Notice of Administration to
Creditors, Distributees
& Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Randolph County Clerk’s Office at 2 Randolph Avenue Elkins, WV 26241-0368. 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 Randolph 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:
Monday, May 4, 2026
Claim Deadline:
Friday, July 3, 2026
ESTATE OF:
DONNA ELAINE LEMONS
EXECUTOR:
PETE EDWIN TACY II
478 HADDENS MILL RUN
HUTTONSVILLE WV 26273
ESTATE OF:
JOHN CHARLES HEMPEL
EXECUTOR:
LEONARD J GEORGE
512 PRINCETON AVE
MORGANTOWN WV 26505
ESTATE OF:
HAROLD JUNIOR GAINER
ADMINISTRATRIX:
ANGELA D WHITE
57 VANDEVENDER HOLLOW RD
KERENS WV 26276
ESTATE OF:
TABITHA DAWN VILLARICO
ADMINISTRATOR CTA:
DERRICK L VILLARICO
17 LOWER DR
BUCKHANNON WV 26201
FIDUCIARY COMMISSIONER:
JOHN WALLACE IV
PO BOX 7
ELKINS WV 26241
ESTATE OF:
DONALD R. COBERLY
EXECUTOR:
DONALD BRADLEY COBERLY
10123 BIRD RIVER ROAD
MIDDLE RIVER MD 21220
ESTATE OF:
LURIA EVELYN VANCE
ADMINISTRATRIX:
REGINA HARRIS
783 CLIFFTON RUN RD
KERENS WV 26276
FIDUCIARY COMMISSIONER:
JENNIFER L MORGAN
PO BOX 1819
ELKINS WV 26241
ESTATE OF:
GARY LYNN SMITH
ADMINISTRATRIX:
BARBARA HEDRICK
109 PLEASANT AVENUE
ELKINS WV 26241-4601
ESTATE OF:
ROSS HUNTER MORGAN
EXECUTRIX:
MURANDA L MORGAN
253 TEABERRY HILLS LANE
ELKINS WV 26241
ESTATE OF:
HAROLD W. SIMMONS
EXECUTRIX:
JANE M ROBERT
243 NORTHWEST COR
N. STONINGTON CT 06359-1018
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 5/1/2026
Brenda Wiseman
Clerk of the Randolph County
Commission
ELK-May 5 & 12, 2026