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:
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Claim Deadline:
Sunday, August 30, 2026
APPOINTMENT DATE: 01/09/2026 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
EDWARD OSBORNE
ADMINISTRATRIX:
ANITA KAY OSBORNE
POB 330
IAEGER WV 24844-0330
APPOINTMENT DATE: 01/20/2026 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
PHYLLIS ANN RICE
ADMINISTRATOR:
JACOB HUNTER RICE
2400 WOLF CREEK RD.
FAYETTEVILLE WV 25840-6904
APPOINTMENT DATE: 01/21/2026 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
DIANA PRUETT
ADMINISTRATOR:
HAROLD A PRUETT
72 BEAVER RD
RAYSAL WV 24879-8130
APPOINTMENT DATE: 01/22/2026 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
DARRYL LYNN CANNADY
ADMINISTRATOR:
DAVID CANNADY
POB 171
NORTHFORK WV 24868
APPOINTMENT DATE: 02/09/2026 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
SAMUEL ALDERSON
SCARBERRYJR
ADMINISTRATRIX:
DREMA D SCARBERRY
POB 268
RODERFIELD WV 24881-0268
APPOINTMENT DATE: 02/10/2026 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
SALLIE ANN HICKS
ADMINISTRATOR:
CARL R HICKS
POB 696
IAEGER WV 24844-0696
APPOINTMENT DATE: 02/11/2026 Delinquent
ESTATE OF:
DEWEY RICHARD EVANS
ADMINISTRATOR:
NATHAN BRADLEY EVANS
281 PLANTATION DR
RICHLANDS VA 24641-2791
APPOINTMENT DATE: 02/19/2026 ESTATE OF:
PEARLIE MAE GREER
ADMINISTRATRIX:
SHANTE ASHLEY LUSTER
POB 106
NORTHFORK WV 24868
APPOINTMENT DATE: 03/23/2026 ESTATE OF:
JIMMY DELANO WATSON
ADMINISTRATRIX:
PHYLLIS GALE WATSON
66 WHISTLE POST CIRCLE
CRUMPLER WV 24868
APPOINTMENT DATE: 04/30/2026 ESTATE OF:
MARY MUSICK
EXECUTRIX:
MAMIE ANITA MULLINS
POB 328
IAEGER WV 24844
APPOINTMENT DATE: 05/08/2026 ESTATE OF:
W.P. COOSA RED FEATHER SWAIN
ADMINISTRATOR:
GERALD R. SWAIN SR
15138 CARAVACA RD.
LA MIRADA RD CA
APPOINTMENT DATE: 05/21/2026
ESTATE OF:
HAROLD LLOYD POWELL
EXECUTRIX:
GLYNNIS VANOVER
POB 584
IAEGER WV 24844
APPOINTMENT DATE: 05/28/2026
ESTATE OF:
ZACK LEON MITCHELL
ADMINISTRATOR:
ANTHONY WAYNE MITCHELL POB 591
JOLO WV 24850
APPOINTMENT DATE: 06/11/2026
ESTATE OF:
ROGER LEE HALE SR
EXECUTRIX:
VALERIE L BLANKENSHIP
POB 115
BARTLEY WV 24813
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 6/16/2026
/s/Donald L. Hicks
Donald L. Hicks
Clerk of the McDowell
County Commission