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1000 ADOPTION
ORDER FOR SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: JONATHAN D. WHITE,
Petitioners
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2937
ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 7/06/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 70/06/2007
TO: KELLY HARMON
You are hereby notified
that on the 06TH day of JULY 2007,
JONATHAN D. WHITE filed a peti
tion in the Superior Court of said
County to seek adoption of:
Child 1 LYDIA GAIL SEALE
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before
7TH SEPTEMBER, 2007, and to
show cause before the presiding
Judge in Chambers of Houston Su
perior Court at 8:45 o'clock, on the
7TH day of SEPTEMBER, 2007, in
the Courthouse in Perry, Houston
County, Georgia, why the adoption
proceeding filed on behalf of the pe
titioner should not be granted with
out the written consent of the NATU
RAL FATHER of said minor child.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE ED
WARD LUKEMIRE Judge(s) of said
Court, this the 06TH day of JULY,
2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
52014 8/16-9/5
ORDER FOR SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
GREGORY LEE MUCHER, Petition
ers
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2944
ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 7/26/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 7/26/2007
TO: CLARENCE DALE SCALES, 111
You are hereby notified
that on the 26TH day of JULY, 2007,
GREGORY LEE MUCHER filed a
petition in the Superior Court of said
County to seek adoption of:
Child 1 CLARENCE MATTHEW
DALE SCALES IV
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before
12TH OCTOBER, 2007, and to
show cause before the presiding
Judge in Chambers of Houston Su
perior Court at 8:45 o'clock, on the
12TH day of OCTOBER, 2007, in
the Courthouse in Perry, Houston
County, Georgia, why the adoption
proceeding filed on behalf of the pe
titioner should not be granted with
out the written consent of the NATU
RAL FATHER of said minor child.
WITNESS THE HONOR
ABLE KATHERINE K. LUMSDEN
Judge(s) of said Court, this the
26TH day of JULY, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
52019 8/16-8/30
ORDER FOR SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
FLOYD NORMAN PAULK,
Petitioners
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2941
' ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 7/25/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 7/25/2007
TO: CURTIS LEE GRIFFIN
You are hereby notified
that on the 25TH day of JULY, 2007,
FLOYD NORMAN PAULK filed a
petition in the Superior Court of said
County to seek adoption of:
Child 1 GARRETT LOGAN GRIFFIN
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before
10TH OCTOBER 2007, and to show
cause before the presiding Judge in
Chambers of Houston Superior
Court at 8:45 o'clock, on the 10TH
day of OCTOBER 2007, in' the
Courthouse in Perry, Houston
THURSDAY
AUGUST 30, 2007
County, Georgia, why the adoption
proceeding filed on behalf of the pe
titioner should not be granted with
out the written consent of the NATU
RAL FATHER of said minor child.
WITNESS THE HONOR
ABLE KATHERINE K LUMSDEN
Judge(s) of said Court, this the
25TH day of JULY, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
52020 8/16 - 8/30
jjjugn DEBTORS t
lU<tU COEDITONS NOTICE
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES
RONALD SCRUGGS, DECEASED.
All creditors of the Estate
of Charles Ronald Scruggs, de
ceased, late of Houston County, are
hereby notified to render their de
mands to the undersigned according
to law, and all persons indebted to
said estate are required to make im
mediate payment to the under
signed.
This 3rd day of August,
2007.
DIANNE ELIZABETH SCRUGGS,
Executor of the Last Will and Testa
ment of CHARLES RONALD
SCRUGGS, Deceased, 109 Winder
mere Circle, Perry, GA31069
Robert T. Tuggle, 111
Daniel, Lawson, Tuggle & Jerles,
LLP
Post Office Box 89
Perry, Georgia 31069
51892 8/9 - 8/30
NOTICE
TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON COUNTY
Notice is herby given to
the debtors and creditors of Bertha
K. Duckworth, deceased of Houston
County, GA. You are required to
render your demands and/or pay
ments to the undersigned estate
representative according to law.
This Bth day of August,
2007.
