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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 2023 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 7B
ject to (1) confirmation that the
sale is not prohibited under the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2)
final confirmation and audit of
the status of the loan with the
holder of the Security Deed.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-
13-172.1, which allows for cer
tain procedures regarding the
rescission of judicial and non-ju-
dicial sales in the State of Geor
gia, the Deed Under Power and
other foreclosure documents
may not be provided until final
confirmation and audit of the
status of the loan as provided
immediately above.
Wilmington Savings Fund Soci
ety, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich
Mortgage Loan Trust F as agent
and Attorney in Fact for Gregory
Argo
Aldridge Pite, LLP, 15 Piedmont
Center, 3575 Piedmont Road,
N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Geor
gia 30305, (404) 994-7637.
2191-2621A
THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACT
ING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB
TAINED WILL BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE. 2191-2621A
(43-46)
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF Mattie
Jean Elrod, DECEASED, ES
TATE NO. 2023-ES-009.
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
To Whom it may concern:
Daisy Fontain Benson has peti
tioned for Daisy Fontain Benson
to be appointed administrator(s)
of the estate of Mattie Jean
Elrod, deceased, of said County.
The petitioner has also applied
for waiver of bond, waiver of re
ports, waier of statements,
and/or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-
261.) All interested persons are
hereby notified to show cause
why said petition should not be
granted. All objections to the pe
tition must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of any such
objections, and must be filed
with the Court on or before Feb
ruary 27, 2023.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All
objections to the petition must
be in writing, setting forth the
grounds of any such objections.
All objections should be sworn
to before a notary public or be
fore a probate court clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered with
your objections, unless you
qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact probate court per
sonnel for the required amount
of filing fees. If any objections
are filed, a hearing will be
scheduled at a later date. If no
objections are filed, the petition
may be granted without a hear
ing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David Lindsey, 50 North Main
Street, Jasper Ga. 30143. 706-
253-8755.
(42-45)
NOTICE OF INTENT TO
VOLUNTARILY DISSOLVE A
CORPORATION
Notice is given that a notice
of intent to dissolve J Brothers &
Company, Incorporated, a Geor
gia corporation with its regis
tered office at 10 Mountain City
Dr, Jasper, GA30143, has been
delivered to the Secretary of
State for filing in accordance
with the Georgia Business Cor
poration Code.
(42-43)
NOTICE OF Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pickens County
Under and by virtue of the
Power of Sale contained in a
Deed to Secure Debt given by
Joshua E. Davis and Kristie A.
Davis to ABN AMRO Mortgage
Group, Inc., dated April 13,
2001, and recorded in Deed
Book 404, Page 458, Pickens
County, Georgia records, having
been modified at Deed Book
1049, Page 134, aforesaid
records and as last transferred
to Federal Home Loan Mort
gage Corporation, as Trustee for
the benefit of the Freddie Mac
Seasoned Loans Structured
Transaction Trust, Series 2021-
2 by Assignment recorded in
Deed Book 1333, Page 443,
Pickens County, Georgia
records, conveying the after-de
scribed property to secure a
Note of even date in the original
principal amount of $79,200.00,
with interest at the rate specified
therein, there will be sold by the
undersigned at public outcry to
the highest bidder for cash be
fore the Courthouse door of
Pickens County, Georgia, within
the legal hours of sale on the
first Tuesday in March, 2023, to
wit: March 7, 2023, the following
described properly:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in Land Lot 26,
23rd District, 2nd Section, Pick
ens County, Georgia, containing
1.10 acres being more particu
larly described as follows: Be
ginning at an iron pin found at a
point North 69 degrees 28 min
utes 36 seconds East a distance
of 904.38 feet from the south
west corner of Land Lot 26;
thence North 49 degrees 43
minutes 55 seconds East a dis
tance of 175.15 feet to an iron
pin set on the south right of way
of Davis Road; thence along
said right of way in a southeast
erly direction a distance of
198.58 feet to an iron pin set;
thence leaving said right of way
South 44 degrees 31 minutes
31 seconds West a distance of
275.10 feet to an iron pin found;
thence North 18 degrees 10
minutes 20 seconds West a dis
tance of 239.66 feet to the point
of beginning, all as shown on
plat of survey by Roy D. Wilson,
Jr., G.R.L.S. No. 2081, dated
February 18, 1999, entitled
“Survey for Joshua Davis and
Kristie Davis”, which plat is
recorded in Plat Book FF, Page
246, Clerk's Office, Pickens Su
perior Court, and by reference is
incorporated herein and made a
part of this description.
