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The True Citizen, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 — Page 9
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY
OF BURKE
By virtue of a Power of Sale con
tained in that certain Security Deed
from Lakenna Freeman a/k/a Lak-
enna S. Davis to Mortgage Elec
tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as
nominee for Southwest Stage Fund
ing, LLC DBA Cascade Financial
Services, dated October 17, 2014
and recorded on October 23, 2014
in Deed Book 928, Page 235, in the
Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Burke County, Georgia, said
Security Deed having been given
to secure a Note of even date, in
the original principal amount of One
Hundred Six Thousand Two Hun
dred Thirty-Eight and 00/100 dollars
($106,238.00) with interest thereon
as provided therein, as last trans
ferred to Southwest Stage Fund
ing, LLC dba Cascade Financial
Services, recorded in Deed Book
1085, Page 115, aforesaid records,
will be sold at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash before the
courthouse door of Burke County,
Georgia, or at such place as has or
may be lawfully designated as an
alternative location, within the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday in
April, 2022, all property described
in said Security Deed including but
not limited to the following described
property:
All that lot, parcel or tract of land, to
gether with improvements thereon,
situate, lying and being in the 66th
G.M.D., of Burke County, Georgia,
containing 2.00 acres, as shown on
a plat prepared for Lakenna Free
man by Troy Smith & Associates,
dated June 23,2014, and recorded
in the Office of the Clerk of Superior
Court of Burke County, Georgia, in
File No. B1165. Reference is hereby
made to said plat for a more com
plete and accurate description of the
metes, bounds, location, courses
and distances of said property.
Also conveyed is a 80' ingress/
egress easement as shown on
said plat.
Said property is conveyed subject to
any and all applicable easements,
restrictions and covenants recorded
in said Clerk's Office.
Said property may more com
monly be known as 1705 Claxton
Lively Road, Waynesboro, GA
30830.
The debt secured by said Secu
rity Deed has been and is hereby
declared due because of, among
other possible events of default,
non-payment of the monthly in
stallments on said loan. The debt
remaining in default, this sale will be
made for the purpose of paying the
same and all expenses of this sale,
including attorney’s fees (notice of
intent to collect attorney’s fees hav
ing been given).
The individual or entity that has
full authority to negotiate, amend
and modify all terms of the loan
is Southwest Stage Funding, LLC
dba Cascade Financial Services,
3345 S. Val Vista Drive, Suite 300
Gilbert, AZ 85297.
Said property will be sold on an “as-
is” basis without any representation,
warranty or recourse against the
above-named or the undersigned.
The sale will also be subject to the
following items which may affect
the title: a) zoning ordinances; b)
matters which would be disclosed
by an accurate survey or by an
inspection of the property; c) any
outstanding ad valorem taxes,
including taxes, which constitute
liens upon said property whether
or not now due and payable; d)
special assessments; e) the right of
redemption of any taxing authority;
f) all outstanding bills for public utili
ties which constitute liens upon said
property; g) all restrictive covenants,
easements, rights-of-way and any
other matters of record superior
to said Security Deed. To the best
of the knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the owners and party
in possession of the property are
Lakenna Freeman a/k/a Lakenna S.
Davis and or tenant(s).The sale will
be conducted subject to 1) confirma
tion 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.
Southwest Stage Funding, LLC
dba Cascade Financial Services as
Atto rney-i n - Fact for Lakenna Free
man a/k/a Lakenna S. Davis
Contact: Padgett Law Group: 6267
Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203, Tal
lahassee, FL32312; (850) 422-2520
Feb. 9,16, 23, Mar. 2,9,16, 23, 30,
2022
47
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HENRY
H. DUNCAN
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of HENRY
H. DUNCAN, deceased, are hereby
notified to render their demands to
the undersigned according to law,
or lose priority as to your claim, and
all persons indebted to said estate
are required to make immediate
payment to me.
This 15th day of February, 2022.
