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Sales/Auctions
DAFFIN FRAPPIER LEVINE &
BLOCK, LLP 15000 Surveyor
Boulevard Addison, Texas 75001
Telephone: (972) 34175398.
14-368
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF MONROE
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
There will be sold on the first
Tuesday in November, 2014,
before the courthouse door in
Monroe County, Georgia, during
the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the
following described property, to-
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the City of
Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia
and being known as Lot No. 19 of
Montpelier Estates Subdivision,
Section No. 1, being more
particularly described according
to a plat of record in Plat Book 7,
Page 40, Clerk’s Office, Monroe
Superior Court. Said plat is
incorporated herein for all
purposes. This is the same
property as described in Deed
Book 1598, Page 201, said
Clerk's Office.
This sale will be made under the
Power of Sale contained in a
deed to secure debt in favor of
The Farmers Bank, dated
December 12, 2013 from Stacey
Burge Buchanan and Brian Cole
Buchanan, recorded in Deed
Book 1598, Page 201, Clerk's
Office, Monroe County Superior
Court. Said deed secures a note
payable in monthly installments.
Default has occurred in the
payment, and the power of sale
in said deed to secure debt has
become operative. A copy of the
notice of sale is being given to
debtor as required by O.C.G.A.
Section 44-14-162.2. The
proceeds of said sale will be
applied as provided in said deed.
Said sale will also be made
subject to all unpaid ad valorem
taxes, liens and assessments, if
any.
To the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief the
property is in the possession of
Stacey Burge Buchanan and
Brian Cole Buchanan.
By: Arthur L. Phillips
Attorney for The Farmers Bank
THE PHILLIPS FIRM, INC.
843 Poplar Street
Macon GA 31201
478.743.1354
File No. 17575
14-369
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
GEORGIA, MONROE COUNTY
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
Under and by virtue of the
Power of Sale contained in a
Security Deed given by Sherry L
Watkins to ABN AMRO Mortgage
Group, Inc., dated December 20,
2002, recorded in Deed Book
836, Page 19, Monroe County,
Georgia Records, as last
transferred to Federal National
Mortgage Association by
assignment recorded in Deed
Book 1605, Page 242, Monroe
County, Georgia Records,
conveying the after-described
property to secure a Note in the
original principal amount of
EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED FIFTY AND 0/100
DOLLARS ($82,650.00), 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 Monroe
County, Georgia within the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday
in November, 2014, the following
described property: All that tract
or parcel of land lying and being
in Land Lot 197 of the 6th Land
District of Monroe County,
Georgia, containing 3.20 AC. and
being known and designated as
Lot 23 of Sutton Pines according
to that certain plat of survey
entitled "A Boundary &
Partitioning Survey of Sutton
Pines for Regional Properties,
Inc.", prepared by Steven A.
Coleman, Surveyor, dated
September 15, 1999, as revised
on October 28, 1999, and
recorded in Plat Book 23, Page
183, Clerk's Office, Monroe
Superior Court, which plat is by
this reference incorporated
herein and made a part of this
description. The property herein
described being the property
conveyed by Regional
Properties, Inc. to Linda L.
Dawes and Lee M. Dawes by
Warranty Deed dated January
17, 2000, and recorded in Deed
Book 653, Page 34, aforesaid
records. Said property is
conveyed subject to all
easements and restrictions of
record, if any. This property is
being conveyed subject to
restriction of 1,400 sq feet of
heated space. Also conveyed
herewith is one (1) 2000, 52 x 27
Echo Mobile Home, Serial No.
H171002GLR, said mobile home
being situate on, attached to and
a part of the above described
property. The debt secured
by said Security Deed has been
and is hereby declared due
because 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 Security
Deed. The debt remaining in
default, this sale will be made for
the purpose of paying the same
and all expenses 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). Seterus, Inc.
services the above referenced
loan on behalf of the current
owner of the loan. Seterus, Inc.
can be contacted at 888-917-
3094 or by writing to 14523 S.W.