The debt secured by said
Deed to Secure Debt has been
and is hereby declared due be
cause of, among other possible
events of default, failure to pay
the indebtedness as and when
due and in the manner provided
in the Note and Deed to Secure
Debt. 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 the Deed to Secure
Debt and by law, including attor
ney’s fees (notice of intent to
collect attorney’s fees having
been given).
Said property is commonly
known as 189 Davis Road
West, Fairmount, GA 30139,
together with all fixtures and
personal property attached to
and constituting a part of said
property. To the best knowledge
and belief of the undersigned,
the party (or parties) in posses
sion of the subject property is
(are): Joshua E. Davis and
Kristie A. Davis or tenant or ten
ants.
Said property will be sold
subject to (a) any outstanding
ad valorem taxes (including
taxes which are a lien, but not
yet due and payable), (b) any
matters which might be dis
closed by an accurate survey
and inspection of the properly,
and (c) all matters of record su
perior to the Deed to Secure
Debt first set out above, includ
ing, but not limited to, assess
ments, liens, encumbrances,
zoning ordinances, easements,
restrictions, covenants, etc.
The sale will be conducted sub
ject to (1) confirmation that the
sale is not prohibited under the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (2)
O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1;
and (3) final confirmation and
audit of the status of the loan
with the holder of the security
deed.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-
13- 172.1, which allows for cer
tain procedures regarding the
rescission of judicial and nonju
dicial sales in the State of Geor
gia, the Deed Under Power and
other foreclosure documents
may not be provided until final
confirmation and audit of the
status of the loan as provided in
the preceding paragraph.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section
44-14-162.2, the entity that has
full authority to negotiate,
amend and modify all terms of
the mortgage with the debtor is:
Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
Attention: Loss Mitigation De
partment, 3217 S. Decker Lake
Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah
84119 1-888-818-6032
The foregoing notwithstanding,
nothing in OC.G.A. Section 44-
14- 162.2 shall be construed to
require the secured creditor to
negotiate, amend or modify the
terms of the Deed to Secure
Debt described herein.
This sale is conducted on behalf
of the secured creditor under
the power of sale granted in the
aforementioned security instru
ment, specifically being
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, as Trustee for the
benefit of the Freddie Mac Sea
soned Loans Structured Trans
action Trust, Series 2021-2 as
attorney in fact for Joshua E.
Davis and Kristie A. Davis
Richard B. Maner, PC.
180 Interstate N Parkway, Suite
200, Atlanta, GA 30339
404.252.6385
THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS
A DEBT COLLECTOR AT
TEMPTING TO COLLECT A
DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB
TAINED WILL BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE.
FC22-160
(43-46)
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANS
PORTATION,
Condemnor, V. 0.04 acres of
land; and all heirs of the estate
of Amanda Louella Stone Moss,
et al., Condemnees.
Civil Action file No.
2019SUCV0225
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION
- SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
To Benjamin Moss, Gary Pace,
Randy Pace, Ruby Inez Pace,
and Gold Kist, Inc., Condem
nees in the above-styled action.
You are hereby notified that on
April 18, 2019, Condemnor De
partment of Transportation filed
a Petition in this court condemn
ing certain real property. The
Court issued an order for serv
ice by publication on January
27, 2023. In accordance with
O.C.G.A§ 9-11-4(f)(1)(C), you
may respond to the Petition, as
authorized by O.C.G.A § 32-3-1
et seq. within sixty (60) days of
the date of the order for service
by publication.
Witness the Honorable John E.
Worcester, Judge of this Court.
This 27th day of January, 2023.
Jennifer Jordan, Clerk, Pickens
County Superior Court
(42-45)
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
RE: Estate of James D. Dens-
more
All debtors and creditors of
the Estate of James D. Dens-
more, deceased, late of Pickens
County, Georgia, are hereby no
tified to render their demands
and payments to the Personal
Representative(s) of the estate,
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate
payment to the Personal Repre
sentative^).
Skipper L. Densmore, 1388
Reavis Mountain Road, Ball
Ground, Ga. 30107
This January 27, 2023
(42-35)
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
Re: Estate of DONNIE KIRK
All creditors of the estate of
DONNIE KIRK, deceased, late
of Pickens County, Ga., are
hereby notified to render in their
demands against said estate to
the undersigned and all persons
indebted to said estate are re
quired to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This the 30th day of January,
2023.