GENE H. DUNCAN
P. O. BOX 373
Uledi, PA 15484
Executor of the Estate of
Henry H. Duncan
Walter P. Degenhardt
Attorney at Law
205 East Sixth Street
Waynesboro, GA 30830
(706) 554-7086
Feb. 23, Mar. 2,9,16,2022
48
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
BURKE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
DIXON, DANA DARLENE
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2022-ES-16
IN RE: The Petition for Letters of Ad
ministration in the above-referenced
estate having been duly filed,
To Whom It May Concern:
Tonia Renee Dixon having peti
tioned to be appointed Administrator
of the estate of Dana Darlene Dixon,
deceased, of said County. (The Peti
tioner has also applied for waiver of
bond and/or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A. 53-12-261.)
All interested parties are hereby
notified to show cause why said
Petition should not be granted. All
objections to the Petition must be
in writing, setting forth the grounds
of any such objections, and must
be filed with the Court on or before
March 22, 2022.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All ob
jections to the Petition must be
in writing, setting for the grounds
of any such objections. All objec
tions should be sworn to before a
notary public or before a Probate
Court Clerk, and filing fees must
be tendered with your objections,
unless you qualify to file as an in
digent 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.
ASHLEY MOORE JR.
JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT
200 East 6th Street
Waynesboro, GA 30830
706-554-3000
Feb. 23, Mar. 2,9,16, 2022
49
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
BURKE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
TOLBERT, MARY DOROTHY
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2022-ES-15
IN RE: The Petition for Letters of Ad
ministration in the above-referenced
estate having been duly filed,
To Whom It May Concern:
Lawanda Brown, having petitioned
to be appointed Administrator of
the estate of Mary Dorothy Tolbert,
deceased, of said County. (The Pe
titioner has also applied for waiver of
bond and/or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A. 53-12-261.)
All interested parties are hereby
notified to show cause why said
Petition should not be granted. All
objections to the Petition must be
in writing, setting forth the grounds
of any such objections, and must
be filed with the Court on or before
March 22, 2022.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All ob
jections to the Petition must be
in writing, setting for the grounds
of any such objections. All objec
tions should be sworn to before a
notary public or before a Probate
Court Clerk, and filing fees must
be tendered with your objections,
unless you qualify to file as an in
digent 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.
ASHLEY MOORE JR.
JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT
200 East 6th Street
Waynesboro, GA 30830
706-554-3000
Feb. 23, Mar. 2,9,16,2022
50
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
BURKE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
DIXON, DANA DARLENE
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2022-ES-17
NOTICE OF PETITION TO FILE
FOR YEAR'S SUPPORT
The petition of Tonia Renee Dixon,
for a Year's Support from the estate
of Dana Darlene Dixon , deceased,
for decedent's (surviving spouse),
having been duly filed, all interested
persons are hereby notified to show
cause, if any they have, on or before
March 22, 2022, why said petition
should not be granted.
All objections to the petition must be
in writing, setting forth the grounds
of any such objections, and must be
filed on or before the time stated in
the preceding sentence. All objec
tions should be sworn to before a
notary public or before a probate
court clerk, and filing fees must
be tendered with your objections,
unless you qualify to file as an in
digent 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.
ASHLEY MOORE JR.
JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT
Feb. 23, Mar. 2, 9,16,2022
52
Notice to Debtor and Creditors
Georgia, Burke County
All Creditors of the Estate of Frank
J. Gay, Jr. a/k/a James Gay, Jr. de
ceased are hereby notified to render
in their demands to the undersigned
according to law, or lose priority
as to your claim, and all person
indebted to said estate are required
to make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
This 21st day of February, 2022
James Anthony Gay
Executor of the Estate of
Frank J. Gay, Jr. a/k/a
James Gay, Jr.
Law Office of Tyler C. Mahaffey, LLC
Attorney for Estate
603 North Liberty Street
Waynesboro, GA 30830
(706) 360-6096
Mar. 2, 9,16,23, 2022
53
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF AGNES
THOMAS STOKES
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of AGNES
THOMAS STOKES, deceased,
are hereby notified to render their
demands to the undersigned ac
cording to law, or lose priority as to
your claim, and all persons indebted
to said estate are required to make
immediate payment to me.
This 22nd day of February, 2022.