Millikan Way Suite 200,
Beaverton, OR 97005, to discuss
possible alternatives to
foreclosure. Said property
will be sold subject to any
outstanding ad valorem taxes
(including taxes which are a lien,
but not yet due and payable), any
matters which might be disclosed
by an accurate survey and
inspection of the property, any
assessments, liens,
encumbrances, zoning
ordinances, restrictions,
covenants, and matters of record
superior to the Security Deed
first set out above. The entity
that has full authority to
negotiate, amend, and modify all
terms of the mortgage with the
debtor is: Seterus, Inc., 14523
S.W. Millikan Way Suite 200,
Beaverton, OR 97005 888-917-
3094. Please understand that
the secured creditor is not
required by law to negotiate,
amend, or modify the terms of
the mortgage instrument. To
the best knowledge and belief of
the undersigned, the party in
possession of the property is
Sherry L Watkins or a tenant or
tenants and said property is
more commonly known as 942
Sutton Road, Forsyth, Georgia
31029. The sale will be
conducted 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.
Federal National Mortgage
Association as Attorney in Fact
for Sherry L Watkins RCO
Legal, PS. 1587 Northeast
Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329
(770)-234-9181
www.rcolegal.com TS#:
1R380914 FEI# 2013.02080
14-370
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
GEORGIA,
MONROE COUNTY.
Will be sold Tuesday, November
4, 2014, before the Courthouse
door in Monroe County, Georgia,
during the legal hours of sale, to
the highest bidder for cash, the
following described property, to-
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in Land Lot 188
of the 4th Land District, High
Falls District of Monroe County,
Georgia, containing 11.37 AC.,
and being known and designated
as Tract “B”, according to that
certain plat of survey entitled
“PROPERTY SURVEY FOR
TOM BARRETT &
ASSOCIATES, INC.”, prepared
by Kenneth E. Presley, Surveyor,
dated February 10, 1972, last
revised on June 14, 1972, and
recorded in Plat Book 4, Page
207, Clerk’s Office, Monroe
Superior Court, which plat is by
this referenced incorporated
herein and made a part of this
description.
The property herein described
being the property conveyed by
Kenneth O. Polk and Carolyn E.
Polk to Helen G. Story, Franklin
Story, Ernestine D. Wingfield and
Jerry R. Wingfield by Warranty
Deed dated August 15, 1985,
and recorded in Deed Book 194,
Page 91, aforesaid records.
Helen G. Story and Franklin
Story conveyed their undivided
interest in and to said property to
Ernestine D. Wingfield and Jerry
R. Wingfield by Warranty Deed
dated May 17, 1991, and
recorded in Deed Book 339,
Pages 17-18, aforesaid records.
Sale will be made under power of
sale contained in the Security
Deed from Greater Rising Star
Baptist Church, Inc. to Ernestine
D. Wingfield and Jerry R.
Wingfield dated November 17,
1998, and recorded in Deed
Book 592, Pages 39-43, Clerk’s
Office, Monroe Superior Court.
Said Security Deed secures a
certain Purchase Money Note
from Greater Rising Star Baptist
Church, INc. to Ernestine D.
Wingfield and Jerry R. Wingfield
dated November 17, 1998.
Default having occurred under
the terms and conditions of said
Purchase Money Note, the power
of sale in said Security Deed has
become operative. The proceeds
of said sale will be applied as
provided in said Security Deed.
To the best of the undersigned’s
knowledge and belief, the party
in possession and owner of the
above-described property is
Greater Rising Star Baptist
Church, Inc. Sale will be made
subject to unpaid ad valorem
taxes, if any, and all easements,
rights of way or restrictive
covenants of record.
This 26th day of September,
2014.