Laurie 0. Tucker, Administrator of
the estate of Bertha K. Duckworth
1328 Parkway Drive
Perry, GA. 31069
52016 8/16-9/5
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
All creditors of the Estate
of MARVIN W. SANDERS, de
ceased, late of Houston County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to ren
der their demands to the under
signed according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said estate are re
quired to make immediate payment
to me.
This Bth day of August,
2007.
ELIZABETH P. SANDERS, Execu
trix
Hall & Hall
Attorneys at Law
317 Commerce Street
Hawkinsville, Georgia 31036
(478) 783-1730
52012 8/16 - 9/5
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
All creditors of the estate
of EDWARD E. REDMOND, de
ceased, late of Houston County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to ren
der their demands to the under
signed according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said Estate are re
quired to make immediate payment
to me. This 16th day of August,
2007.
ROBERT E. REDMOND, EXECU
TOR OF THE ESTATE OF ED
WARD E. REDMOND
476 Milledge Gate Terrace
Marietta, Georgia 30067
(770)952-6751
52068 8/16 - 9/5
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
IN RE: ELIZABETH JANET SHEP
HERD, Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
Of ELIZABETH JANET SHEPHERD,
deceased, late of Houston County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to ren-
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Legal Advertising Information
meetings, especially when a meeting is to be held outside the regular schedule
of that government or when a change will be made in the regular time or place
of meeting. Most of these notices are priced by the SIO.OO per 100 words fee.
Estate Notices - There are some 20 different type of estate notices which can
be published, the most common of which is a notice to creditors to let the court
know if a deceased person owes them any money. Most estate-related notices
come from the county probate judge's office. Most of these notices are priced by
the $ 10.00 per 100 words fee.
Incorporation Notice - These are notices concerning a business which is to be
incorporated with the office located in Houston County. Related incorporation
notices can include an intent to dissolve a corporation, a name change of the
corporation and mergers of a corporation. These notices typically run two weeks
at a cost of $40.00.
Notice of elections and referendums- This category covers a wide range
of issues from notices to hold elections on alcoholic beverage sales to notices
on bond referendums to construct school buildings in Houston County. Notices
must also appear concerning city and county elections when candidates are
seeking elected public office. The notices typically cost SIO.OO per 100 words or
fractions thereof.
Bid Notices - When a local government is going to buy something or have work
done on a project, it is often required to solicit bids via legal notices. A related
area of legal notices involves the sale of surplus government-owned equipment,
which also must be listed and published.
Notice of Government Financial Results - Most city, county and school
der their demands to the under
signed according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said Estate are re
quired to make immediate payment
to us.
M. Mae Deming, Executrix of the
Estate of Elizabeth Janet Shepherd
Deceased
c/o, Fred E. Godwin, Jr.
Kushinka, Calhoun & Godwin
Attorneys at Law
P. 0. Box 8219
Warner Robins, GA 31095
52175 8/23-9/12
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
All creditors of the Estate
of JOHN D. BREWER, deceased,
late of Houston County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render in their
demands to the undersigned ac
cording to law, and all persons in
debted to said Estate required to
make immediate payment.
This 20TH day of August,
2007.
Carolyn M. Brewer As the Executrix
of the Last Will and Testament of
John D. Brewer (deceased), 124
Ben Edwards Road, Kathleen, GA
31047
Roy N. Cowart, PC.
P. O. Box 818
Warner Robins, GA 31099
52367 8/23 - 9/12
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
All creditors of the Estate
of ROBERT L. GRUBBS, SR., de
ceased, late of Houston County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to ren
der in their demands to the under
signed according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said Estate re
quired to make immediate payment.
This 20TH day of August,
2007.
Ramona N. Grubbs, As the Co-Ex
ecutrix of the Last Will and Testa
ment of Robert L. Grubbs, Sr. (de
ceased), 151 Willow Avenue, War
ner Robins, GA 31093
Rachael G. Dugger As the Co-Ex
ecutrix of the Last Will and Testa
ment of Robert L. Grubbs, Sr. (de
ceased), 148 Vale Drive, Haddock,
GA 31033
Roy N. Cowart, PC.