Marie Stephens, Executor
c/o P. Andrew Lowman, Attorney
for Estate, McCurdy & Lowman,
Attorneys at Law, LLC, 12 North
Main Street, Jasper, Ga. 30143
706-253-7701
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
OF RIGHT TO REDEEM
To: MILLER, JOANN D., and
any and all occupants of the
property described herein, and
any and all individuals/entities
claiming an interest in or right to
the property described herein.
Take Notice That: The right to
redeem the following described
property, to wit:
ALL AND ONLY THAT PAR
CEL OF LAND DESIGNATED
AS TAX PARCEL 026C 232,
LYING AND BEING IN LAND
LOT 315 OF THE 5TH LAND
DISTRICT, 2ND SECTION,
PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA,
CONTAINING 0.87 ACRE,
MORE OR LESS, BEING LOT
1411 & 1412, OGLETHORPE
MOUNTAIN SECTION, BENT
TREE SUBDIVISION, SHOWN
IN PLAT BOOK D, PAGE 225,
DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK
759, PAGE 519, THE DE
SCRIPTION CONTAINED
THEREIN BEING INCORPO
RATED HEREIN BY THIS REF
ERENCE, KNOWN AS 56
OGLETHORPE MOUNTAIN
TRAIL.
Will expire and be forever
foreclosed and bared on and
after the 15th day of March,
2023. The tax deed to which this
notice relates is dated the 7th
day of December, 2021 and is
recorded in the Office of the
clerk of the Superior Court of
Pickens County, Georgia in
Deed Book 1316, Page 99. The
property may be redeemed at
any time before the 15th day of
March, 2023, by payment of the
redemption price as fixed and
provided by law to the under
signed at the following address:
Jim Doscher, c/o Attorney
Fredrick C. McLam, 203 Lake-
view Trace #20170, Jasper,
Georgia, 30143. Please be gov
erned accordingly this 25th day
of January, 2023.
Fredrick C. McLam, Attorney for
Jim Doscher, 203 Lakeview
Trace #20170, Jasper, Georgia
30143. Phone 678-431-8130.
(42-45)
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In re the Name Change of:
Ethan L. Youmans, Petitioner.
Civil Action File No.
2023SUCV48
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME OF ADULT
I, Ethan Laurens Youmans, filed
a petition in the Superior Court
of Pickens County on January
31,2023 to change his/her
name from Ethan Laurens
Youmans to Mabel Annabell
Wright. Any interested party has
the right to appear in this case
and file objections within 30
days after the Petition was filed.
Signed this 31st day of January,
2023.
(43-46)
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Paula Elaine
Duke
All debtors and creditors of
the Estate of Paula Elaine Duke,
deceased, late of Pickens
County, Georgia, are hereby no
tified to render their demands
and payments to the Personal
Representative(s) of the estate,
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate
payment to the Personal Repre
sentative^).
Donald Wilburn Lee Duke, 745
Moore Street, Jasper, Ga.
30143.
This January 31,2023
(43-36)
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: JOHN DANIEL MCLAIN
DECEASED
ESTATE NO: 2023-ES-014
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
To whom it may concern:
Lucy Tomlena Glass Mclain has
petitioned to be appointed Ad
ministrator of the estate of John
Daniel Mclain, deceased, of said
County. The petitioner has also
applied for waiver of bond,
waiver of reports, waiver of
statements, and/or grant of cer
tain powers contained in
O.C.G.A §53-12-261.
All interested persons are
hereby notified to show cause
why said petition should not be
granted. All objections to the pe
tition must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of any such
objections, and must be filed
with the Court on or before
March 6th, 2023.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All
objections to the petition must
be in writing, setting forth the
grounds of any such objections.
All objections should be sworn
to before a notary public or be
fore a probate court clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered with
your objections, unless you
qualify to file as in indigent party.
