45 37 W. 188.88 feet to a 12-inch ask on point, thence; S. 76 04 09 E. 145.10 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar set at base of a fence post, thence; S. 50 03 53 E. 316.36 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar set, thence; N. 68 32 56 E. 172.12 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar set, thence; N. 04 16 39 E. 53.50 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar set, thence; N. 38 15 40 W. 170.54 feet to a 16-inch hickory, thence; N. 20 54 56 W. 260.70 feet to the place of beginning, containing 3.36 acres, more or less, as surveyed in July, 1999, by Davis Land Surveying Company of Weston, West Virginia, and as shown on a plat, or record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Lewis County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 557 at page 587.” This conveyance is made subject to, and where applicable, the Grantee herein, his successors and assigns, shall have the benefit of the following exceptions, reservations and provisions as contained in the aforesaid deed, viz: “Garrett G. Twardy, the Grantor herein, said party of the first part, does hereby reserve unto himself, his heirs, personal representatives, and assigns, a right-of-way, thirty feet in width, generally along and in the general proximity of the Lewis and Braxton County line, following the natural contour of the land as would reasonably allow construction of and maintenance of a road, across the aforesaid real estate hereby conveyed by the party of the first part unto the parties of the second part for ingress and egress to the tract of 3 acres and 6 poles is more particularly described as the “SECOND TRACT” of “ITEM I” in the aforesaid deed dated 18th day of January, 1998. “There is expressly reserved and excepted from said tract or parcel such of the coal, oil, gas and other mineral and appurtenant mining, drilling, leasing, operating, development and removal rights and privileges as have been heretofore reserved and excepted or sold and conveyed away by the parties of the first part or prior owners by deeds of record in the aforesaid Clerk`s Office, reference to which is hereby made for all pertinent purposes; however, any and all right and interest of first parties in and to the coal, oil, gas, and other minerals and appurtenant mining, drilling, leasing, operating, development and removal rights and privileges in, upon and underlying said tract or parcel are hereby conveyed by parties of the first part to the parties of the second part.” The parties of the first party do further grant and convey unto the party of the second part, its successors, and assigns, that certain right of way or easement granted to parties of the first part by the deed aforesaid and described in the deed aforesaid as follows: “…a twenty (20) foot road right of way or easement for ingress and egress to the property conveyed herein described as follows: Beginning at a point in the property line of the above described 3.36 acre tract, form which a 24-inch forked cherry, a corner to said 3.37 acre tract and Haskiell bears S. 40 31 14 W. 83.99 feet, thence with center of existing roadway for five (5) lines; N. 83 14 48 W. 68.33 feet to a point thence; N. 86 20 44 W. 66.04 feet to a point, thence; S. 83 14 30 W. 79.44 feet to a pint, thence; S. 79 12 03 W. 89.24 feet to a point, thence; S. 84 10 06 W. 83.03 feet to a point at the intersection of said described twenty (20) foot road right of way and existing thirty (30) foot right of way established and described in the aforesaid deed.” And being the same real estate conveyed to Grantors by Deed recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Lewis County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 751, at Page 34. Grantors further Grant and Convey to Grantee any and all right, title and interest they may have to any rights of ways or easements incident to their ownership of the above-described real estate. THIS conveyance is made subject to all valid exceptions, reservations, restrictions, conditions, easements, rights of way or other servitudes, if any, made retained or created in prior Deeds of record in the chain of title to the property herein conveyed. TERMS OF SALE: 1) The property will be conveyed in an “AS IS” physical condition by Deed containing no warranty, express or implied, subject to the Internal Revenue Service right of redemption, all property taxes, prior Deeds, liens, reservations, encumbrances, restrictions, rights-of-ways, easements, covenants, conveyances and conditions of record in the Clerk’s office or affecting the subject property. 2) The Purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the transfer taxes imposed by the West Virginia Code 11-22-1. 3) The Beneficiary and/or the Servicer of the Deed of Trust and Note reserve the right to submit a bid for the property at sale. 4) The Trustee reserves the right to continue sale of the subject property from time to time by written or oral proclamation, which continuance shall be in the sole discretion of the Trustee. 5) The Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the property to vacate said property, and any personal property and/or belongings remaining at the property after the foreclosure sale will be deemed to constitute ABANDONED PROPERTY AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF ACCORDINGLY. 6) The total purchase price is payable to the Trustee within thirty (30) days of the date of sale, with ten (10%) of the total purchase price payable to the Trustee at sale. WV Trustee Services, LLC, Substitute Trustee BY: Jim Ashley, Limited Signing Officer WV Trustee Services, LLC McGuire Office Center 618 Tenth Street, Suite 108 Huntington, WV 25701 (304) 853-3336 [email protected]
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