/s/ERNESTINE D. WINGFIELD
ERNESTINE D. WINGFIELD
/s/JERRY R. WINGFIELD
JERRY R. WINGFIELD
ROBERT L. HARRIS
HAYGOOD, LYNCH, HARRIS,
MELTON & WATSON, LLP
87 NORTH LEE STREET PO
BOX 657
FORSYTH, GEORGIA 31029
478-994-5171
Miscellaneous
14-373
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF
MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF: X. C.,
SEX B/M, AGE 15 , DOB
08/29/99_, CASE #2014-JR-191
CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF
AGE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
BRANDI CALLOWAY, SAMUEL
PATTERSON, AND ANY
UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER
CONCERNING THE ABOVE
CHILD BORN TO BRANDI
CALLOWAY
You are notified that a Motion for
Extension concerning the above
child(ren) was filed against you in
said court on 10/03/14 and by
reason of an Order for Service
entered by the court on 9/24/14
YOU ARE COMMANDED AND
REQUIRED TO BE AND
APPEAR before the Monroe
County Juvenile Court, for a
hearing at the Monroe County
Justice Center, Forsyth, Georgia
on 10/09/14 at 8:30 o’clock a.m.
and on 11/13/14 at 8:30 o’clock
a.m. following service by
publication at the Monroe County
Justice Center, Forsyth, Georgia.
Serve an answer on Petitioner’s
Attorney, James E. Patterson, P.
O. Box 1006, Forsyth, Georgia
31029. You may obtain a copy of
the petition by contacting the
Monroe County Juvenile Court
Clerk.
WITNESS the Honorable Judges
of this court, this 3rd day of
October, 2014.
ANGELA BANKS, DEPUTY
CLERK, MONROE COUNTY
JUVENILE COURT
14-378
SUMMARIES OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
Pursuant to requirements of the
Georgia Constitution, Attorney
General Samuel S. Olens,
Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp,
and Legislative Counsel Wayne
R. Allen hereby provide the
summaries of the proposed
constitutional amendments that
will appear on the November 4,
2014, general election ballot for
consideration by the people of
Georgia:
-1 -
To prohibit an increase in the
state income tax rate in effect
January 1,2015.
Senate Resolution No. 415
Resolution Act No. 592
Ga. L. 2014, p. 888
"( ) YES
( ) NO
Shall the Constitution of Georgia
be amended to prohibit the
General Assembly from
increasing the maximum state
income tax rate?"
Summary
This proposal prohibits the
General Assembly from
increasing the maximum
marginal state income tax rate
above the rate in effect on
January 1, 2015. It adds a new
Paragraph IV to Article VII,
Section III of the Georgia
Constitution.
A copy of this entire proposed
constitutional amendment is on
file in the office of the judge of
the probate court and is available
for public inspection.
-2-
Adding reckless driving penalties
or fees to the brain and spinal
injury trust fund.
House Resolution No. 1183
Resolution Act No. 589
Ga. L.2014, p.887
"( ) YES
( ) NO
Shall the Constitution of Georgia
be amended to allow additional
reckless driving penalties or fees
to be added to the Brain and
Spinal Injury Trust Fund to pay
for care and rehabilitative
services for Georgia citizens who
have survived neurotrauma with
head or spinal cord injuries?"
Summary
This proposal authorizes the
General Assembly to provide by
law for the imposition of
additional penalties or fees for
the offense of reckless driving
and to provide for the allocation
of such additional penalties or
fees to the Brain and Spinal
Injury Trust Fund, for the
specified purpose of meeting any
and all costs, or any portion of
the costs, of providing care and
rehabilitative services to citizens
of this state who have survived
neurotrauma with head or spinal
cord injuries. It amends
Paragraph VI (k) of Article III,
Section IX of the Georgia
Constitution.
A copy of this entire proposed
constitutional amendment is on
file in the office of the judge of
the probate court and is available
for public inspection.
SUMMARY OF
PROPOSED STATE-WIDE
REFERENDUM
QUESTION
Pursuant to Code Section 21-2-
4 of the O.C.G.A., the Secretary
of State is authorized to include
with the summaries of proposed
constitutional amendments a
summary of any state-wide
referendum question to be voted
on at the same general election:
-A -
Allows property owned by the
University System of Georgia
and operated by providers of
student housing and other
facilities to remain exempt from
taxation.
