to Creditors, Distributees
& Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the McDowell County Clerk's Office at 90 Wyoming Street STE, Suite 109 Welch, WV 24801. 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 McDowell 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:
Friday, March 20, 2026
Claim Deadline:
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
APPOINTMENT DATE: 10/22/2025 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
JAMES ROBERT MCNEW
ADMINISTRATRIX:
TAMMY MAE MCNEW
HC 65.BOX 51
DAVY WV 24828-1400
APPOINTMENT DATE: 10/24/2025 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
KiMBERLY RENEE BREWER
ADMINISTRATOR:
TYLER LEE BREWER
631 CHERRY STREET
BRISTOL TN 37620-2208
APPOINTMENT DATE: 10/30/2025 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
MILTON JUNIOR EDWARDS
EXECUTOR:
RICHARD KEITH EDWARDS
POB 201
IAEGER WV 24844-0201
APPOINTMENT DATE: 11/04/2025 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
THERESA SORAH
EXECUTOR:
JOHN CARL BLAYLOCK JR
515 KIRBY ADDITIONAL RD PRINCETON WV 24739-7208
APPOINTMENT DATE: 11/04/2025 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
BRENDA MAE HARRISON
EXECUTOR:
JOSEPH E PRICE
POB 704
IAEGER WV 24844-0704
APPOINTMENT DATE: 11/14/2025 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
KAREN SUE BELL
ADMINISTRATOR:
THOMAS BELL
24 THUNDER ROAD
WELCH WV 24801-2910
APPOINTMENT DATE: 01/22/2026
ESTATE OF:
TERESA CRAFT
ADMINISTRATRIX:
TARA CHAFFINS
15 HUMMINGBIRD LANE
DAVY WV 24828-7010
APPOINTMENT DATE: 02/18/2026
ESTATE OF:
GEORGE MICHAEL CORTELLESI
ADMINISTRATRIX:
JULIAS CORTELLESI
301 SURFACE DRIVE
TAZEWELL VA 24651
APPOINTMENT DATE: 02/20/2026 ESTATE OF:
LEDA JO LITTLE
ADMINISTRATOR:
MARK EDWARD LITTLE
1685 BLAIR ST.
CHRISTIANSBURG VA
24073-6843
APPOINTMENT DATE: 02/27/2026
ESTATE OF:
SHARON LOU STOWERS
ADMINISTRATRIX:
SANDRA LYNN ESTEP
POB 184
PIPESTEM WV 25979-0184
APPOINTMENT DATE: 03/16/2026
ESTATE OF:
LURA ANN JAMISON
ADMINISTRATOR:
JAMES MAURICE JAMISON
4542 FALLOWOOD TER
HIGH POINT NC 27265
APPOINTMENT DATE: 03/16/2026
ESTATE OF:
JAMES EDWARD JAMISON
ADMINISTRATOR:
JAMES MAURICE JAMISON
4542 FALLOWOOD TER
HIGH POINT NC 27265
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 3/17/2026
/s/Donald L. Hicks
Donald L. Hicks
Clerk of the McDowell
County Commission