Contact probate court personnel
for the required amount of filing
fees. If any objections are filed,
a hearing will be scheduled at a
later date. If no objections are
filed, the petition may be
granted without a hearing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David W. Lindsey, 50 N. Main
Street, Jasper, GA30143
706-253-8755
(43-46)
CITY OF NELSON ADVER-
TISEMENT FOR SEALED
BID/PROPOSALS FOR SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE
OF INTENT TO SELL REAL
PROPERTY Sealed Bids will be
received by the Owner, City of
Nelson, Georgia, in person at
the offices located at 1985 Ken-
nesaw Avenue, Nelson, Georgia
or by mail to PO. Box 100, Nel
son, Georgia 30151 until 12:00
PM. on March 31,2023. The
City of Nelson intends to sur
plus, sell, and dispose of that
unimproved real property and is
accepting sealed bids for the
purchase of a certain parcel of
land consisting of 0.24 acres,
more or less, identified as Pick
ens County Tax Parcel NE02
136, located in the City of Nel
son, Georgia, as further de
scribed in Deed Book 653, Page
400, Pickens County Records.
No known improvements exist
on the property. No environmen
tal site assessment has been
completed. The City of Nelson
makes no warranties or repre
sentations about the property
whatsoever, and the same shall
be conveyed as is, where is,
and with all faults, by Quitclaim
Deed to the successful Bidder. A
deed restriction shall be in
cluded prohibiting the property
from qualifying as a noncon
forming use pursuant to the City
of Nelson Zoning Ordinance,
with the result that no primary
structure may be constructed on
the property as currently zoned.
All bids shall be sealed. The
minimum bid shall provide a
total purchase price in immedi
ately available funds satisfactory
to the City of Nelson. Any and
all due diligence and properly
inspections must be completed
before the date of bid opening
as no provision is made for a
due diligence period once bids
have been opened. All closing
costs shall be borne by the suc
cessful Bidder and shall be paid
at closing. Any questions may
be submitted to the City Clerk at
nelsoncityclerk@ellijay.com. The
City of Nelson reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. Bids
shall be opened at the Nelson
City Council meeting on April 3,
2023, at 7:00 P.M.
(43)
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
By virtue of the power of sale
contained in that certain Deed to
Secure Debt from Robert Ed
ward Murdock, Jr. and Cyn
thia Van DeGejuchte to Robert
Dowis and Tonie Dowis, dated
December 4, 2020, filed for
record on December 7, 2020,
and recorded in Deed Book
1247, Pages 487-192, Pickens
County, Georgia Records, said
Deed to Secure Debt having
been given to secure a Note
dated December 4, 2020, in the
original principal sum of Two
Hundred Twenty Thousand and
NO/100 Dollars ($220,000.00),
with interest from date at the
rate stated in said Note on the
unpaid balance until paid, there
will be sold by the undersigned
at public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash before the
Courthouse door at Pickens
County, Georgia, within the legal
hours of sale on the first Tues
day in March, 2023, the property
described as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT OR A
PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND
BEING IN LAND LOT 167 OF
THE 4TH DISTRICT AND 2ND
SECTION OF PICKENS
COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND
BEING TRACT 2, CONTAINING
1.500 ACRES, MORE OR
LESS, AS SHOWN ON PLAT
OF SURVEY FOR ROBERTA.
& TONIE L. DOWIS, PRE
PARED BY RICHARD J. WEBB,
GRLS NO. 2507, DATED OC
TOBER 27, 2020, AND
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
2020, PAGE 229, PICKENS
COUNTY, GEORGIA
RECORDS, WHICH PLAT BY
REFERENCE IS INCORPO
RATED HEREIN FOR A MORE
COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF
THE PROPERTY.
SUBJECT PROPERTY IS
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 364
POOLE ROAD, BALL
GROUND, GA 30107, AC
CORDING TO THE CURRENT
SYSTEM OF NUMBERING IN
PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA.
The indebtedness secured by
said Security Deed has been
and is hereby declared due be
cause of default under the terms
of said Deed to Secure Debt
and one or more of the Notes
listed, including but not limited
to the nonpayment of the indebt
edness as and when due. The
indebtedness remaining in de
fault, this sale will be made for
the purpose of paying the same,
all expenses of the sale, includ
ing attorney’s fees and all other
payments provided for under the
terms of the Deed to Secure
Debt and Note(s).
Said property will be sold
subject to any outstanding ad
valorem taxes (including taxes
which are a lien, whether or not
now due and payable), the right
of redemption of any taxing au
thority, any matters which might
be disclosed by an accurate sur
vey and inspection of the prop
erty, any assessments, liens,
encumbrances, zoning ordi
nances, restrictions, covenants
and matters of record superior
to the Deed To Secure Debt first
set out above. THIS IS A PUR
CHASE MONEY NOTE.
The sale will be conducted sub
ject (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 Deed To Secure
Debt.
