THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025 - PAGE 5B
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Notice to
Biological Father
TO: JESSE KEITH AAR ¬
ON and any male claiming
to be the biological father of
BRIANA PAIGE BRYANT
BRIANA PAIGE BRY
ANT was born to MELISSA
HOPE WHITEHEAD, in Ath
ens, Clarke County, Georgia,
on the 23rd day of Novem
ber 2012. The mother has
consented to her spouse
adopting her child, and his
Petition for Stepparent Adop
tion is pending in the Supe
rior Court of Madison County,
Georgia. Be advised that
you will lose all rights to the
child and will not receive no
tice nor be entitled to object
to the adoption unless within
30 days of your receipt of this
Notice you (1) file a Petition
to Legitimate the child com
plying with the provisions of
the Official Code of Georgia
§19-7-22; (2) provide notice
of the filing of your Petition
to Legitimate with the Adop
tion Clerk, Superior Court of
Madison County, 91 Albany
Avenue, Danielsville, GA
30633, referencing Case No.
25MV00193; and (3) provide
notice of the filing of your Pe
tition to Legitimate to coun
sel for the Petitioner, Albert
L. Stone, Jr., P. O. Box 321,
Danielsville, GA 30633. Be
advised further that, should
you file a Petition to Legiti
mate and should the court
grant such a Petition, the law
provides for establishment
of a child support obligation
in accordance with the child
support guidelines.
Albert L. Stone, Jr.
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 321, Daniels
ville, GA 30633
706-795-3214
(AP15, 23, 30 B/5318-45)
Name Change
Notice of Petition to
Change Name
In the Superior Court of
Madison County
State of Georgia
Civil Action File No:
25-MV-00132-N
In Re: Carolyn Alexandra
Tong
and
Minor Child(ren)
Georgia, Madison County
Notice is hereby given
that Elizebeth Tong, the
undersigned, filed this peti
tion to the Superior Court of
Madison County, Georgia, on
the 14th day of March 2025,
praying for a change in the
name of Minor Child(ren)
from CAROLYN ALEXAN
DRA TONG to CONNOR AL
EXANDER TONG, and from
to . No
tice is hereby given pursuant
to law to any interested or af
fected party to appear in said
Court and file objections to
such name change. Objec
tions must be filed with said
Court within thirty days of the
filing of said petition.
This 14h day of March,
2025.
By: Elizebeth Tong
Petitioner pro se
(MA26, AP2, 9, 16 P4) |
Name Change
Notice of Petition to
Change Name
In the Superior Court of
Madison County
State of Georgia
Civil Action File No:
25MV00154-P
In Re:
and Ivy Johnson
Minor-Child(ren)’
Georgia, Madison County
Notice is hereby given
that Megan Johnson, the un
dersigned, filed this petition
to the Superior Court of Mad
ison County, Georgia, on the
21 day of February, 2025,,
praying for a change in the
name of minor child(ren)
from IVY JOHNSON to IVY
FLOWERS.
Notice is hereby given
pursuant to law to any in
terested or affected party
to appear in said Court and
file objections to such name
change. Objections must be
filed with said Court within
thirty days of the filing of said
petition.
This 21st day of February
2025.
Megan Johnson
Petitioner, pro se
(AP2, 9, 16, 23 P4)|
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Name Change
Notice of Petition to
Change Name
In the Superior Court of
Madison County
State of Georgia
Civil Action File No:
25MV00100
In Re: Megan Johnson
Georgia, Madison County
Notice is hereby given
that Megan Johnson, the
undersigned, filed petition to
the Superior Court of Madi
son County, Georgia, on the
21 day of February, 2025,,
praying for a change in the
name of Petitioner from ME
GAN JOHNSON to MEGAN
FLOWERS.
Notice is hereby given
pursuant to law to any in
terested or affected party
to appear in said Court and
file objections to such name
change. Objections must be
filed with said Court within
thirty days of the filing of said
petition.