AGNES STOKES DIXON
2513Teakwood Drive
Hephzibah, Georgia 30815
Administrator of the Estate of
Agnes Thomas Stokes
Walter P. Degenhardt
Attorney at Law
205 East Sixth Street
Waynesboro, GA 30830
(706) 554-7086
Mar. 2, 9, 26, 23, 2022
54
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
All creditors of the Estate of BETTY
JEAN ROYAL, deceased, are here
by notified to render their demands
in writing to the undersigned Ex
ecutrix according to law, properly
itemized and proven, or lose priority
as to your claim, and all persons
indebted to the estate are required
to make immediate payment to the
said Executrix.
This 22ND day of FEBRUARY, 2022.
FRANKIE O. BLACKBURN
Executrix of the LAST WILL &
TESTAMENT OF BETTY JEAN
ROYAL
143 Beasley Lane
Sardis, GA 30456
Jackson E. Cox
JACKSON E. COX, PC.
Attorney at Law
PO Box 845
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830
(706) 554-7070
Mar. 2, 9,16,23, 2022
55
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
All creditors of the Estate of JOHN
ARTHUR LONG, SR., deceased,
are hereby notified to render their
demands in writing to the under
signed Executrix according to law,
properly itemized and proven, or
lose priority as to your claim, and
all persons indebted to the estate
are required to make immediate
payment to the said Executrix.
This 22ND day of FEBRUARY, 2022.
RUTH JENKINS LONG
Executrix of the LAST WILL &
TESTAMENT OF JOHN ARTHUR
LONG, SR.
526 Pine Needle Rd.
Waynesboro, GA 30830
Jackson E. Cox
JACKSON E. COX, PC.
Attorney at Law
PO Box 845
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830
(706) 554-7070
Mar. 2,9,16, 23,2022
56
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
All creditors of the Estate of JOHN
M. JENKINS, SR., deceased, are
hereby notified to render their de
mands in writing to the undersigned
Executors according to law, properly
itemized and proven, or lose priority
as to your claim, and all persons
indebted to the estate are required
to make immediate payment to the
said Executors.
This 22ND day of FEBRUARY, 2022.
SARAH. JENKINS AND
RICHARD W. BAILEY
Co-Executors of the LAST WILL &
TESTAMENT OF JOHN M. JEN
KINS, SR.
304 Dogwood Dr.
Waynesboro, GA 30830
Jackson E. Cox
JACKSON E. COX, PC.
Attorney at Law
PO Box 845
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830
(706) 554-7070
Mar. 9,16,23,30, 2022
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
AND ALSO LAVERNE COMER,
HAROLD GRESHAM & KAY MOR
RISON GRESHAM ANY AND ALL
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS
OF AND ALL OF THE LAVERNE
COMER, QUINTON GRESHAM,
JOSIE MAE GRESHAM LITTLE
FORGOING, AND ALL PERSONS
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN WHO
MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN
REAL PROPERTY (1) LOCATED IN
BURKE COUNTY, GEORGIA CON
SISTING OF 56 ACRES, MORE
OR LESS, KNOWN AS BURKE
COUNTY M&P 031-034
On or about February 16, 2022,
Perry Little, Kenneth Little, Quinton
Gresham Jr. & John Gresham Jr.
filed a Petition in the Superior Courts
of Burke County, Georgia, Civil Ac
tion No.: 2022V0009, seeking an
Order of Partition by Sale in certain
lands more fully described as:
All that tract or parcel of land and all
improvements thereon situate and
being in 69th G.M. District Burke
County Georgia, containing Fifty-
Six (56) Acres. More or less, and
bounded on the North by the Old
Quaker Road; East by lands of R.C.
Neely; South by Beaver Dam Creek;
West by land of Sally Gresham Es
tate. Said tract of land described by
a plat of the same recorded in the
office of Clerk of Superior court of
said county of Burke in Plat Book
2, page 54.
Tax Map and Parcel 031-034
Any interested parties, known Re
spondents as may be named herein
whose addresses are unknown,
nonresidents or unknown defen
dants are hereby noticed of said
petition and any person or parties
having an objection to said petition
being granted shall show cause why
Property should not be partitioned
as prayed and/or said Petitioner’s
other prayers for relief should not
be granted, in writing to the Clerk
of Superior Court of Burke County,
Georgia on or before April 15,2022.
Said parties filing an objection to
be heard in person to be heard in
person at a hearing(s) and/or trial
before the Court on said Petition.