Notice has been given of inten
tion to collect attorney's fees in
accordance with the terms of
the Note secured by said Deed
To Secure Debt.
Said property will be sold as the
property of Robert Edward Mur
dock, Jr. and Cynthia Van
DeGejuchte, (the property, to
the best information, knowledge
and belief of the undersigned
being presently in the posses
sion of Robert Edward Murdock,
Jr. and Cynthia Van DeGejuchte
or the Estate of Cynthia Van
DeGejuchte), and the proceeds
of said sale will be applied to the
payment of said indebtedness
and all expenses of said sale,
including attorney's fees, all as
provided in said Deed To Secure
Debt, and the balance, if any,
will be distributed as provided
by law.
Robert Dowis and Tonie Dowis ,
As Attorney-in-Fact for
Robert Edward Murdock, Jr. and
Cynthia Van DeGejuchte or the
Estate of Cynthia Van DeGe
juchte
Nancy Cochran Maddox
Attorney at Law, PC.
23 Mary Street
Jasper, GA30143
706-253-3707
‘This law firm is acting as a debt
collector. Any information ob
tained will be used for that pur
pose.
(43-46)
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
Notice is given that articles
of incorporation which incorpo
rate Truth Comes To Life, Inc,
have been delivered to the Sec
retary of State for fling in accor
dance with the Georgia
Domestic Profit Corporation
Code. The initial registered of
fice of the corporation and its
agent are located at 185 Blue
Ridge Avenue, PO Box 35, Nel
son GA 30151.
(43-44)
ABANDONED MOTOR Vehicle
Petition Advertisement
You are hereby notified that
a petition was filed in the Magis
trate Court of Pickens County to
foreclose a lien for all amounts
owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a
court shall order the sale of the
below referenced vehicles to
satisfy the debt.
The vehicles are located at 40
Autopark Dr. Jasper, GA30143.
Anyone with an ownership inter
est may file an answer to this
petition on or before: 3/9/23
Answer forms may be found in
the Magistrate Court Clerk's Of
fice located at: 50 North Main
St. Jasper, GA30143
Forms may also be obtained on
line at www.georgiamagistrate-
council.com
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(43-44)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
OF RIGHT TO REDEEM
To: EDWARD A. ARM
STRONG, BIG CANOE PROP
ERTY OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC., any and
all occupants of the property de
scribed herein, and any and all
individuals/entities claiming an
interest in or right to the prop
erty described herein.
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The right to redeem the follow
ing described property, to wit:
All and only that parcel of land
designated as Tax Parcel 046C
001 003, lying and being in
Land Lot 52 of the 4th Land Dis
trict, 2nd Section, Pickens
County, Georgia, containing
1.86 acres, more or less, being
Lot 8267, Cox Mountain Neigh
borhood of Big Canoe Subdivi
sion, shown in Plat Book HH,
Page 132, described in Deed
Book 440, Page 20, the descrip
tion contained therein being in
corporated herein by this
reference, located on Cox
Mountain Lane.
Will expire and be forever fore
closed and barred on the 10th
day of March, 2023, or 30 days
after you are served with this
Notice, whichever comes later.
The tax deed to which this no
tice relates is dated the 1 st day
of February, 2022 and is
recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Pickens County, Georgia in
Deed Book 1321, Page 763.
The property may be redeemed
at any time before the close of
business on the 10th day of
March, 2023, or 30 days after
you are served with this Notice,
whichever comes later, by pay
ment of the redemption priced
as fixed and provided by law to
Psachiyah Futterman, c/o P. An
drew Lowman, Attorney at Law,
12 North Main Street, Jasper,
GA 30143.
Please be governed accordingly.
This 2nd day of February, 2023.
P. Andrew Lowman
Attorney for Psachiyah Futter
man
12 North Main Street
Jasper, GA30143
706-253-7701
(43-46)
NOTICE
THE hereby publishes that he
has today filed an “APPLICA
TION TO REGISTER A BUSI
NESS TO BE CONDUCTED
UNDER A TRADE NAME” with
the Clerk of Superior Court for
Pickens County, Georgia.
The undersigned does hereby
certify that SRR HOLDINGS,
INC. is conducting business as
a corporation in the City of
Jasper (unincorporated), County
of Pickens, State of Georgia,
under the name “ROYSTON
GROUP”, and that the nature of
the business is selling fixtures,
furniture, and signs, and that the
name and address of the firm
owning and carrying on said
trade or business is SRR
HOLDINGS, INC., 1 Pickroy
Road, Jasper GA 30143-5045.
