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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
PUmsfam Jtcnrn
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 30, 2008
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@evanßnewspapers.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 March, 2008,
Is February 1, 2008 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 OF
JONES COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
PETITION OF DOUGLAS DWAYNE
JUMP AND ALISA ADAMS JUMP
FOR THE ADOPTION OF A MINOR
CHILD
CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-A-503
NOTICE
Take notice that on the
19th day of December, 2007, Peti
tioners Douglas Dwayne Jump and
Alisa Adams Jump filed in the Supe
rior Court of Jones County a Petition
for Adoption of a female child to be
known as R.K.J. in accordance with
adoption laws now in force in the
State of Georgia, an Order for Serv
ice by Publication on TONYA BUT
TRAM was signed and filed in said
Court on January 17, 2008
THIS IS THEREFORE TO
NOTIFY SAID RESPONDENT, and
all interested parties that a final
hearing on said Petition for Adoption
will be held on the 22nd day of Feb
ruary, 2008 in the Chambers of the
Judge of Jones County Superior
Court there presiding, in the Baldwin
County Courthouse, Milledgeville,
Georgia and that any person object
ing to the entry of the Final Order of
Adoption in said case shall file such
objections in writing with the Clerk of
said Court, prior to the time as
signed for said final hearing, and
serve a copy thereof upon the peti
tioners' attorney, whose name and
address is:
Amy M. Leverette
P.O. Box 793
Milledgeville, Georgia 31059
And appear in person or by attorney
at said hearing, or else the Court
shall proceed as to justice shall ap
pertain.
This 17th day of January,
2008.
Bart Jackson, Clerk
Jones County Superior Court
58894 1/23 - 2/6
1040 NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND
DEBTORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
In Re: Estate of ANNA M. TIPRO
VICH
All creditors of the Estate
of ANNA M. TIPROVICH, 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 me.
This the 4th of January,
2008.
STANLEY TIPROVICH EXECUTOR
OF THE ESTATE OF ANNA M. TI
PROVICH
Pamela Greenway
P.O. Box 3044
Warner Robins, GA31099
(478) 929-1688
585971/16 - 2/6
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: ESTATE OF GLADYS LEV
ERETT SIMMONS, DECEASED.
All debtors and creditors
of the Estate of Gladys Leverett
Simmons, deceased, late of Hous
ton County, are hereby notified to
render 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 7th day of January,
2008.
Billie Trussell, Administrator/Execu
tor of the Estate of Gladys Leverett
Simmons, deceased
BILLIE TRUSSELL
306 Pleasant Ridge Drive
Warner Robins, GA 31088
(478) 953-9320
586701/16 - 2/6
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: Charles T. Denney, De
ceased
All creditors of the estate
of Charles T. Denney, deceased,
late of Houston County, are hereby
notified to render in their demands
to the undersigned according to law,
and all persons indebted to said es
-4
tate are required to make immediate
payment to me.
Adela J. Denney Executor of de
ceased, 100 Edgewood Avenue,
Warner Robins, GA3IOBB
Shirley R. Watson
Attorney at Law
1520 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, GA 31093
58608 1/16-2/6
IN RE: ESTATE OF JoANN CAMP
BELL
All the creditors of the Es
tate of JoANN CAMPBELL, 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.
This 11th day of January
2008.
Lynn D. McCall, Executor of the Es
tate of JoAnn Campbell
K. Thomas Hall
O'Neal, Long & Hall, LLP
P.O. Box 730
Warner Robins, GA. 31099
(478) 953-4557
586621/16-2/6
IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES G.
JONES, JR.
All the creditors of the Es
tate of JAMES G. JONES, JR., 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.
This 11th day of January
2008.
Shirley Jo Gaultney Jones, Execu
trix of the Estate of James G. Jones,
Jr.
Lawrence E. O'Neal
O'Neal, Long & Hall, LLP
P.O. Box 730
Warner Robins, GA. 31099
(478) 953-4557
586631/16-2/6
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: Lure Kay, Deceased
All creditors of the estate
of Lure Kay, deceased, late of Hous
ton County, are hereby notified to
render in their demands to the un
dersigned according to law, and all
persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate pay
ment to me.
James Edward Kay Executor of de
ceased, 116 Kay Road, Griffin, GA
30223
Shirley R. Watson
Attorney at Law
1520 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, GA 31093
(478) 328-7464
58787 1/23 - 2/13
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate
of CHARLES F. NELSON, 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 16th day of January,
2008
Charles Ray Nelson, Executor of the
Estate of Charles F. Nelson (de
ceased), 220 River Landing Drive,
Roswell, GA 30075
Roy N. Cowart, P.C.