Said Notice being issued pursu
ant to an Order of the Honorable
John Flythe, Superior Court, Burke
County, Georgia, dated 24th day of
February, 2022.
Radeta G. Smith
CLERK, SUPERIOR COURT OF
BURKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
200 East 6th Street
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830
SO ORDERED this 24th day of
February, 2022.
Mar. 2,9,16, 23,2022
60
IN THE JUVENILE COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF BURKE,
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
N.G.J
SEX: FEMALE
DOB: 08/22/2017
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and
THE UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL
FATHER of the above minor child,
and any other party claiming to have
a parental interest in said minor child
born to Victoria Ann Jacobs.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED, in accordance
with O.C.G.A. § 15-11-96, that
the above proceeding seeking the
termination of the parental rights of
the named child was filed against
you in said Court on the 10th day
of February, 2022, by reason of an
Order for Service by Publication
entered by this Court.
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED
AND REQUIRED to lay any and all
other business aside and to be and
appear before the Juvenile Court
of Burke County, located at 200
East Sixth Street, Waynesboro,
Georgia, on the 28th day of April,
2022, at 1:30 p.m. and to remain in
attendance from hour to hour, day to
day, month to month, year to year,
and time to time, as said case may
be continued, and until discharged
by the Court; each of you then
and there to make defense and to
show cause why the said child and
all parties named herein should
not be dealt with according to the
provisions of the law. The hearing
is for the purpose of determining
whether your parental rights should
be terminated. The effect of an order
terminating parental rights under
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-93 is without limit
as to duration and terminates all the
parent’s rights and obligations with
respect to the child and all rights and
obligations of the child to the parent
arising from the parental relation
ship, including rights of inheritance.
The parent whose rights are termi
nated is not thereafter entitled to
notice of proceedings for the adop
tion of the child by another, nor has
the parent any right to object to the
adoption or otherwise to participate
in the proceedings.
A copy of the petition may be ob
tained by the parents from the Clerk
of the Burke County Juvenile Court,
200 East Sixth Street, Waynesboro,
Georgia, during regular business
hours, Monday through Friday, ex
clusive of holidays. A free copy shall
be available to the parent. Upon
request, the copy will be mailed to
the requester - parents or alleged
parents only.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED
that while responsive pleadings are
not mandatory, they are permissible
and you are encouraged to file with
the Clerk of this Court and serve on
Petitioner’s attorney below, an an
swer or other responsive pleadings
within sixty (60) days of the date of
the order for service by publication.
WITNESS the Honorable William M.
Fleming, Judge of said Court, this
10th day of February, 2022.
Barbara J. Newsome
(Deputy) Clerk, Juvenile Court
Burke County, Georgia
Mar. 9,19,23, 30,2022
61
NOTICE TO FORECLOSE RIGHT
TO REDEEM
TO: LLOYD PATRICK
1252 McGARRH MILL POND
ROAD
MIDVILLE, GEORGIA 30441
HEIRS KNOWN & UNKNOWN
AND: TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The right to redeem the following
described property, to wit:
All that lot or parcel of land lying,
being in the City of Midville, 73rd
G.M.D., Burke County, Georgia,
fronting on the East side of Kilpatrick
Street for a distance of 100 feet
and running back from said street
between parallel lines for a depth
of 150 feet and bounded now or
formerly as follows: North by lot of
the City of Midville on which a water
tank is located; East by property of
Wasden; South by lot of C. M. Hand-
King; and West by Kilpatrick Street.
Together with a 1975 12 X 60 Clay
ton Homes Inc Executive Mobile
Home.
As described in Deed Book 658,
Page 142. Further described as Map
& Parcel M01 130.
Being the same property conveyed
to Charles William and Patricia
Denise Brannen under a Tax Sale
Deed dated the 2nd day of March,
2021, which deed is recorded in
Deed Book 1184, Pages 225-226 of
the Burke County Clerk’s Records.
Subject to: Existing easements for
rights of way, public utilities and any
other outstanding liens which may
attach to said property.
