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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
ptome Jmmtal
. WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 31,2007
Legal advertisements are published each Wednesday in Ihe 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 editiqn.
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 hilling 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 (or foreclosure notices and tax sales (or disposal (or December,
2007, is November 2, 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
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: MARGARET M. JOHNSON,
Petitioners
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2959
ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 10/17/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 10/17/2007
TO: UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FA
THER
You are hereby notified
that on the 17TH day of OCTOBER,
2007, MARGARET M. JOHNSON
filed a petition in the Superior Court
of said County to seek adoption of:
Child 1 JAMICE CHANTEL JOHN
SON
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before
21 ST DECEMBER, 2007, and to
show cause before the presiding
Judge in Chambers of Houston Su
perior Court at 8:45 o'clock, on the
21 ST day of DECEMBER, 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
17TH day of OCTOBER, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
55500 10/31 -11/14
1040 NOTICE
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE ESTATE OF KAY LEONARD
MIZELL
All creditors of the estate
of KAY LEONARD MIZELL, 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
persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate pay
ment to the estate.
This 3rd day of October,
2007.
ARTHUR H. CLARKE, JR. Adminis
trator of the Estate of KAY LEON
ARD MIZELL
ARTHUR H. CLARKE, JR., PC.
Post Office Box 7995
Warner Robins, GA 31095-7995
(478) 329-8222
54738 10/10- 10/31
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE ESTATE OF CHARLES FOR
REST BARR
All creditors of the estate
of CHARLES FORREST BARR, 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
persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate pay
ment to the estate.
This day of Octo
ber, 2007.
CHARLES BRUCE BARR Executor
of the Estate of CHARLES FOR
REST BARR
ARTHUR H. CLARKE, JR., P.C.
Post Office Box 7995
Warner Robins, GA 31095-7995
(478) 329-8222
54739 10/10-10/31
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of Leon M. Gill, late of Houston
County, Georgia, deceased, are
hereby notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned according
to law; and all persons indebted to
said estate are required to make im
mediate payment.
This 22nd day of October,
2007.
/s/ Henry C Johnson Sr.
Executor, Estate of Leon M. Gill
P. 0. Box 13494
Macon, GA31208
55522 10/31 -11/21
IN RE: ESTATE OF EDWARD AL-
LEN HAWKINS
All the creditors of the Es
tate of EDWARD ALLEN HAWKINS,
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.
This 11th day of October
2007.
Ramona Boone Hawkins, Executor
of the Estate of Edward Allen Hawk
ins
Michael J. Long
O'Neal, Long & Hall, LLP
P.O. Box 730
Warner Robins, GA. 31099
(478) 953-4557
5497310/17-11/7
NOTICE TO
DEBTORS & CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF HOUSTON:
All creditors of the Estate
of Sweet Lee Stevenson, 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 the un
dersigned.
This 12th day of October,
2007.
FAYE WHITE As Executor of the
Estate of Sweet Lee Stevenson
c/o George L. Williams, Jr.
127 Carl Vinson Pkwy.
Warner Robins, GA3IOBB
55140 10/24 -11/14
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
IN RE: WILLIAM M. MCLENDON,
Deceased
All creditors of the. Estate
of WILLIAM M. MCLENDON, 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 us.
Thelma G. McLendon, Executor of
the Estate of William M. McLendon
Deceased
c/o, Fred E. Godwin, Jr.
Kushinka, Calhoun & Godwin
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 8219
Warner Robins, GA31095
5538210/24-11/14
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: ESTATE OF ANNIE LES
TER DENNARD, DECEASED.
All creditors of the Estate
of Annie Lester Dennard, deceased,
late of Houston County, are hereby
notified to render their demands to
the undersigned according to law,
and all persons indebted to said es
tate are required to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
This 19th day of October,
2007.
Bobby Lester, Executor of the Last
Will and Testament of Annie Lester
Dennard, Deceased 1027 King Cir
cle Perry, GA31069
Robert T. Tuggle, 111
Daniel, Lawson, Tuggle & Jerles,
LLP
Post Office Box 89
Perry, Georgia 31069
55504 10/31 -11/21
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Leon Stark, Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
of Leon Stark, deceased, late of
Houston County, Georgia, are
hereby notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned according
to law, and all person indebted to
said Estate are required to make im
mediate payment.
This 3rd day of October,
2007.
Gary Jay Stark, EXECUTOR
1285 Pate Road
Juliette. Georgia 31046
ATTORNEY: J Michael Carpenter
201 Second St. Suite 580
Macon. GA 31201
5480510/10-10/31
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
Lenals
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
CREDITORS
HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA.
