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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 19, 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 hjlegal9@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 incor
poration, 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 February,
2008, is January 4, 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
1000 ADOPTION
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF HOUSTON
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
A. WILLIAM SHAW, JR.
WENDY M. SHAW
Petitioners
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 A 2966
ADOPTION PROCEEDING
FILED 12/03/2007
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLI
CATION
DATED 12/03/2007
TO: UNKNOWN FATHER
You are hereby notified
that on the 03RD day of DECEM
BER, 2007, A. WILLIAM SHAW, JR.
& WENDY M. SHAW filed a petition
in the Superior Court of said County
to seek adoption of:
Child 1 JASMIN COPELAND
You are herby com
manded to file any objection to said
adoption, in writing, on or before
12TH FEBRUARY, 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 FEBRUARY, 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 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
03RD day of DECEMBER, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
Clerk, Houston Superior Court
5757012/19-1/2
1030 SflMhoN Dios
ACCEPTING PROPOSALS”
The Houston County
Board of Education is currently ac
cepting proposals for Prequalifica
tion of General Contractors for Vet
erans High School located in Kath
leen, Georgia. Harold. DeLoach is
the architect of record for this pro
ject. Applications and questionnaires
can be picked up at the Houston
County Board of Education Facilities
Department. Proposals must be re
turned by 12:00 noon, January 16,
2008 to:
Dave McMahan
Director of Facilities
1200 Main Street, Building 'A'
Perry, GA 31069
56904 12/5/2007 -1/9/2008
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids for the con
struction of projects entitled Water
System Improvements to Serve
Klondike, Fuller, Flournoy, and Pitts
Road, and Water System Improve
ments to Serve Kersey Road, Whit
worth Road, and GA Hwy 26 will be
received until 11:00 a.m., Thursday,
January 17, 2008, at the Houston
County Public Works, 2018 Kings
Chapel Road, Perry, GA 31069, at
which time and place they will be
publicly opened and read. Any pro
posal received after said time and
date will not be considered by the
Owner. No bid may be withdrawn af
ter the closing time for the receipt of
bids for a period of sixty (60) days.
The scope of work shall
consist of furnishing all products and
performing all labor necessary to
perform the following:
Haynesville Area - Klondike, Fuller,
Flournoy, and Pitts Road: In gen
eral, construction shall consist of the
installation of approximately 28,500
L.F. of 10" and 8” water main com
plete with valves, hydrants, fittings,
and all related work. The contract
period for this section will be 120
consecutive calendar days.
Henderson Area - Kersey Road,
Whitworth Road, and GA Hwy 26:
In general, construction shall consist
of the installation of approximately
20,100 L.F. of 8” water main com
plete with valves, hydrants, fittings,
all related work. The contract period
for this section will be 90 consecu
tive calendar days.
All Work shall be com
pleted in accordance with the plans
and specifications. The Work will be
awarded in two (2) contracts, one for
each area described above.
Plans, Specifications and
Contract Documents are on file at
CARTER & SLOOPE, INC. and at
the Houston County Public Works
office. Copies may be obtained from
CARTER & SLOOPE, INC., 6310
Peake Rd., Macon, GA 31210,
Phone: (478) 477-3923, Fax: (478)
477-4691, upon payment of $250
(non-refundable) for the Haynesville
Area set of plans and specifications
and $250 (non-refundable) for the
Henderson Area set of plans and
specifications.
Any contractor submitting
a bid must be licensed by the State
of Georgia as a Utility Contractor. Li
cense numbers are requested to be
written on the face of the bid enve
lope, but not required. See Instruc
tions to Bidders for additional bid
ding requirements.
Prequalification may be re
quired of Bidders prior to the award
of the contract. At the Owner's re
quest, detailed written evidence
such as financial data, bonding ca
pacity, previous experience, present
commitments, and other such data
as may be necessary to assist
Owner in determining Contractor's
qualifications.
Bids shall be accompa
nied by a bid bond or certified cash
ier’s check in an amount not less
than 10% of the base bid. All bonds
shall be by a surety company listed
in Georgia with an “A” minimum rat
ing of performance and a financial
strength of at least five (5) times the
contract price as listed in the most
current publication of “Best's Key
Rating Guide Property Liability”.
Performance and Payments Bonds,
each in an amount equal to 100% of
the contract price shall be required
of the successful bidder if contract is
awarded. Each Bond shall be ac
companied by a “Power of Attorney"
authorizing the attorney-in-fact to
bind the surety and certified to in
clude the date of the bond.
Owner reserves the right
to reject any or all Bids, including
without limitation, the rights to reject
any or all nonconforming, nonre
sponsive, unbalanced or conditional
Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bid
der if Owner believes that it would
not be in the best interest of the Pro
ject to make an award to that Bid
der, whether because the Bid is not
responsive or the Bidder is unquali
fied or of doubtful financial ability or
fails to meet any other pertinent
standard or criteria established by
the Owner.