After Advertisement, said property
was sold at public outcry on March
2, 2021 to satisfy tax fi fa for the
years 2018 and 2019 and for penalty
and interest in favor of the County
of Burke, State of Georgia against
LLOYD PATRICK and will expire and
be forever foreclosed and barred on
and after the 4th day of April, 2022.
The Tax Sale Deed to which this
notice relates is dated the 2nd day
of March 2021 and is recorded in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Burke County, Georgia, in
Deed Book 1184, Pages 225-226.
The property may be redeemed at
any time before the 4th day of April,
2022 by payment of the redemption
price as fixed and provided by law
to the undersigned at the following
address: Charles William Brannen
& Patricia Denise Brannen, 120 St.
Galilee Road, Midville, Georgia,
30441. Telephone#:912-536-3820.
Please be governed accordingly.
This 25th day of February, 2022.
Charles William & Patricia Denise
Brannen
120 St. Galilee Road
Midville, Georgia, 30441
Telephone #: 912-536-3820.
Mar. 9,16,23, 30,2022
62
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
GEORGIA, BURKE COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the power of
sale contained in a Deed to Secure
Debt from Eddie J. Trimble to Otis
Franklin Askin, Jr. and Kristin Askin
Hutto as Co-Trustees as shown in
the Memorandum of Trust dated
11/22/11 created under the Last
Will and Testament of Otis Franklin
Askin, Sr. dated 11/22/11 and re
corded in Burke County, Georgia in
Book 1052, Pages 159-183, dated
July 11, 2019, recorded in Deed
Book 1118, pages 98-101, Burke
County, Georgia records, said Deed
to Secure Debt having been given to
secure a note dated July 11,2019,
in the original principal sum of Eigh
teen Thousand Nine Hundred and
00/100 ($18,900.00) Dollars 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 Burke County,
Georgia within the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in April,
2022, the property described in said
Deed to Secure Debt, to wit:
All that lot or parcel of land, situate,
lying, and being in the 65th G.M.D.,
Burke County, Georgia, containing
5.04 acres, more or less, and being
known and designated as Lot 4,
Blackstone Road, as shown upon a
plat thereof prepared by Bargeron
& Smith, Reg. Land Surveyor, which
plat is of record in the Office of the
Superior Court Clerk for Burke
County, Georgia in Plat File B-1308;
reference being made to said plat
for a more complete and accu
rate description of said property.
Property is commonly known as
531 Blackstone Road, Hephzibah,
Georgia 30815.
The debt secured by said Deed to
Secure Debt has been and is hereby
declared due because of, among
other possible events of default,
the non-payment of the monthly
installments on said loan. The debt
remaining in default, this sale will be
made for the purpose of paying the
same and all expenses of this sale,
including legal fees.
This sale will be held subject to all
unpaid taxes, assessments, and
restrictions of record, if any, transfer
tax and all state and county taxes.
Said property will be sold as the
property of Eddie J. Trimble, the
property to the best information,
knowledge, and belief of the un
dersigned, being presently in the
possession of Eddie J. Trimble, and
the proceeds of said sale will be
applied to the payment of said in
debtedness and all the expenses of
said sale, including attorney’s fees,
all as provided in said deed, and the
balance, if any, will be distributed as
provided by law.
Terms of the sale are to be cash,
purchaser paying for papers, rev
enue stamps, and all state and
county taxes.
This 1st day of March, 2022.
Eddie J. Trimble
By and through his attorney-in-fact
Otis Franklin Askin, Jr. and Kristin
Askin Hutto
Co-Trustees for the Trust of Otis
Franklin Askin, Sr.
O. Franklin Askin, Jr.
Attorney at law
2913 Professional Parkway
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 860-9266
Mar. 9,16,23, 30,2022
63
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
GEORGIA, BURKE COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a Deed to Se
cure Debt from Naron L. Young to
Triple A & Four K’s, Inc., A Georgia
Corporation, dated September 2,
2021, recorded in Deed Book 1209,
Pages 57-60, Burke County, Geor
gia records. Said Deed to Secure
Debt having been given to secure
a note dated September 2, 2021 in
the original principal sum of Twenty
Five Thousand Five Hundred and
00/100 ($25,500.00) Dollars with
interest from date at the rate stated
in said note on the unpaid balance
until paid, there will be sold by the