TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in him by that certain Deed of Trust, dated March 10, 2010, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Wood County, West Virginia, in Document No. 637734, in Book No. 1597, at Page 894 and modified by Loan Modification Agreement recorded on August 11, 2014 in Document No. 8576107 (MOD), in Book No. 1831, at Page 796 and modified by Loan Modification Agreement recorded on July 21, 2021 in Document No. 88259940 (MOD), in Book No. 2190, at Page 816, and modified by Corrective Affidavit recorded on August 30, 2022 in Book 2256 at Page 706, and modified by Corrective Affidavit recorded on August 30, 2022 in Book 1345 at Page 641, Kathy A Backus and Douglas E Backus did convey unto Richard A. Pill, Esq., Trustee(s), certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Seneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute Trustee; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Wood County Courthouse in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on
February 11, 2026 at
9:30 AM
the following described real estate, together with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in 02 Harris District, Wood County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
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SITUATE IN THE DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY OF WOOD, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT AN IRON STAKE (FOUND) IN THE EASTERLY LINE OF NEW ENGLAND RIDGE ROAD (WEST VIRGINA SECONDARY ROUTE 11) SAID IRON STAKE BEING A COMMON CORNER OF V.L. SMITH (DEED BOOK 969, PAGE 423), AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY (DEED BOOK 919 PAGE 252), THENCE; WITH THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID NEW ENGLAND RIDGE ROAD, TWO (2) COURSES AND DISTANCES, N. 23 DEG. 30′ E. 75.00 FEET TO A POINT, N. 28 DEG. 17′ E., 128.50 FEET TO A POINT, A CORNER OF B, WRIGHT (DEED BOOK 1012, PAGE 662); THENCE WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID B. WRIGHT TWO (2) COURSES AND DISTANCES, S. 46 DEG. 28′ E. 172.06 FEET TO A POINT, S. 61 DEG. 58′ E. 312.50 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WESTERLY LINE OF H. SEEBAUGH (M393, PAGE 4 REF: DEED BOOK 615. PAGE 203) THENCE; WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID H SEEBAUGH, S. 23 DEG. 42′ E. 133.20 FEET TO A POINT, A CORNER OF SAID V.L. SMITH THENCE; WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID V.L. SMITH, THREE (3) COURSES AND DISTANCES, N. 61 DEG. 58′ W, 383.12 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE (FOUND) (BENT) S. 23 DEG 30′ W. 48.00 FEET TO A POINT, N., 69 DEG. 42′ W. 200.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND COTNAINING 1.375 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
This deed is made subject to all right of ways, reservations, exceptions, covenants and conditions contained or referred to in prior deeds or other instruments of record affecting or pertaining to the parcel of land hereby conveyed.
At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have an
address of: 4011 New England Ridge Rd, Washington, WV 26181.
The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty, and subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements, rights of way and reservations which may be a matter of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all prior liens and encumbrances, including, without limitation, liens for real estate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The purchasers at the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs and also the tax on the privilege of transferring real property (the cost of the tax stamp to be affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall be responsible for payment of all real estate taxes.
The subject property will be sold in “AS IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
TERMS: $7000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit at the time of sale with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale.
FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right to redeem the property within a period of 120 days from the date of such sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law, whichever is longer.
Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the Trustee may postpone the sale by public announcement at the time and place designated or by posting a notice of the same, and act by agent in the execution of the sale. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at such sale.
SENECA TRUSTEES, INC.
5000 Coombs Farm Drive, Suite 104
Morgantown, WV 26508
(304) 413-0044
(304) 292-2918
Toll free: (888) 534-3132
Reference File No. 50247
CC: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
January 13, 2026, January 20, 2026
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