Houston County Board of Commis
sioners
Ned Sanders, Chairman
57698 12/19 & 1/2
UMOmmneT
GEORGIA,
HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of FRANK BASILE, deceased, late
of Houston County, Georgia, are
hereby notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned according
to law, and all persons indebted to
said Estate required to make imme
diate payment.
This 16th day of Novem
ber 2007.
Karlyn Mae Basile Executor of the
Estate of Frank Basile (deceased),
100 Fountain Lane, Bonaire, GA
31005
Roy N. Cowart, P.C.
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 818
Warner Robins, GA 31099
56602 11/28-12/19
NOTICE
Notice is given that arti
cles of incorporation that will incor
porate Insurance Adjusting Serv
ices, Inc. have been delivered to the
Secretary of State for filing in accor
dance with the Georgia Business
Code. The initial registered office of
the corporation is located at 101
Sun Valley Court, Warner Robins,
GA 31093 and its initial registered
agent at such address is Richard
Phillips.
5739212/12-12/19
IN RE: ESTATE OF JOUANA G.
FARLEY
All the creditors of the Es
tate of JOUANA G. FARLEY, de
I PHflk
Lcyaio
Legal Advertising Information
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 cnn 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 cor
poration 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 refer
endums 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 govern
ments are required to annually publish the results of their audits. The amount of
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.
This 20TH day of Novem
ber 2007.
Shaun Farley Chiids, Executrix of
the Estate of Jouana G. Farley
Lawrence E. O'Neal
O'Neal, Long & Hall, LLP
P.O. Box 730
Warner Robins, GA. 31099
(478) 953-4557
56722 11/28 -12/19
GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of LYDIA J. AMOS, deceased, late
of Houston County, Georgia, are
hereby notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned according
to law, and all persons indebted to
said Estate required to make imme
diate payment.
This th day of Decem
ber 2007.
Vickie R. Lindsey Executor of the
Estate of Lydia J. Amos (deceased),
650 Lake Overlook Drive
Canton, GA 30114
57382 12/12/07-01/02/08
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Howard L. Kuehn, De
ceased
All creditors of the Estate
of Howard L. Kuehn, 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 to me.
This sth day of December,
2007.
Keith Howard Kuehn, Adm.
(EXECUTOR) (EXECUTRIX) (AD
MINISTRATOR)
811 N. Cobb St. Ste A
Milledgeville, GA31061
5738312/12-1/2
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of GEORGE EMORY FLOYD, 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 6th day of December
2007.
Dianna Crisp Executrix of the Estate
of George Emory Floyd (deceased),
P.O. Box 85, Kathleen, GA31047
Roy N. Cowart, P.C.
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 818
Warner Robins, GA 31099
5739612-12- 1/2
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
All creditors of the estate
of ULYSSES VANCE LAWS, de
ceased, late of said county, 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 to the under
signed.
This sth day of December,
2007.
Helen J. Keisler, Executor of the
Last Will and Testament of ULYS
SES VANCE LAWS, deceased, 207
Elizabeth Drive, Centerville, GA
31028
ADAMS & ADAMS, LLP
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 1376
Fort Valley, GA31030
57400 12/12-1/2
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Felix A. McKay, De
ceased
All creditors of the Estate
of Felix A. McKay, deceased, late of
Houston County Georgia, 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 to me.
This 10th day of December, 2007.
Geraldine M. McKay
(Executor)(Executrix)(Administrator)
216 Choctaw St.
Warmer Robins, GA3IOBB
5755912/19-1/9
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., P.C.
Post Office Box 7995
Warner Robins, GA 31095-7995
(478) 329-8222
57577 12/19-1/9
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY.
IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN FRANK
LIN SMITH, JR.
All creditors of the Estate
of John Franklin Smith, Jr., de
ceased, late of Bibb County, Geor
gia, are hereby notified to render in
their demands to the undersigned
according to law, and all persons in
debted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment.
The 11th day of Decem
ber, 2007.
Sara Bass Smith, Co-Executor
Charles Randall Smith, Co-Executor
109 Broadleaf Drive
Macon, GA31210
David L. Mincey, 111
Attorney at Law
P. 0. Box 125
Roberta, GA 31078
57732 12/19-1/9
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
IN RE: LOWELL RAY BAGGETT,
Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
of LOWELL RAY BAGGETT, 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.
Iris Denise Cook, Executrix of the
Estate of Lowell Ray Baggett De
ceased
c/o, Fred E. Godwin, Jr.
Kushinka, Calhoun & Godwin
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 8219
Warner Robins, GA31095
57730 12/19-1/9
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE ESTATE OF CHARLENE
CONN EZELL
All creditors of the estate
of CHARLENE CONN EZELL, 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 10th day of Decem
ber, 2007.
DEBORAH EZELL HEATH, Co-Ex
ecutor of the Estate of CHARLENE
CONN EZELL
DAVID W. EZELL, Co-Executor of
the Estate of CHARLENE CONN
EZELL
ARTHUR H. CLARKE, JR., P.C.