P. O. Box 818
Warner Robins, GA 31099
52368 8/23-9/12
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: Pattie L. Couillard, Deceased
All creditors of the estate
of Pattie L. Couillard, deceased, late
of Houston County, are hereby noti
fied to render in their demands to
the undersigned according to law,
and all persons indebted to said es
tate are required to make immediate
payment to me.
Robert A. Couillard, Sr., Executor of
deceased, 110 Louis Street, Warner
Robins, GA31093
Shirley R. Watson
Attorney at Law •
1520 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, GA 31093
(478) 328-7464
52407 8/23 - 9/12
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
All creditors of the estate
of Warren J. Grantham, Sr. de
ceased, late of Houston County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to ren
der in their demands to the under
signed according to law and all other
persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This 23 day of August,
2007.
To: Estate of Warren J. Grantham,
Sr.
724 Hwy 26 E.
Elko, GA 31025
(478) 988-1155
52655 8/30 - 9/19
NOTICE TO
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
t
IN RE: ESTATE OP MARY C.' W
CON, DECEASED.
All creditors of the Estate
of Mary C. Bacon, deceased, late of
Houston County, are hereby notified
to render their demands to the un
dersigned according to law, and all
persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This 31st day of August,
2007.
Davis Weaver, Executor of the Last
Will and Testament of Mary C. Ba
con, Deceased, 1126 Federal High
way #514, Fort Lauderdale, FL
33316.
Leslie Lemke
Leslie Lemke, Inc.
110 A Tommy Stalnaker Drive
Warner Robins, Georgia
31088-8957.
52719 8/30-9/19
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
All creditors of the estate
of YVONNE STAFFORD, deceased,
late of Houston County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render their
demands to the undersigned ac
cording to law, and all persons in
debted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment to me.
This 30th day of August,
2007.
JANE S. LESTER, EXECUTRIX OF
THE ESTATE OF YVONNE STAF
FORD
2192 Kenward Court
Marietta, Georgia 30064
(770) 424-4227
52720 8/30 - 9/19
NOTICE
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
All creditors of the estate
of HOLBERT R. FLOYD, deceased,
late of Houston County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render their
demands to the undersigned ac
cording to law, and all persons in
debted to said Estate are required to
make immediate payment to me.
This 31st day of July,
2007.
Mary Ruth Boman, 119 Massengale
Road, Brooks, Georgia 30205
David G. Walker
WALKER, HULBERT, GRAY &
BYRD, LLP
Attorneys at Law
Perry, Georgia 31069
51735 8/9 - 8/30
1050 DIVORCES
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
DAVIS, CYNTHIA N„ PLAINTIFF
DAVIS, THOMAS L„ DEFENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 V 088763
TO: DAVIS, THOMAS L.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 27TH day of
JULY, 2007, you are hereby notified
that on the 26TH day of JULY, 2007,
DAVIS, CYNTHIA N. filed suit
against you for DIVORCE.
You are required to file
with the clerk of the Superior Court
and to serve upon plaintiff's attor
ney: D'EOR-HYNES, DANIELLE,
524 S. HOUSTON LK. RD., WAR
NER ROBINS GA 31088 an Answer
in writing within sixty (60) days of
the date'of the order for publication.
WITNESS, the Honorable
George F. Nunn, Jr. and Edward D.
Lukemire, Judges of this Superior
Court. This the 27Th day of JULY,
2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
CLERK, HOUSTON SUPERIOR
COURT
51883 8/9 - 8/30
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
WOODCOCK, ANERA DIAN,
PLAINTIFF
WOODCOCK, WESLEY JOHN, DE
FENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 V 088949
TO: WOODCOCK, WESLEY JOHN
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 16TH day of
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governments are required to annually publish the results of their audits. The
amount of detail varies by government. Typically these notices are published in
boxed display advertisements.