House Bill No. 788
Act No. 613
Ga. L.2014, p.679
"( ) YES
( ) NO
Shall property owned by the
University System of Georgia
and utilized by providers of
college and university student
housing and other facilities
continue to be exempt from
taxation to keep costs
affordable?"
Summary
This Act provides for an ad
valorem tax exemption for private
interests in property of the Board
of Regents of the University
System of Georgia that is
operated by a private party and
further provides that such
arrangements shall not constitute
special franchises for purposes
of ad valorem taxation.
If approved by a majority of the
voters, the tax exemption
provided by the Act becomes
effective January 1, 2015, and
applies to all tax years beginning
on or after that date.
14-347
Notice of Filing of bank merger
act application
The Farmers Bank, a Georgia
state-chartered bank with its
main office at 88 North Lee
Street, Forsyth, Georgia 31029,
has filed an Interagency Bank
Merger Act Application with the
Atlanta Regional Office of the
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (“FDIC”) to merge
The Bank of Perry, 1006 Main
Street, Perry, Georgia 31069,
The Peoples Bank, 6124
Highway 278 NE, Covington,
Georgia 30014, and Spivey State
Bank, 211 North Main Street,
Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, with
and into The Farmers Bank.
Persons Banking Company, Inc.
owns 100% of the outstanding
shares of common stock of each
of The Farmers Bank, The Bank
of Perry, The Peoples Bank, and
Spivey State Bank The Farmers
Bank will be the surviving bank. It
is contemplated that all offices of
the above-named institutions will
continue to be operated, with the
exception of the office of The
Peoples Bank in Covington,
Georgia. It is anticipated that the
office of The Peoples Bank
located at 6124 Highway 278 NE,
Covington, Georgia 30014, will
be sold to a third party in
connection with the merger.
Any person wishing to comment
on this application may file his or
her comments in writing with the
Regional Director of the FDIC at
its Atlanta Regional Office, 10
Tenth Street, NE, Suite 800,
Atlanta, GA 30309-3906, not
later than October 24, 2014. The
non-confidential portions of the
application are on file at the
FDIC’s Atlanta Regional Office
and are available for public
inspection during regular
business hours. Photocopies of
the nonconfidential portion of the
application file will be made
available upon request.
Public Hearings
14-379
PUBLIC HEARING
A Conditional Use in Agricultural
application has been filed with
Monroe County Planning and
Zoning for a Wedding Venue
located at 5777 Hwy 42 North,
Forsyth, GA 31029, Map 037,
Parcel 068, owned by Mikey &
Rene Claxton. Two public
hearings will be held on this
application: Planning Board,
October 27, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.
and Monroe County Board of
Commissioners, November 4,
2014 at 6:00 p.m. If you have any
questions, please contact Anita
Cauthen, County
Clerk/Administrator at 478-994-
7000.
14-385
PUBLIC HEARING
An application has been filed
with Monroe County Zoning to
rezone three acres of a 35 acre
tract from Residential to
Commercial. The property is
located at 644 Montpelier Rd.
(Map 054, Parcel 22A). The
Planning and Zoning Board will
review the application on October
27, 2014. The Monroe County
Board of Commissioners will hold
a Public Hearing during their
regularly scheduled meeting on
November 4th beginning at 6:00
p.m. This meeting is held in the
County Annex Building at 38
West Main Street, Forsyth, GA
31029. If you need any further
assistance, please contact Anita
Cauthen, County
Clerk/Administrator at 478-994-
7000.
14-387
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
FORSYTH/ ADOPTION OF
NEW CHAPTER 11 OF THE
CITY CODE (FIRE
PREVENTION AND
PROTECTION), AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES RELATED
THERETO.
Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Forsyth, at 6:00 PM on the 4th
day of November, 2014, or as
soon thereafter as the matter
may be reached, at City Hall
Council Chambers, will consider,
and a public hearing will be held
with regard to, an ordinance to
provide for a new and revised
Chapter 11 of the City Code with
regard to fire prevention and
protection, to repeal conflicting
ordinances and resolutions, to
provide an effective date, and for
other purposes related thereto. A
copy of the proposed ordinance
is available for inspection by the
public at the office of the Clerk of
the City of Forsyth at City Hall
during normal business hours.
This 7th day of October, 2014.
Mayor and Council of the City of
Forsyth
180 Public
Sales/Auctions
14-374
Pursuant to OCGA Subsection
40-11-12, Buice’s Garage, Inc.
through its agents, states that the
following vehicles are abandoned
and will be sold at a later date if
not picked up as stated.
40 Town Creek Road Forsyth,
GA 31029
1996 Chev Beretta
1G1LW15M2TY126873
2002 Chev SW
1GNEC16Z52J155771
2003 Honda Accord
1HGCM72693A009856
2005 Dodge Dakota
1D7HW48N75S133669
14-386
Pursuant to OCGA Subsection
40-11-2 John W. Jackson,
through his Agents, states the
following vehicle has been
deemed abandoned and will be
sold October, 29, 2014.
1991 GMC Truck
1GTDK14KXMZ512332
2005 GA Hwy 83N
Forsyth, GA 30129
Probate Cour
185
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14-359
IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF MONROE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIE J.
HIGH, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2014PC092
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: any heir whose address is
unknown
CARRIE MAE HIGH has
petitioned for CARRIE MAE
HIGH to be appointed
Administrator of the estate of
WILLIE J. HIGH, deceased, of
said County. (The Petitioner has
also applied for waiver of bond
and/or grant of certain powers 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
NOVEMBER 10, 2014 @ 10:00
AM. All pleadings/objections
must be signed under oath
before a notary public or before
a probate court clerk, and filing
fees must be tendered with your
pleadings/objections, unless you
qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact probate court
personnel at the following
address/telephone number for
the required amount of filing
fees. If any objections are filed,
the petition may be granted
without a hearing.
KAREN H. PITMAN
Judge of the Probate Court
By: Janet E. Hencely
Deputy Clerk of the Probate
Court
PO Box 187
Forsyth, GA 30129
478 994-7036
14-361
TO: Naomi Snell, Macon, GA,
Marietta Fuller, Macon, GA,
Mary Freeman, Macon, GA,
Darlene Fuller, Long Beach, CA,
Edmond Fuller, Jr., Long Beach
CA, LaChelle Fuller aka
LaChelle Archie, Long Beach,
CA, Marcus Fuller aka Marcus
Morris, Long Beach, CA, Cecil
Fuller, Long Beach, CA, Betty
Jean Washington, Long Beach,
CA, Patrick Fuller, Long Beach,
CA, Pamela Fuller, Long Beach,
CA, Tracy Fuller Franco, Long
Beach, CA, Bernita Fuller, Long
Beach, CA, Jerome Fuller, Long
Beach, CA, Toney Fuller,
Upland, CA, Sheila Jackson aka
Sheila Cole, Hamden, CT,
Sheila Howard Harris, Houston,
TX, Ruby Lee McDonald Estate,
Detroit, Ml. This is to notify you
to file objection, if there is any, to
the Petition for Leave to Sell
Property filed in the Estate of
Robert Fuller, Jr., Monroe
County Probate Court, Case
No.: 2008 PC 105, on or before
November 10, 2014 at 10:00
a.m.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All
objections to the petition must
be in writing, setting forth the
grounds of any such objections.
All pleadings/objections must be
signed before a notary public or
before a probate court clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered with
your pleadings/objections,
unless you qualify to file as an
indigent party. Contact probate
court personnel at the following
address/telephone number 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.
Karen Pitman
Judge of Monroe County
Probate Court
PO. Box 187
Forsyth, GA 31029
478-994-7036