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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Pnustmt Punt* Journal
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
Legal advertisements are published each Wednesday in The Houston Home
Journal newspaper, the designated legal organ of Houston County and the City of
Perry, City of Warner Robins and City of Centerville.
For information concerning billing, please contact The Houston Home Journal at
(478)-987-1823. Notices cancelled after noon on Friday will be billed for insertion
in that edition.
Legal ads may be sent via Federal Express for Saturday delivery. Legal ads may
be sent via email to hjlegals@evansnewspapers.com. Many legal notices are
billed at the rate of SIO.OO per 100 words or a portion thereof for each insertion
for the first four insertions. Some specific types of ads, such as divorce, articles of
incorporation, articles of merger, petition to adopt, name changes and DUI notices
have fees set based on the number of times the notice is inserted. All rates are set
by the Georgia General Assembly.
For billing purposes, every word shall be counted as one word including words such
as: the, of, a etc. Grouped numbers shall be counted as one word.
The deadline for foreclosure notices and tax sales for disposal for November,
2007, is October 5, 2007 at NOON.
Here are some of the types of public notices included in this section of The Houston
Home Journal.
Hearings and Meeting Notices - There are a wide variety of public meetings which
must be held in order for a government to take an action. Among the most common
are notices of planning commission meetings at which rezoning request are to be
acted upon and of hearings when a city or county government is setting a budget
or tax rate. Sometimes these notices about upcoming meetings, especially when a
1000 ADOPTION
ORDER FOR SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE COUNTY
OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ALICIA ANNE ROBERSON,
Petitioners
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2952
ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 8/29/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 8/29/2007
TO: AMY NICOLE WILLIAMSON
GUYTON
You are hereby notified
that on the 29TH day of AUGUST,
2007, ALICIA ANNE ROBERSON
filed a petition in the Superior Court
of said County to seek adoption of:
Child 1 CARLEE GAMBLE ROBER
SON
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before 02
NOVEMBER, 2007, and to show
cause before the presiding Judge in
Chambers of Houston Superior
Court at 8:45 o'clock, on the 02 day
of NOVEMBER, 2007, in the Court
house in Perry, Houston County,
Georgia, why the adoption proceed
ing filed on behalf of the petitioner
should not be granted without the
written consent of the NATURAL
M©TWEfi.of said minor child.
WITNESS THE HONOR
A®.? EDWARD LUKEMIRE
Judge(s) of said Court, this the
29TH day of AUGUST, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
53244 9/12 - 9/26
ORDER FOR SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: MORGAN B. LAW
Petitioners
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2947
ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 8/14/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 8/14/2007
TO: UNKNOWN FATHER
You are hereby notified
that on the 14TH day of AUGUST,
2007, MORGAN B. LAW filed a peti
tion in the Superior Court of said
County to seek adoption of:
Child 1 CASSIDY DARLENE RICH
ARDSON
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before
23RD OCTOBER, 2007, and to
show cause before the presiding
Judge in Chambers of Houston Su
perior Court at 8:45 o'clock, on the
23RD 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
14TH day of AUGUST, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan, Clerk
Houston Superior Court
52910 9/5 - 9/19
1040 SfilSflfi&l NOTICE
NOTICETO 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
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 Doming, Executrix of the
Estate of Elizabeth Janet Shepherd
Deceased
c/o, Fred E. Godwin, Jr.
Kushinka, Calhoun & Godwin
Attorneys at Law
P.0.80x 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, GAS 1099
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
ecutrix of the Last Will and Testa
ment of Robert L. Grubbs* 9r. -fIUK’ 1
ceased), 151 Willow Avenue, War
ner Robins, GA 31093
Rachael Q. Dugger As the Co-Ex
ecutrix of the Last Will and Testa
ment of Robert L. Grubbs, Sr. (de
ceased), 148 Vale Drive, Haddock,
GA3IQ33
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, GA31093
(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
IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY C. BA
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
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Legal Advertising Information
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 SIO.OO 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
governments are required to annually publish the results of their audits. The
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 TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES C.
KIRK, DECEASED
All creditors of the Estate
of Charles C. Kirk, deceased, late of
Houston County, are hereby notified
to, ,r§pdgr%eir to th,e un
dersigned according to raw, and all
persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This 4th day of Septem
ber, 2007.
Tamara R. Kirk, Administrator of the
Estate of Charles C. Kirk, De
ceased, 116 Waldorf Drive, Perry,
GA31069
Robert R. Lawson
Daniel, Lawson, Tuggle & Jerles,
LLP
Post Office Box 89
Perry, Georgia 31069
53431 9/12 -10/3
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GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of SUE FRANCES JAUDON, 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 28th day of August,
2007.