Post Office Box 7995
Warner Robins, GA 31095-7995
,(478) 329-8222
57693 12/19-1/9
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE ESTATE OF EVERETTE
THERLOW BERRY
Legal Advertisements:
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Legal Fax: 478-988-9194
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Information concerning legals call: 478-987-1823
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, custo
dy, 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 coun
ty 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. ,
All creditors of the estate
of EVERETTE THERLOW BERRY,
deceased, 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 13th day of Decem
ber, 2007.
MATILDA ANN FRASER, Co-Ex
ecutor
CLAUDE F. FRASER, Co-Executor
ARTHUR H. CLARKE, JR., P.C.
Post Office Box 7995
Warner Robins, GA 31095-7995
(478) 329-8222
5769612/19-1/9
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE ESTATE OF MINNIE C. FAU
CONNIERE
All creditors of the estate
of MINNIE C. FAUCONNIERE, 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 13th day of Decem
ber, 2007.
RONALD L. FAUCONNIERE, Ex
ecutor of the Estate of MINNIE C.
FAUCONNIERE
ARTHUR H. CLARKE, JR., P.C.
Post Office Box 7995
Warner Robins, GA 31095-7995
(478) 329-8222
57697 12/19-1/9
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
RE: Estate of William Wayne Cates,
Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
of William Wayne Cates, deceased,
late of Houston County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render in their
demands to the undersigned ac
cording to law, and all person in
debted to said Estate are required to
make immediate payment to me.
This 27th day of Novem
ber, 2007.
Barbara C. Pulliam
(EXEC UTOR)(EXECUTOR) (AD
MINISTRATOR)
208 Crestwood Cir.
Centerville, GA31028
56911 12/5-12/26
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
IN RE: Estate of Robert L. Day, Jr.,
Deceased
All creditors of the estate
of Robert L. Day, Jr., 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.
This 20th day of Novem
ber, 2007.
Jeannine S. Day Executor of the Es
tate of Robert L. Day, Jr.
D.Lee Peacock
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 7807
Warner Robins, Georgia 31095
(478) 953-5195
56925 12/5-12/26
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the estate
of VERONICA ALGERTHA JACK
SON HARRIS, deceased, late of
Peach County, Georgia, are hereby
notified to render an account of their
demands to the undersigned ac
cording to the law, and all persons
indebted to said estate are required
to make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
This 27th day of Novem
ber, 2007.
Lillie J. Powell Executrix of the Es
tate of Veronica Algertha Jackson
Harris
c/o Mary Jo Oliver
Jones and Oliver, P.C.
102 Peachtree Street
Fort Valley, GA31030
57119 12/5-12/26
ber, 2007.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007 »
—NOTICrro P'EBTPH'ffTHP
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE ESTATE OF MARY ELIZA- !
BETH AUSTIN
All creditors of the estate
of MARY ELIZABETH AUSTIN, 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 26th day of Novem
ber, 2007.
DEBRA M. HENDRIX, Co-Executrix
of the Estate of MARY ELIZABETH
AUSTIN
MICHELLE R. THOMPSON, Co-Ex
ecutrix of the Estate of MARY
ELIZABETH AUSTIN
ARTHUR H. CLARKE, JR., P.C.
Post Office Box 7995
Warner Robins, GA 31095-7995
(478) 329-8222
56931 12/5 -12/26
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
IN RE: INIS CRAWFORD DICKER
SON, Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
of INIS CRAWFORD DICKERSON,
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.
Mary D. Bowman, Executor of the
Estate of Inis Crawford Dickerson
Deceased
c/o, Fred E. Godwin, Jr.
Kushinka, Calhoun & Godwin
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 8219
Warner Robins, GA31095
5712512/5-12/26
1050 DIVORCES
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
RESPETO-RIOS, JUAN JOSE,
PLAINTIFF
ESPINOSA-PLUAS, ANGELA
FRANCISCA, DEFENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 V 089888
TO: ESPINOSA-PLUAS, ANGELA
FRANCIS
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 16TH day of
NOVEMBER, 2007 you are hereby
notified that on the 15TH day of NO
VEMBER, 2007 RESPETO-RIOS,
JUAN JOSE 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: FLORY, SUSAN, P.O. BOX
1466, FORT VALLEY GA 31030 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 16TH day of NO
VEMBER, 2007.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
CLERK, HOUSTON SUPERIOR
COURT
56621 11/28- 12/19
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
RAMIREZ, RHONDA, PLAINTIFF
RAMIREZ, JOSE A., DEFENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2007 V 089903
TO: RAMIREZ, JOSE A.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 19TH day of
NOVEMBER, 2007, you are hereby
notified that on the 16TH day of NO
VEMBER, 2007, RPMIREZ,
RHONDA 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: RAMIREZ RHONDA 407
CHEROKEE DR. WARNER ROB
INS GA 31093 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
3C