(43-44)
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
GEORGIA, PICKENS COUNTY
By virtue of a Power of Sale
contained in that certain Secu
rity Deed from CECIL E.
O'KELLEY to MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS INCAS NOMINEE
FOR QUICKEN LOANS INC.,
dated March 30, 2018, recorded
April 6, 2018, in Deed Book
1144, Page 767, Pickens
County, Georgia Records, said
Security Deed having been
given to secure a Note of even
date in the original principal
amount of One Hundred Eleven
Thousand Eight Hundred Three
and 00/100 dollars
($111,803.00), with interest
thereon as provided for therein,
said Security Deed having been
last sold, assigned and trans
ferred to Rocket Mortgage, LLC
f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC f/k/a
Quicken Loans Inc., there will
be sold at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash at the
Pickens County Courthouse,
within the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in March,
2023, all property described in
said Security Deed including but
not limited to the following de
scribed property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL
OF LAND LYING AND BEING
IN LAND LOT 93, 13TH DIS
TRICT, 2ND SECTION, PICK
ENS COUNTY, GEORGIA,
BEING LOT 20, EMERALD
CREEK, AS PER PLAT
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK V,
PAGE 204, PICKENS COUNTY,
GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH
PLAT IS HEREBY REFERRED
TO AND MADE A PART OF
THIS DESCRIPTION.
Said legal description being
controlling, however the prop
erty is more commonly known
as 343 EMERALD CREEK DR,
JASPER, GA 30143.
The indebtedness secured by
said Security Deed has been
and is hereby declared due be
cause of default under the terms
of said Security Deed. The in
debtedness remaining in de
fault, this sale will be made for
the purpose of paying the same,
all expenses of the sale, includ
ing attorneys’ fees (notice to col
lect same having been given)
and all other payments provided
for under the terms of the Secu
rity Deed.
Said property will be sold on
an “as-is” basis without any rep
resentation, warranty or re
course against the
above-named or the under
signed. The sale will also be
subject to the following items
which may affect the title: any
outstanding ad valorem taxes
(including taxes which are a
lien, whether or not now due
and payable); the right of re
demption of any taxing author
ity; matters which would be
disclosed by an accurate survey
or by an inspection of the prop
erty; all zoning ordinances; as
sessments; liens;
encumbrances; restrictions;
covenants, and any other mat
ters of record superior to said
Security Deed.
To the best of the knowledge
and belief of the undersigned,
the owner and party in posses
sion of the property is CECIL E.
O'KELLEY, or tenants(s).
The sale will be conducted sub
ject (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.
The entity having full authority to
negotiate, amend or modify all
terms of the loan (although not
required by law to do so) is:
Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a
Quicken Loans, LLC, Loss Miti
gation Dept., 635 Woodward
Ave., Detroit, Ml 48226, Tele
phone Number: (800) 508-0944.
Nothing in O.C.G.A. Section 44-
14-162.2 shall be construed to
require a secured creditor to ne
gotiate, amend, or modify the
terms of the mortgage instru
ment.
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC
F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC
F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC.
as Attorney in Fact for
CECIL E. O'KELLEY
THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY
BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A
DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER
FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY IN
FORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PUR
POSE.
Attorney Contact: Rubin Lublin,
LLC, 3145 Avalon Ridge Place,
Suite 100, Peachtree Corners,
GA 30071
Telephone Number: (877) 813-
0992 Case No. QKN-19-00228-
11
Ad Run Dates 02/09/2023,
02/16/2023, 02/23/2023,
03/02/2023
(43-46)
NOTICE OF Sale Under Power
State of Georgia, County of
Pickens
Under and by virtue of the
Power of Sale contained in a
Security Deed given by Ryan L.
Collins and Kasandra Collins
to Mortgage Electronic Registra
tion Systems, Inc., as nominee
for Equity Prime Mortgage, LLC
(the Secured Creditor), dated
June 11,2019, and Recorded
on February 12, 2020 as Book
No. 1207 and Page No. 935,
Pickens County, Georgia
records, conveying the after-de
scribed property to secure a
Note of even date in the original
principal amount of
$117,472.00, with interest at the
rate specified therein, as last as
signed to Carrington Mortgage
Services, LLC by assignment
that is or to be recorded in the
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