Newspaper Page Text
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Hmm Journal
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 14, 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 January, 2008,
is November 30, 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
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: JAMES LEE SHEHEE,
Petitioner
CIVIL ACTION NO.
A-2958-L
TO: Steven Gabriel Bryant
1170 Graball Hill Road
Byromville, GA31063
You are hereby notified
that on the sth day of October,
2007, James Lee Shehee filed a pe
tition in the Superior Court of Hous
ton County to seek adoption of Tay
lor Nicole Bryant and Halee Paige
Bryant.
You are hereby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before De
cember 7, 2007, and to show cause
before the presiding Judge in Cham
bers of Houston Superior Court at
8:45 a.m. o'clock, on the 7th day of
December, 2007, in the Courthouse
in Perry, Houston County, Georgia,
why the adoption proceeding filed
on behalf of the petitioner should not
be granted without the written con
sent of the biological father of said
minor children.
WITNESS THE HONOR
ABLE Edward D. Lukemire,
Judge(s) of said Court, this the sth
day of November, 2007.
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
Prepared by:
G.E. Bo Adams
Varner & Adams, P.C.
P. O. Box 8099
Warner Robins, GA31095
Georgia Bar No. 003305
56355 11/14-11/28
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
RICHARD MARION ANTHONY, JR.
Petitioners
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2933
ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 6/20/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 10/29/2007
TO: RANDY DALE DYE
You are hereby notified
that on the 20TH day of JUNE,
2007, RICHARD MARION AN
THONY. JR. filed a petition in the
Superior Court of said County to
seek adoption of:
Child 1 SUMMER CLARICE DYE
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before
17TH DECEMBER, 2007, and to
show cause before the presiding
Judge in Chambers of Houston Su
perior Court at 9:00 o'clock, on the
17TH 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 GEORGE F NUNN JR.
Judge(s) of said Court, this the
20TH day of JUNE, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
5608811/7-11/21
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
RAGNAR C FREEBERG, JR.
JOSEPHINE R FREEBERG
Petitioners
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2960
ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 10/26/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 10/26/2007
TO: SANTOS RODRIGUEZ
You are hereby notified
that on the 26TH day of OCTOBER,
2007, RAGNAR C FREEBERG JR.
& JOSEPHINE R FREEBERG filed
a petition in the Superior Court of
said County to seek adoption of:
Child 1 CINTHIA ISABELLE FOX
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before 4
JANUARY, 2008, and to show
cause before the presiding Judge in
Chambers of Houston Superior
Court at 8:45 o'clock, on the 4 day
of JANUARY, 2008, 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
FATHER of said minor child.
WITNESS THE HONOR
ABLE GEORGE F NUNN JR.
Judge(s) of said Court, this the
26TH day of OCTOBER, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
5608911/7-11/21
1040 SfiHWil NOTICE
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. 0. Box 8219
Warner Robins, GA31095
55382 10/24-11/14
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: ESTATE OF ANNIE LES
TER DENNARD, DECEASED.
Ali 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
Legals
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
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
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.
GA Bar 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
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.
Ist Henry C Johnson Sr.
Executor, Estate of Leon M. Gill
P. 0. Box 13494
Macon, GA31208
55522 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, PC.
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 alrii= 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: BARBARA R. ROBBINS, De
ceased
All creditors of the Estate
of BARBARA R. ROBBINS, 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.
Emory V. Robbins, Execu
tor of the Estate of Barbara R. Rob
bins Deceased
c/o, Fred E. Godwin, Jr.
Kushinka, Calhoun & Godwin
Attorneys at Law
P. 0. Box 8219
Warner Robins, GA 31095
5610411/7-11/28
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH E.
ZADROZNY, SR., DECEASED.
All creditors of the Estate
of Joseph E. Zadrozny, Sr., 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:
Joseph E. Zadrozny, Jr. Administra
tor of the Estate of Joseph E. Zad
rozny, Sr., deceased
c/o T. Rabb Wilkerson, 111, PC
151 S. Houston Lake Rd, Ste 100
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
(478) 971-4886
This sth day of November,
2007.