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 818
Warner Robins, GA31099
588291/23 - 2/13
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE ESTATE OF Geraldine T.
Jones
All creditors of the estate
of Geraldine T. Jones, 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 |o said estate are required to
make immediate payment to the es
tate.
Legate
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
I his sth day of January,
2008.
Joseph Jones, Executor and Admin
istrator of the Estate of Geraldine T.
Jones (deceased),
81 Skyway Drive,
Warner Robins, GA3IOBB.
58857 1/23 - 2/13
GEORGIA
HOUSTON COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate .
of ANCIL S. HATTON, 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 16th day of January,
2008
Betty Jean Hager Hatton, Executrix
of the Estate of Ancil S. Hatton (de
ceased), 110 Cherry Lane, Warner
Robins, GA31093
Roy N. Cowart, P.C.
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 818
Warner Robins, GA 31099
58897 1/23 2/13
NOTICE
TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
All creditors of the estate
of ITASKA WILLIFORD JOINER,
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 me.
This 22nd day of January,
2008.
Debra J. Willis, Administratrix, 1019
Country Club Road, Perry, Georgia
31069
Michael G. Gray
WALKER, HULBERT, GRAY &
BYRD, LLP
Attorneys at Law
Perry, Georgia 31069
58974 1/30 - 2/20
NOTICE
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
All creditors of the estate
of James Richard Spence, 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 23rd day of January,
2008.
Donnie Lamar Spence, 331 Royal
Crest Circle, Kathleen, Georgia
31047
Kellye C. Moore
WALKER, HULBERT, GRAY &
BYRD, LLP
Attorneys at Law
Perry, Georgia 31069
59067 1/30 - 2/20
*
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HOUSTON
IN RE: CONNETTE R. GAYLE
All creditors of the Estate
of CONNETTE R. GAYLE, de
ceased, late of Houston County,
Georgia, are hereby notified If 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 24th day of January,
2007.
Richard R. Gayle, Executor of the
Estate of CONNETTE R. GAYLE,
Deceased
Geiger & Geiger, P.C.
P. O. Box 888
Perry, Georgia 31069
(478) 987-2952
59068 1/30 - 2/20
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of Natasha L.
Batiste, deceased, are hereby noti
fied to render in their demands to
the undersigned according to law,
and all person indebted to said Es
tate are required to make immediate
payment.
This 24th day of January,
2008.
Mr. Joseph A. Baatiste,, 103 Maid
Marion Court, Warner Robins, GA
31088
Bradley G. Pyles
Attorney for Executor
Post Office Box 1797
Macon, Georgia 31202-1797
(478)745-1651
59075 1/30 - 2/20
I
1050 DIVORCES
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
LEWIS, KEISHA RENAA, PLAIN
TIFF
LEWIS, DANNY BRENT, DEFEN
DANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2008 V 09386
TO: LEWIS, DANNY BRENT
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for service by
publication dated the 08TH day of
JANUARY, 2008, you are hereby
notified that on the 07TH day of
JANUARY, 2008, LEWIS, KEISHA
RENAA 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: BELL, GREG, P O BOX 6566,
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 08TH day of
JANUARY, 2008.
Carolyn V. Sullivan
CLERK, HOUSTON SUPERIOR
COURT
586091/16-2/6
1080 FORECLOSURES
NOTICE OF SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
By virtue of Power of Sale
contained in Security Deed from
CARTER-WILKES CONSTRUC
TION, INC., hereinafter GRANTOR,
to COLONY BANK OF HOUSTON
COUNTY, and dated December 9,
2005 and recorded December 13,
2005 in Deed Book 3666, Page 193,
Houston County Records, said Se
curity Deed given to secure a Note
of even date in the original principal
amount of One Hundred Sixteen
Thousand Seven Hundred and
00/100 Dollars ($116,700.00), with
interest from date as stated therein;
there will be sold by the undersigned
at public outcry to the highest bidder
for cash before the Courthouse door
at Houston County, Georgia, within
the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in February 2008, the fol
lowing described property:
All that tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in Land
Lot 88 of the 11th Land District of
Houston County, Georgia, being
known and designated as Lots 1
and 15, Block "D", Section 4, South
field Plantation Subdivision, accord
ing to a plat of said subdivision be
ing of record in Plat Book 65, Pages
78-80, Clerk's Office, Houston Su
perior Court. Said plat and the re
corded copy thereof are incorpo
rated herein by reference thereto for
aii purposes.