Driving Under the Influence - State law requires publication of a picture and a
brief notice of anyone convicted in Houston County of a third Driving Under the
Influence charge. The fines and related matters of settlement are included. The
fee for these ads is $25 each. These ads run one time and typically come from the
Houston County State Court or the Municipal Court of incorporated cities.
Juvenile Matters - This broad category can include notices such as adoption,
custody, juvenile court actions and contemporary custody. These matters
frequently run from two to four times, depending on the order. Some of these
issues come from the Houston County Juvenile Court, others from the Houston
County Probate Court.
Domestic Matters - These include notices for change of name and for divorce.
When one of the parties cannot be located locally. Both of these items run four
times.
Notice of Sale or Foreclosure Notice - These notices are usually run when
someone, generally a financial institution, has not recieved payment on a loan.
Property which secures the loan is being foreclosed on so the lender can take
it to sell or otherwise pay off the loan. A similar category is a tax sale, where the
county or a city is selling the property to collect unpaid property taxes. These
notices typically run the four Thursdays prior to the first Tuesday of the month
when the sales are held at the Houston County Courthouse in Perry. The fee for
these notices is $lO per 100 words per insertion.
AUGUST, 2007 you are hereby noti
fied that on the 16TH day of
AUGUST, 2007 WOODCOCK, AN
ERA DIAN filed suit against you for
DIVORCE.
You are required to file
with the clerk of the Superior Court
and to serve upon plaintiff's attor
ney: JOHNSON, DANA, 401
CHERRY STREET, MACON, GA
31201 an Answer in writing within
sixty (60) days of the date of the or
der for publication.
WITNESS, the Honorable
George F. Nunn, Jr. and Edward D.
Lukemire, Judges of this Superior
Court. This the 16TH day of
AUGUST, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
CLERK, HOUSTON SUPERIOR
COURT
52415 8/23-9/12
1070 ELECTION NOTICES
CALL FOR ELECTION
Notice is hereby given
that, pursuant to the Charter of the
City of Perry, as amended, and the
Georgia Municipal Election Code as
amended through the regular 2007
Session of the Georgia General As
sembly, an election shall be held in
the City of Perry for the election of
Councilpersons to Council District 1,
Post 2, Council District 2, Post 2 and
Council District 3, Post 2 for a term
of four (4) years beginning January
1, 2008. The election will be held on
November 6, 2007.
Qualifying for the election
shall be held at the Houston County
Board of Elections at 801 Main
Street, Room 237, Perry, Georgia,
beginning at 8:30 a.m. on August
27, 2007 and ending at 4:30 p.m. on
August 31, 2007. Qualifying fee
shall be $126.00.
All persons who are not
registered to vote and who desire to
register to vote in the election may
register to vote through the close of
business on October 9, 2007. Polls
will be open from 7:00 a.m. until
7:00 p.m. on election day.
The 22nd of August,
2007.
Lee Gilmour
City Clerk
52168 8/30 - 9/5
1080 FORECLOSURES
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
There will be sold on the
first Tuesday in September, 2007,
before the courthouse door in Hous
ton County, Georgia, during the le
gal hours of sale, to the highest bid
der for cash, the following described
property, to-wit:
All that land Land Lot 88,
11th Land District, Houston County,
Georgia, known as Lot 50, Block B,
Section 4, Southfield Subdivision,
according to a plat of record in Plat
Book 65, Page 78-80, Clerk's Office,
Houston Superior Court. Said plat is
incorporated herein for all purposes
This sale will be made un
der the Power of Sale contained in a
deed to secure debt in favor of Colo
nial Bank, dated September 20,
2006 from Homes by Bull, LLC, re
corded in Deed Book 4007, Pages
39-46, Clerk's Office, Houston
County Superior Court. Said deed
secures a note payable in monthly
installments. Default has occurred in
the payment, and the power of sale
in said deed to secure debt has be
come operative. A copy of the notice
of sale is being given to debtor as
required by O.C.G.A. Section
44-14-162.2. The proceeds of said
sale will be applied as provided in
said deed. Said sale will also be
made subject to all unpaid ad valo
rem taxes, liens and assessments, if
any.
