SPECIAL
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
By virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned Special Commissioners, namely, James Paul Geary, II, G. Isaac Sponaugle, III and Nathan H. Walters, by virtue of that certain Supplemental Order Appointing Special Commissioners and Sale of Real Estate, dated February 19, 2025 and entered within Pendleton County, West Virginia Civil Action No. 24-C-14, by the Honorable John H. Treadway, Jr. Pendleton County Circuit Court Judge, on March 4, 2025, and styled as Marissa Nichole Champ, by her next friend, Joyce Champ, her mother, Plaintiff v. Steven W. Champ et al., Defendants. Your undersigned Special Commissioners will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder(s) at the Courthouse steps of the Pendleton County Courthouse, located at 100 South Main Street, Franklin, West Virginia 26807, on
FRIDAY,
APRIL 25, 2025
AT NOON—12:00 P.M.
the following
described tract or
parcel of real estate:
“All that certain tract or parcel of real estate containing 1.37 acres, more or less, lying and being situate in the Mill Run District, of Pendleton County, West Virginia, and being designated as Parcel 27 on Tax Map 19 of the said aforementioned Mill Run District, in Pendleton County, West Virginia Assessment records.
The aforesaid 1.37 acres tract of real estate is more particularly described as follows:
“All that certain tract or parcel of real estate containing 1.37 acres, more or less, by calculation of the Pendleton County, West Virginia Assessment records, together with any and all rights, rights-of-way, structures, minerals, easements, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying and being situate in Mill Run District, Pendleton County, West Virginia, and being considered as the residue of an original tract or parcel of real estate containing 4 acres, with said 4 acre tract or parcel of real estate being more particularly described by metes and bounds in that certain Deed from Carl M. Bowers and Beverly Alt Bowers, his wife, unto Coy A. Champ and Shirley M. Champ, his wife, with said Deed dated August 29, 1967, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pendleton County, West Virginia in Deed Book 86, at Page 259; LESS HOWEVER; a 2.63 acre out-conveyance unto Steven Wade Champ, by that certain Deed from Coy A. Champ and Shirley M. Champ, with said Deed dated August 24, 2000, and of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 154, at Page 178; and with said 2.63 acre out-conveyance being more particularly described by that certain Description of Survey and Plat of Survey of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 154, at Page 178 and Page 179, respectively.
There is also a residence situate upon the above referenced tract or parcel of real estate, and this sale is considered to be in-gross and same is sold in an “as is” condition. Said tract or parcel of real estate will be conveyed subject to any and all restrictions, reservations, covenants, conditions, easements, or rights-of-way granted, reserved, or provided for in any and all prior instruments in the chain of title.
The real estate taxes associated with the aforementioned tract or parcel of real estate will be prorated as of the closing date and will be thereafter paid by the purchaser(s) of the above referenced tract or parcel of real estate. The highest bidder(s) shall also be responsible for the excise tax on the transfer of the subject real estate and for the cost of the preparation of the Deed conveying the aforementioned real estate to the highest bidder(s). The sale of the real estate is expressly subject to the confirmation of the Circuit Court of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
The above tract or parcel of real estate offered for sale herein will be conveyed unto the highest bidder(s) by Special Warranty Deed from your undersigned Special Commissioners.
TERMS: A five-thousand-dollar ($5,000.00) deposit in cash, cashier’s check, certified check, or any other means acceptable to the Special Commissioners, on the above referenced day of sale will be required with regard to the tract or parcel of real estate offered for sale herein, with the balance thereof to be paid in full upon the delivery of the Special Warranty Deed, which said delivery shall take place not more than thirty (30) days, subsequent to confirmation of the sale by the Circuit Court of Pendleton County, West Virginia. Failure to close within the applicable time frame will cause a forfeiture of the deposit paid.
Prospective bidders are invited to contact Special Commissioner, James Paul Geary, II, (304) 257-4155, Special Commissioner, G. Isaac Sponaugle, III (304) 358-2337, or Special Commissioner, Nathan H. Walters, (304) 530-6618 to view and/or inspect the real estate and to make any inquiries related thereto. Please contact either of your aforesaid Special Commissioners for any additional information and/or pictures depicting the real estate offered for sale.
James Paul Geary, II, Esq.
Geary & Geary
Special Commissioner
106 N. Main Street,
Petersburg, WV 26847
(304) 257-4155
G. Isaac Sponaugle, III, Esq.
Special Commissioner
Sponaugle &
Sponaugle
223 Chestnut Street,
Franklin, WV 26807
(304) 358-2337
Nathan H. Walters, Esq.
Special Commissioner,
Walters, Heishman & Vance, PLLC PO Box 119 Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 530-6618
I, SHALEE WILBURN, do hereby certify that bond with approved surety, as provided by said Court, has been executed before me by the said Special Commissioners.
Shalee Wilburn
Clerk of the Circuit
Court of
Pendleton County,
West Virginia
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