The debt secured by said
Security Deed has been and is
hereby declared due because of,
among other possible events of de
fault, non-payment of the monthly in
stallments on said loan. The debt re
maining in default, this sale will be
made for the purpose of paying the
same and all expenses of this sale,
including attorney's fees. Said prop
erty will be sold subject to any spe
cial assessments, unpaid utility bills
constituting liens against the prop
erty, and all security deeds, liens
and encumbrances existing when
the above-described security deed
wee filed for record. To the best of
the undersigned's knowledge, infor
mation and belief, equitable title to
this property is held by
CARTER-WILKES CONSTRUC
TION, INC.
COLONY BANK OF HOUSTON
COUNTY, As Attorney in Fact for
the above-named Grantor(s)
Michael J. Long
O'Neal, Long & Hall, LLP
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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 these notices
is $lO per 100 words per insertion.
P.O. Box 730
311 Margie Drive
Warner Robins, GA. 31099
478 953-4557
584141/9-1/30
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 James D. Banks
to Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc., dated January 29,
2007, recorded in Deed Book 4159,
Page 229, Houston County, Georgia
Records, conveying the after-de
scribed property to secure a Note in
the original principal amount of ONE
HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND
SIXTY-SEVEN AND 0/100 DOL
LARS ($110,067.00), 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 Febru
ary, 2008, 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 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 James D. Banks or a tenant or
tenants and said property is more
commonly known as 703 Bernard
Drive, Warner Robins, Georgia
31093.
The sale will be con
ducted subject (1) to confirmation
that the sale is not prohibited under
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.
Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as Attorney in Fact for
James D. Banks
McCalla Raymer, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.nel
MR/hnm 2/5/08
Our file no. 52624207-FT4
EXHIBIT 'A 1 : All that tract or parcel
of land situate, lying and being in
Land Lot 174 of the Fifth (sth) Land
District of Houston County, Georgia,
being known and designated as Lot
19, Block "L", Resubdivision of
Walker Park Subdivision, according
to a plat of survey of record in Plat
Book 3, page(s) 263, Clerk's Office,
Houston Superior Court. Said plat
and the record thereof are incorpo
rated herein by reference for all pur
poses.
The above described prop
erty is conveyed subject to all ease
ments and restrictions, if any, of re
cord in the Clerk's Office, Houston
Superior Court.
MR/hnm 2/5/08
Our file no. 52624207-FT4
58394 1/9 -1/30
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008 *
GEORGIA, MOUSTON COUNIT
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 Randall W.
Thompson and Helen G. Thompson
to Southeastern Mortgage Corpora
tion, dated July 1, 1992, recorded in
Deed Book 972, Page 775, Houston
County, Georgia Records, as last
transferred to GE Capital Mortgage
Services Inc. by assignment re
corded in Deed Book 1166, Page
581, Houston County, Georgia Re
cords, conveying the after-described
property to secure a Note in the
original principal amount of
SIXTY-THREE THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX AND 0/100
DOLLARS ($63,686.00), with inter
est 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
February, 2008, the following de
scribed 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 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 Randall W. Thompson and Helen
G. Thompson or a tenant or tenants
and said property is more commonly
known as 320 Tumbleweed Circle,
Centerville, Georgia 31028.
The sale will be con
ducted subject (1) to confirmation
that the sale is not prohibited under
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.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Attorney
in Fact for Randall W. Thompson
and Helen G. Thompson
McCalla Raymer, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
MR/ib 2/5/08
Our file no. 5971607-FTS
EXHIBIT 'A': All that tract or parcel
of land situate, lying and being in
Land Lot 136 of the Fifth Land Dis
trict *of Houston County, Georgia,
known and designated as Lot 11,
Block "D" Section No. 4. Westover
Hills Subdivision according to a plat
of survey of said subdivision pre
pared by Story Surveying Co., dated
April 12,1977, a copy of which is of
record in plat book 20, page 93,
Clerk's Office. Houston Superior
Court. Said plat and the recorded
copy thereof are hereby made a part
of this description by reference
therein.
MR/ib 2/5/08
Our file no. 5971607 - FTS
57971 1/9 -1/30
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
Because of default in thjp
payment of the indebtedness, se
cured by a Security Deed executed
by Annette Saperstein to Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc. dated November 3, 2005 in the
4B