Colonial Bank
By: Arthur L. Phillips, Esq.
Attorney for Colonial Bank
PHILLIPS & PHILLIPS
843 Poplar Street
Macon, Georgia 31201
(478) 743-1354
51886 8/9 - 8/30
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
There will be sold on the
first Tuesday in September, 2007,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007 *
before the courthouse door in Hous
ton County, Georgia, during the le
gal hours of sale, to the highest bid
der for cash, the following described
property, to-wit:
All that land in Land Lot
78, 10th Land District, Houston
County, Georgia, known as Lot 8,
Block B, Cheshire Place Subdivi
sion, Phase 1, Section 11, according
to a plat of record in Plat Book 39,
Page 103, Clerk's Office, Houston
Superior Court. Said plat is incorpo
rated herein for all purposes
This sale will be made un
der the Power of Sale contained in a
deed to secure debt in favor of Sun-
Mark Community Bank, dated April
15, 2003 from Todd J. Stimus and
Vivian Stimus, recorded in Deed
Book 2517, Pages 150-154, Clerk's
Office, Houston County Superior
Court. Said deed secures a note
payable in monthly installments. De
fault has occurred in the payment;
and the power of sale in said deed
to secure debt has become opera
tive. A copy of the notice of sale is
being given to debtor as required by
O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2. The
proceeds of said sale will be applied
as provided in said deed. Said said
will also be made subject to all un
paid ad valorem taxes, liens and as
sessments, if any.
To the best of the under
signed's knowledge and belief the
property is in the possession of
Torjd J. Stimus and Vivian Stimus.
Sun Mark Community Bank
By: Arthur L. Phillips, Esq.
Attorney for Sun Mark Community
Bank
PHILLIPS & PHILLIPS
843 Poplar Street
Macon, Georgia 31201
(478) 743-1354
51884 8/9 - 8/30
4
NOTICE OF SALE
Because of default in pay
ment of indebtedness secured by a
deed to secure debt executed by
LANCE D. WHITTEN AND MEL
ODY R. WHITTEN to CB&T BANK
OF MIDDLE GEORGIA, dated May
13, 1999, and recorded in Deed
Book 1453, Page 289, Clerk's Of
fice, Houston Superior Court, the
undersigned, CB&T BANK OF MID
DLE GEORGIA, pursuant to the
power of sale contained in said se
curity deed, will, on the first Tuesday
in September, 2007, during the legal
hours of sale, at the courthouse
door in Perry, Houston County,
Georgia, sell at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash the
property described in said deed,
to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in Land
Lot 136 of the Tenth Land District of
Houston, County, Georgia, being
known and designated as .432
acres according to a plat of survey
prepared by Story Surveying Com
pany, Inc. on April 12, 1990, a copy
of said plat being of record in Plat
Book 38, Page 132, Clerk's Office,
Houston Superior Court. Said plat of
survey and the recorded copy
thereof are hereby made a part of
this description by reference thereto.
Said property is located at
466 Lake Joy Road, Kathleen,
Georgia 31047, according to the
system of numbering residences
presently employed in Houston
County, Georgia.
Said property will be sold
subject to all easements, restrictions
and the outstanding ad valorem
taxes and/or assessments, if any.
To the best of the under
signed's knowledge and belief,
LANCE D. WHITTEN AND MEL
ODY R. WHITTEN are in posses
sion of the property.
A deed will be made by
the undersigned to the purchaser at
said sale. The proceeds of said sale
will be applied as provided in said
deed to secure debt.
CB&T BANK OF MIDDLE GEOR
GIA as Attorney in fact for Lance D.
Whitten and Melody R. Whitten
DANIEL, LAWSON, TUGGLE &
JERLES, LLP
POST OFFICE BOX 89
PERRY, GEORGIA 31069
51694 8/9 - 8/30
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
UNDER POWER OF SALE
STATE OF GEORGIA
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