TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026, AT 2:00 p.m.
The herein described real estate of Gerald R. Skaw, shall be sold at public auction on the Courthouse steps in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Said real estate will be sold pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned, by the provisions of that certain Deed of Trust executed by Gerald R. Skaw, unto Mark H. Wright or Bradford Ritchie, Trustees, to secure unto Summit Community Bank, now known as Burke & Herbert Bank, a banking corporation, the beneficial owner of that certain Deed of Trust, dated the 13th day of February, 2015, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Hampshire County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 581, at Page 835; with the undersigned, William C. Keaton, as Substitute Trustee, pursuant to that certain Deed of Appointment for Substitution of Trustee, of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed of Trust Book 642 at Page 683. Default having occurred relative to the covenants and conditions as set forth in said Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee, having been instructed in writing by the beneficial owner so to do, will offer the hereinafter described real estate for sale at public auction to the highest responsible bidder at the front door of the Courthouse in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., which said property is more particularly described as follows:
All those three certain tracts or parcels of real estate situate in Bloomery District, Hampshire County, West Virginia, designated as Lot Nos. 8, 12, and 13, Phase I of Lodges at Buffalo Gap, containing 6.554 acres, and 9.395 acres, and, 8.316 acres, more or less, respectively. Said tract of real estate is more particularly described on the “Final Plat of Lodges at Buffalo Gap- Phase I; Lot Nos. 1 Through 15 and Common Area”, as prepared by R&S Services, Inc., Rickie C. Davy. Said Plat is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Hampshire County, West Virginia, in Map Book 11, at Pages 145- 148. Said Lot 8 is depicted on the 2014 Hampshire County Land Books as being District 01, Tax Map 26, Parcel 127, and said Lots 12 and 13 are depicted on the aforesaid Land Books as District 01, Tax Map 25, Parcels 84 and 85, respectively.
Said real estate conveyed herein is taken expressly subject to any and all lines, notes, set backs, easement, etc., shown on the aforesaid Plat of Survey of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Map Book 11, at Pages 145 – 148, and further, by that certain Description of Survey and Plat of Survey of a 20’ wide nonexclusive right-of-way through Lot 12. Said Description of Survey is of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 507 at Pages 636-637, and said Plat of Survey is of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 507 at Pages 639 and 640. Said Description of Survey and Plat of Survey are by reference made a part hereof for all pertinent and proper reasons.
Reference is further made to that certain right of way of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 575 at Page 571.
And being the same real estate which was conveyed unto Gerald R. Skaw by deed of B.K. Haynes Corporation, a Virginia Corporation, dated January 26, 2015, and of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 526 at Page 542.
The property will be conveyed in an “AS IS” condition by Deed containing no warranty, express or implied, subject to the Internal Revenue Service right of redemption, all property taxes, prior Deeds, liens, reservations, encumbrances, restrictions, rights-of-ways, easements, covenants, conveyances and conditions of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office or affecting the subject property.
The Beneficiary and/or the Servicer of the Deeds of Trust and Note reserve the right to submit a bid for the property at sale.
The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to continue sale of the subject property from time to time by written or oral proclamation, which continuance shall be in the sole discretion of the Substitute Trustee.
The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the property to vacate said property, and any personal property and/or belongings remaining at the property after the foreclosure sale will be deemed to constitute ABANDONED PROPERTY AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF ACCORDINGLY.
Terms of the sale are I 0 percent cash down to be paid on day of sale, and the balance to be paid by certified or cashiers check within 30 days of the date of the sale.
For further information and/or viewing, contact William C. Keaton, Attorney at Law, 56 East Main Street, Romney, West Virginia, 304-822-4187.
All announcements made on the day of sale take precedence over any printed material.
William C. Keaton, Substitute Trustee
56 East Main Street
Romney, West Virginia 26757
304-822-4187
WVSB #7182
6-3-3c
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