The Last Will and Testa
ment of VERNON CLARKE OTTEN,
SR. having been admitted to Pro
bate in Solemn Form and Letters
Testamentary, having been issued
to MILDRED J. OTTEN this is to cite
all creditors of said estate to make
their demands known to us and all
debtors of said estate to make im
mediate payment to us.
October 23, 2007.
MILDRED J. OTTEN
EXECUTRIX
C/O Lawrence C. Collins
Collins & Aromatorio, P.C.
GABar No. 178600
110 Main Street
Byron, Georgia 31008
478/956-3071
55519 10/31 -11/21
GEORGIA,
HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the estate
of JAMES RAYFORD JOHNSON,
a/k/a JAMES R. JOHNSON, a/k/a
JAMES R. JOHNSON, 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
persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate pay
ment.
This the 24th day of Octo
ber, 2007.
DAVID GEORGE JOHNSON, Ex
ecutor of the Estate of JAMES RAY
FORD JOHNSON, a/k/a JAMES R.
JOHNSON, a/k/a JAMES R. JOHN
SON, SR., 119 Chantilly Drive, War
ner Robins, GA3IOBB
c/o H. DAVID MOORE
Attorney for Executor
Post Office Drawer 8269
Warner Robins, Georgia
31095-8269
55521 10/31 -11/21
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: James Foster McCown
All creditors of the Estate
of James Foster McCown, 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 the undersigned.
This 25th day of October,
2007.
Ruth Ann McCown, Executrix of the
Estate of James Foster McCown,
Deceased
Geiger & Geiger, P.C.
P. O. Box 888
Perry, Georgia 31069
(478) 987-2952
55662 10/31 -11/21
NOTICE
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
All creditors of the estate
of ALRIE J. ADAMS, SR., 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 25th day of October,
2007.
Alrie J. Adams, Jr. 640 Hill Crest
Avenue Perry, Georgia 31069
David G. Walker
WALKER, HULBERT, GRAY &
BYRD, LLP
Attorneys at Law
Perry, Georgia 31069
55697 10/31 -11/21
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
IN RE: MARGARET B. FULTON,
Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
of MARGARET B. FULTON, 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 us.
JoAnna S. Fulton, Executor of the
Estate of Margaret B. Fulton De-
ceased
c/o, Fred E. Godwin, Jr.
Kushinka, Calhoun & Godwin
Attorneys at Law
P. 0. Box 8219
Warner Robins, GA31095
54802 10/10-10/31
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT EARL
HARRIS, DECEASED.
All creditors of the Estate
of ROBERT EARL HARRIS, 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 2nd day of October,
2007.
James Robert Harris, Executor of
the Last Will and Testament of Rob
ert Earl Harris, Deceased 2020 Har
ris Loop Road, Apt 611 Little Rock,
Arkansas 72212
William R. Jerles, Jr.
Daniel, Lawson, Tuggle & Jerles,
LLP
Post Office Box 89
Perry, Georgia 31069
54806 10/10- 10/31
1050 DIVORCES
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
RODRIGUEZ, BRANDY LYN,
PLAINTIFF
RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL AN
THONY, DEFENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 V 089482
TO: RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL AN
THONY
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 12TH day of
OCTOBER, 2007, you are hereby
notified that on the 05TH day of OC
TOBER, 2007, RODRIGUEZ,
BRANDY LYN 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: RODRIGUEZ, BRANDY LYN,
800 LEISURE LAKE DRIVE, 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 12TH day of OC
TOBER, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
CLERK, HOUSTON SUPERIOR
COURT
55148 10/24-11/14
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
EDWARDS, ANTHONY, PLAINTIFF
EDWARDS, MARY J., DEFEN
DANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 V 089654
TO: EDWARDS, MARY J.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for sen/ice by
publication dated the 22ND day of
OCTOBER 2007 you are hereby no
tified that on the 22ND day of OC
TOBER, 2007, EDWARDS, AN
THONY filed suit against you for DI
VORCE.
You are required to file
with the clerk of the Superior Court
and to serve upon plaintiff's attor
ney: DAVIS, RODNEY P.O. BOX
6983 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 22ND day of OCTOBER,
2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
CERK, HOUSTON SUPERIOR
COURT
55499 10/31 -11/21
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
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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 mpnth when the
sales are held at the Houston County Courthouse in Perry. The fee for these notices
is $lO per 100 words per insertion.