Frances Sue Gordon As Executrix of
the Estate of Sue Frances Jaudon
(deceased), 804 Mud Road, Cor
dele, GA 31015
Roy N. Cowart, PC.
P. O. Box 818
Warner Robins, GA31099
52929 9/5 - 9/26
1050 DIVORCES
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
NOTIOE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 16TH day of
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
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
NASWORTHY, BETTY J.
PLAINTIFF
LITTLE, BOBBY JEAN
DEFENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 V 089063
TO: LITTLE, BOBBY JEAN
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 27TH day of
AUGUST, 2007 you are hereby noti
fied that on the 27TH day of
AUGUST, 2007, NASWORTHY,
BETTY J. filed suit against you for
DIVORCE.
You are required to file
with the clerk 6f the Superior Court
and to serve upon plaintiff's attor
ney: WYNN, RANDY, P.O. BOX
8812, WARNER ROBINS GA 31095
an Answer in writing within sixty (60)
days of the date of the order for pub
lication.
WITNESS, the Honorable
George F. Nunn, Jr. and Edward D.
Lukemire, Judges of this Superior
Court.
This the 27TH day .of
AUGUST, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
CLERK, HOUSTON SUPERIOR
COURT
52911 9/5 - 9/26
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ORDER OF PUBLICAHI©R—
FAMILY COURT OF
KANAWHA COUNTY
WEST VIRGINIA
IN RE: THE MARRIAGE/CHILDREN
OF:
RENEE SALMONS COX, Petitioner,
V. BRIAN ROBERT COX, Respon
dent. *
CIVIL ACTION NO: 06-D-2240
JUDGE: Smallridge
The object of this suit is to
obtain a divorce from the bonds of
matrimony.
TO THE ABOVE NAME RESPON
DENT:
It appearing by affidavit
filed in this action that the Petitioner
has used due diligence to ascertain
the whereabouts of Brian Robert
Cox without effect is hereby Ordered
that Robert Brian Cox, serve upon
Julia B. Shalhoup, counsel for Peti
tioner, whose address is Suite 600
Renaissance Tower, 109 Capitol
Street, Charleston, West Virginia
25301, an answer, including any re
lated counter claim or defense you
may have to the complaint filed in
this action on or before the final
hearing in this action scheduled for
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at
1:30 p.m. before the Honorable
Jane Charnock Smallridge, Judge. If
you fail to do so, thereafter judg
ment, upon proper hearing and trail,
may be taken against you for the re
lief demanded in the complaint.
A copy of said complaint
can be obtained from the under
signed Clerk at her office.
Entered by the Clerk of
said Court Aug. 21,2007.
Clerk of Court
Deputy Clerk
53137 9/5 - 9/26
1060 nm _____
M BUI
IN FIVE YEARS
CHARLES EDWARD BELL, 118
Hwy 26E, Elko, Georgia, arrested
for DUI by the Houston County
Sheriff's Dept, on March 9, 2007 at
9:45 p.m. on Courtney Hodges Rd.
in Houston County, Georgia. After a
plea of guilty on July 23, 2007 was
sentenced to a fine of $1,526.00, 30
days community service, 12 month
probation, 10 days jail.
53392 9/12
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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 Wednesdays prior to the first Tuesday of the month when the
sales are held at the Houston County Courthouse in Perry. The fee for thes6 notices
is $lO per 100 words per insertion.
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2nd DUI IN FIVE YEARS
JOSE DE JESUS
ESPARZA-LOPEZ, 116 Mead
owdale Dr., Warner Robins, Ga. ar
rested for DUI by the Georgia State
Patrol on April 14, 2007 at 1:00 a.m.
on Moody Rd., in Warner Robins,
Georgia. After a plea of guilty on
August 2, 2007 was sentenced to a
fine of $1,526.00, 30 days commu
nity service, 12 months probation
and 10 days in jail.
53393 9/12
IQ7Q Eif cneK notices
HOUSTON COUNTY
PRECINCT CHANGES
The following precinct
. changes have been pre cleared by
the U.S. Department of Justice and
adopted by the Houston County
Board of Elections. These changes
vyill be effective for all elections in
Houston County.
The new precinct Mossy
Creek Middle School (MCMS) was
created by moving voters from the
following precincts;
Voters in Feagin Mill Mid
dle School (FMMS) precinct south of
Lakeview Rd., north of GA Highway
96 and west of Lake Joy Rd. to US
Highway 41 N would become part of
the newly created Mossy Creek Mid
dle School precinct (MCMS).