56108 11/7-11/28
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of Kenneth Rufus Sullivan, late of
Houston County, Georgia, de
ceased, are hereby notified to ren
der in their demands to the under
signed according to law; and all per
sons indebted to said estate are re
quired to make immediate payment.
This 6th day of November,
2007.
Is/ Laurette Leigh Sullivan
Executor, Estate of Kenneth Rufus
Sullivan
P. 0. Box 13494
Macon, GA31208
56274 11/14-12/5
GEORGIA,
HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of Curtis R. Chavies, late of Houston
County, deceased, 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. This 10th day of Novem
ber 2007, Michael Chavies, as ex
ecutor of Estate under the last will
and testament of Curtis R. Chavies,
deceased.
498 Trabert Ave., NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
56351 11/14-12/5
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: William L. Studstill
All creditors of the Estate
of William L. Studstill, deceased,
late of Houston County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render their
demands to the undersigned ac
Legal Advertisements:
E-Mail: hjlegals@evansnewspapers.com
E-Mail Attachments: Text Format
Legal Fax: 478-988-9194
AD DEADLINES:
Fridays at 12:00 Noon
Information concerning legals call: 478-987-1823
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 these notices
is $lO per 100 words per insertion.
cording to law, and all persons in
debted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment to the un
dersigned.
This 26th day of Septem
ber, 2007.
Barbara L. Studstill, Executrix of the
Estate of William L. Studstill, De
ceased
Geiger & Geiger, P.C.
P. O. Box 888
Perry, Georgia 31069
(912) 987-2952
5600811/7-11/28
IN RE: ESTATE OF LEWIS GER
ALD DANIELS
All the creditors of the Es
tate of LEWIS GERALD DANIELS,
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 2ND day of Novem
ber 2007.
Irene F. Daniels, Executor of the Es
tate of Lewis Gerald Daniels
K. Thomas Hall
O'Neal, Long & Hall, LLP
P.O. Box 730
Warner Robins, GA. 31099
(478) 953-4557
5605511/7-11/28
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of CHARLES EDWARD BLANKEN
SHIP, deceased, late of Houston
County, Georgia, are hereby notified
to render in their demands to the un
dersigned according to law, and all
persons indebted to said Estate re
quired to make immediate payment.
This 2nd day of November
2007.
Russell James Blankenship, Execu
tor of the Estate of Charles Edward
Blankenship (deceased), 111 Holder
Sanders Rd., Cochran, GA31014
Roy N. Cowart, P.C.
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 818
Warner Robins, GA31099
5605711/7-11/28
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the estate
of Martha L Conventry, late of Hous
ton County, deceased, are hereby
notified 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.
This day of
CHARLES A. LANFORD, JR. Attor
ney for Bentley C. Conventry Admin
istrator of the Estate of Martha L
Conventry
56091 11/7- 11/28
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: ESTATE OF
SUSIE KATE ZELLNER, DE
CEASED.
All creditors of the Estate
of Susie Kate Zellner, 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 29th day of October,
2007.
Martha Z. Thornton, Executor of the
Last Will and Testament of Susie
Kate Zellner, Deceased, 3961 Coro
net Drive, Columbus. GA 31907
Robert T. Tuggle, 111
Daniel, Lawson, Tuggle & Jerles,
LLP
Post Office Box 89
Perry, Georgia 31069
5609211/7-11/28
"NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: PIERCE ERASTUS CUMP
TON,DECEASED
All creditors of the Estate
of Pierce Erastus Cumpton, de
ceased, late of Houston County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to ren-
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007 *
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.
Joan F. Cumpton, as Ex
ecutor of the Estate of Pierce Eras
tus Cumpton, 219 Sunset Drive,
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088."
56097 11/7 -11/28
"NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: MARJORIE E. WALLEN,
DECEASED
All creditors of the Estate
of Marjorie E. Wallen, 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.
Barbara J. Jentz, as Ex
ecutor of the Estate of Marjorie E.
Wallen, 112 Bear Lake Drive, War
ner Robins, Georgia 31088.”
5610011/7-11/28
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
5514810/24-11/14
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 service 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
DRISKELL, KATHRYN 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
1C