DRISKELL. KATHHYN rAE,
PLAINTIFF
DRISKELL, LOREN MIGUEL, DE
FENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 V 089664
TO: DRISKELL, LOREN MIGUEL
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 23RD day of
OCTOBER, 2007, you are hereby
notified that on the 22ND day of OC
TOBER, 2007, DRISKELL, KATH
RYN RAE 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: DRISKELL, KATHRYN RAE,
110 TORRES DRIVE, BONAIRE GA
31005 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 23RD day of OC
TOBER, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
CLERK, HOUSTN SUPERIOR
COURT
55517 10/31 -11/21
1060 om
2nd DUI IN FIVE YEARS
STEPHEN CHARLES
MORTON, 456 River Rd., Ft. Valley,
Ga. arrested for DUI by the Houston
County Sheriff's Dept, on August 15,
2006 at 2:18 a.m. on Loxley Dr. in
Houston County, Ga. After a plea of
guilty on October 11, 2007 was sen
tenced to a fine of $1,526.00, 30
days community service, 12 months
probation and 10 days jail.
55698 10/31
2nd PUI IN FIVE YEARS
JONATHAN M. MARTIN,
337 Burns Dr., Warner Robins, Ga.
arrested for DUI by the Houston
County Sheriff's Dept, on Septem
ber 29, 2007 at 7:54 p.m. on Russell
Parkway in Warner Robins, Ga. Af
ter a plea of guilty on October 4,
2007 was sentenced to a fine of
$1,526.00, 30 days community serv
ice, 12 months probation and 10
days jail.
5570010/31
1080 FORECLOSURES
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
IN DEED TO SECURE DEBT
Under and by virtue of the
power of .sale contained in that cer
tain Deed to Secure Debt from Don
aid T. Faircioth and Ellen Marie
Dykes Faircioth to CitiFinancial
Services, Inc. dated 02/12/2004,
and recorded in Deed Book 2901,
page 344, Houston County records,
the undersigned will sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder for cash
before the Courthouse door in said
County, during the legal hours of
sale, on the first Tuesday in Novem
ber, 2007 by CitiFinancial Services,
Inc., as Attorney-in-Fact for Donald
T. Faircioth and Ellen Marie Dykes
Faircioth the following described
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007 *
property:
All that tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in Land
Lot 222, of the Tenth Land District of
Houston County, Georgia, being
known and designated as Lot 15,
Block "F", Section No. 3, Idlewood
Acres Subdivision, according to a
plat of survey prepared by Story
Surveying Company, dated April 18,
1984 and recorded in Map Book 26,
page 283, Clerk's Office, Houston
Superior Court. Said plat and the re
corded copy thereof are hereby
made a part of this description by
reference thereto for all purposes.
Property known as: 114
Brookhaven Dr., Bonaire, GA
31005
The indebtedness se
cured by said Deed to Secure Debt
having been declared due and pay
able because of default in the pay
ment of the indebtedness secured
thereby, this sale will be made for
the purposes of paying the same
and all expenses of sale, including
attorney's fees, (notice having been
given as provided by law).
The property will be sold
as the property of The Aforesaid
Grantors subject to the following: (1)
all prior restrictive covenants, ease
ments, rights-of-way or encum
brances; (2) all valid zoning ordi
nances; (3) matters which would be
disclosed by an accurate survey of
the property; (4) the outstanding ad
valorem taxes and assessments, if
any; (5) unpaid water and sewage
bills, that constitute liens against the
property, whether due and payable
or not yet due and payable; and (6)
matters of record superior to the se
curity deed first set out above.
To the best of the under
signed's knowledge and belief, the
party in possession is Donald T.
Faircioth and Ellen Marie Dykes
Faircioth.
CitiFinancial Services,
Inc., as Attorney-in-fact for Donald
T. Faircioth and Ellen Marie Dykes
Faircioth.
This law firm is acting as a
debt collector attempting to collect a
debt, any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
Pendergast & Jones, P.C.
South Terraces. Suite 1000
115 Perimeter Center Place
Atlanta, GA 30346
770-392-0303
54732 10/10-10/31
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 Jennifer T. Cole
and Carl Jackson to Mortgage Elec
tronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
dated November 22, 2006, recorded
in Deed Book 4086, Page 211,
Houston County, Georgia Records,
as last transferred to Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. by assignment to be re
corded in the Office of the Clerk of
Superior Court of Houston County,
Georgia Records, conveying the af
ter-described property to secure a
Note in the original principal amount
of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-SIX AND 0/100 DOL
LARS ($132,126.00), 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 Novem
ber, 2007, the following described
property:
SEE EXHIBIT 'A' AT
TACHED 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 de
fault, this sale will be made for the
purpose of paying the same and all
expenses 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
1C