Voters in Houston County
High School precinct (HCHS) south
of GA Highway 96, north of Lake
Joy (the lake) and west of Lake Joy
Rd., would become part of the newly
created Mossy Creek Middle School
precinct (MCMS).
Voters in the new Rozar
Gym precinct (ROZ 2) previously
Perry Primary School who are south
of GA Highway 96, north of Sande
fur Rd. to US Highway 41 N would
also become part of the newly cre
ated Mossy Creek Middle School
precinct (MCMS).
Voters not in the above ar
eas will continue to vote at Feagin
Mill Middle School (FMMS), Houston
County High School (HCHS) and
Rozar Gym (ROZ 2).
All voters affected by the
changes will be mailed a new pre
cinct card showing their new voting
location.
Houston County Board of
Elections
53239 9/12-9/19
1080 FORECLOSURES
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER POWER
GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
THIS LAW FIRM IS ACT
ING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT
TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR
POSE.
Under and by virtue of the
Power of Sale contained in a Secu
rity Deed given by Gregory J. Hunter
to Sun Trust Mortgage, Inc., dated
May 23, 2003, recorded in Deed
Book 2543, Page 97, Houston
County, Georgia Records, convey
ing the after-described property to
secure a Note in the original princi
pal amount of FORTY-FOUR
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
FOUR AND 0/100 DOLLARS
($44,304.00), with interest thereon
as set forth therein, there will be
sold at public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash before the court
house door of Houston County,
Georgia, within the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in October,
2007, the following described prop
erty:
All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land Lot 199
of the sth Land District, Houston
County Georgia, being known and
designated as Lot 307 of Warner
Robins Defense Homes Subdivision,
according to a plot of survey re
corded in Plat Book 2, Page 55,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,2007 *■
Clerks Office, Houston Superior
Court. Said plat and the recorded
copy thereof are incorporated herein
for all purposes
The debt secured by said
Security Deed has been and is
hereby declared due because of,
among other possible events of de
fault, failure to pay the indebtedness
as and when due and in the manner
provided in the Note and Security
Deed. The debt remaining in default,
this sale will be made for the pur
pose of paying the same and all ex
penses of this sale, as provided in
Security Deed and by law, including
attorney's fees (notice of intent to
collect attorney's fees having been
given).
Said property will be sold
subject to any outstanding ad valo
rem taxes (including taxes which are
a lien, but not yet due and payable),
any matters which might be dis
closed by an accurate survey and
inspection of the property, any as
sessments, liens, encumbrances,
zoning ordinances, restrictions,
covenants, and matters of record
superior to the Security Deed first
set out above.
To the best knowledge
and belief of the undersigned, the
party in possession of the property
is Gregory J. Hunter or a tenant or
tenants and said property is more
commonly known as 142 Vernon
Drive, Warner Robins, Georgia
31088.
ducted, t°
that the sale is not pronibrtbcFtnieSr
the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to
final confirmation and audit of the
status of the loan with the holder of
the security deed.
Sun Trust Mortgage, Inc. as Attorney
in Fact for Gregory J. Hunter
Morris Schneider & Prior, LLC
1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
(770) 234-9181
www.msplaw.com/foreclo
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53146 9/5 - 9/26
' NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER POWER
GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
THIS LAW FIRM IS ACT
ING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT
TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR
POSE.
Under and by virtue of the
Power of Sale contained in a Secu
rity Deed given by Sean Brown to
Liberty Mortgage Corporation, dated
July 17, 1998, recorded in Deed
Book 1373, Page 555, Houston
County, Georgia Records, convey
ing the after-described property to
secure a Note in the original princi
pal amount of NINETY-ONE THOU
SAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND
0/100 DOLLARS ($91,800.00), with
interest thereon as set forth therein,
there will be sold at public outcry to
the highest bidder for cash before
the courthouse door of Houston
County, Georgia, within the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday in
October, 2007, the following de
scribed property: SEE EXHIBIT 'A'
ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE
A PART HEREOF
The debt secured by said
Security Deed has been and is
hereby declared due because of,
among other possible events of de
fault, failure to pay the indebtedness
as and when due and in the manner
provided in the Note and Security
Deed. The debt remaining in default,
this sale will be made for the pur
pose of paying the same and ail ex
penses of this sale, as provided in
Security Deed and by law, including
attorney's fees (notice of intent to
collect attorney's fees having been
given).
Said property will be sold
subject to any outstanding ad valo
rem taxes (including taxes which are
a lien, but not yet due and payable),
any matters which might be dis
closed by an .accurate survey and
inspection of the property, any as
sessments, liens, encumbrances,
zoning ordinances, restrictions,
covenants, and matters of record
superior to the Security Deed first
set out above.