Notice of Administration to
Creditors, Distributees
& Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Hancock County Clerk’s Office at 102 N. Court St. New Cumberland, WV 26047-9602. 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 Hancock 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.
First Publication Date:
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Claim Deadline Date:
Monday, April 6, 2026
ESTATE NAME:
THOMAS W TOMPOS
EXECUTRIX:
MICHELLE LYNN GONZALEZ
952 TOWNSHIP RD. 378
STEUBENVILLE OH 43952-6920
ESTATE NAME:
ROSE M. PETERS
EXECUTOR:
GEOFFREY W. PETERS
5080 TWINBROOK RUN DR.
FAIRFAX VA 22032-2514
ESTATE NAME:
VICKIE L. WAGGLE
ADMINISTRATRIX CTA DBN
AMANDA L. WAGGLE
AKA TAYLOR
3509 WILLIAMS DRIVE
WEIRTON, WV 26062
ESTATE NAME:
JAMES LARRY EASTERLING SR.
EXECUTRIX
PATRICIA LOUISE EASTERLING
3500 ELM STREET
WEIRTON, WV 26062
ATTORNEY
M. ERIC FRANKOVITCH
529 CAROLINA AVE
CHESTER, WV 26034
ESTATE NAME:
BOBBY J. POWELL
EXECUTOR
DUSTIN JENKINS
47 COMMERECE ST.
NEW CUMBERLAND
WV 26047-9668
ATTORNEY
LAWRENCE L. MANYPENNY
P.O. BOX 638
NEW CUMBERLAND
WV 26047-0638
ESTATE NAME:
VERN L. UTT
EXECUTRIX
CRYSTAL MCCAWLEY
155 SCARLETT LANE
WEIRTON, WV 26062
ATTORNEY
PAM ZAGULA
3660 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
WEIRTON
WV 26062-4066
ESTATE NAME:
BEVERLY C. UTT
EXECUTRIX:
CRYSTAL MCCAWLEY
155 SCARLETT LN.
WEIRTON WV 26062-5673
ATTORNEY
PAM ZAGULA
3660 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
WEIRTON
WV 26062-4066
ESTATE NAME:
ROBERT LEE BENNETT
ADMINISTRATRIX:
RUBY GAIL BENNETT
405 GRANDVIEW RD.
CHESTER WV 26034-1625
ATTORNEY:
M. ERIC FRANKOVITCH
337 PENCO RD.
WEIRTON WV 26062-3828
ESTATE NAME:
JAMES EUGENE POWELL JR.
ADMINISTRATOR:
DUSTIN JENKINS
47 COMMERCE ST.
NEW CUMBERLAND
WV 26047-9668
ATTORNEY
LAWRENCE L. MANYPENNY
P.O. BOX 638
NEW CUMBERLAND
WV 26047-0638
ESTATE NAME:
SANDRA JOAN BROWN
ADMINISTRATRIX:
JULIE FAY BROWN
308 ELIZABETH DR.
WEIRTON WV 26062-3210
ESTATE NAME:
FLOYD GLENN GREATHOUSE
EXECUTRIX
KAREN LOUISE GREATHOUSE
109 ALDEN ST.
WEIRTON WV 26062-3001
ESTATE NAME:
JOHNNA MARIE SNATCHKO
ADMINISTRATRIX:
KENDRA BOGGESS
58 CHAUCER LN.
NEW CUMBERLAND WV 26047
ATTORNEY:
ANDREW J. HIGGINS
3200 MAIN ST.
WEIRTON WV 26062-4725
Subscribed and sworn to before
me on 1/23/2026
Karan Valenti
Clerk of the Hancock
County Commission
WDT-February 5 & 12, 2026