This 21st day of February
2025.
Megan Johnson
Petitioner
(AP2, 9, 16, 23 P4) |
Hewell Estate
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF MADISON
ESTATE NO. 25ES6
IN RE: ESTATE OF
LINDA DIANE HEWELL, DE
CEASED
All creditors of the estate
of LINDA DIANE HEWELL,
deceased, late of Madison
County, are hereby notified
to render their demands to
the undersigned according to
law, and all persons indebted
to said estate are required to
make immediate payment to
me.
This 24th day of March,
2025.
Edmund Porterfield, Ad
ministrator
175 Turtle Creek Lane
Commerce, Georgia
30530
Attorney:
Dylan E. Wilbanks
1215 S. Elm Street
Commerce, Georgia
30529
(706) 510-0000
(AP2, 9, 16, 23 B/13230)|
Hughes Estate
Notice to Debtors and
Creditors
State of Georgia
Madison County
Re: Nancy Jane Hughes,
Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
of NANCY JANE HUGHES,
deceased, late of Madison
County, Georgia, are hereby
notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said Estate
are required to make imme
diate payment to me.
This 28th day of March,
2025.
Brian A. Huth
Personal Representative
424 Veterans Dr.
Danielsville, GA 30633
(AP9, 16, 23, 30)|
Knight Estate
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA, MADISON
COUNTY.
All creditors of the Es
tate of WILLIAM AUBREY
KNIGHT, deceased, late of
Madison County, Georgia,
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 payment to
me.
This 2nd day of April,
2025.
Angela Knight, Personal
Representative
Estate of William Aubrey
Knight
Care of: Angela Knight
254 Belhaven Lane
Hull, GA 30646
The Graham Law Firm,
LLC
P.O. Drawer 300
Danielsville, GA 30633-
0300
706-795-2184
grahamlaw@glflawyers.
com
grahamlawfirmllc.com
(AP16, 23, 30, MY7 P4) |
Stanford Estate
Notice to Debtors and
Creditors
State of Georgia
Madison County
Re: Jerry Wayne Stan ¬
ford, Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
of JERRY WAYNE STAN
FORD deceased, late of
Madison County, Georgia,
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 payment to
me.
This 1st day of April,
2025.
Diane H. Stanford
Personal Representative
460 Holman Autry Rd.
Danielsville, GA 30633
(AP16, 23, 30, MY7 P4) |
Trade Name
Registration
Application to Register a
Business to be Conducted
Under Trade Name, Partner
ship or Others
State of Georgia
County of Madison
Book 2, Page 43
The undersigned does
hereby certify that Alisa Hall
Hutchins is conducting a
business as Hall Hutchins
Investments LLC, in the City
of Hull, County of Madison,
in the State of Georgia, un
der the name HUTCHINS
FINANCIAL HARMONY and
that the nature of the busi
ness is bookkeeping and that
the names and addresses of
the persons, firms or partner
ship owning and carrying on
said trade or business are
Alisa Hall Hutchins, 117 Peb
blebrook Ln., Hull, GA 30646
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 31st day of
March 2025.
Alisa Hall Hutchins
Juanita Simmons
Notary Public Madison
County
Filed in office, this 31st
day of March 2025
(AP16, 23 P2)|
Adams Estate
NOTICE
25ES59
GEORGIA, MADISON
COUNTY PROBATE COURT
TO: all interested parties:
Vonnie Swain has peti
tioned to be appointed Ad
ministrator of the estate of
WILLIAM RAPHEL ADAMS,
deceased, of said County.
The petitioner has also ap
plied for waiver of bond,
waiver of reports, waiver of
statements, and/or grant of
certain powers contained in
O.C.G.A. 53-12-261. All in
terested persons are hereby
notified to show cause why
said petition should not be
granted. All objections to
the petition must be in writ
ing and must be filed with
the court on or before April
21, 2025 and must be in writ
ing, setting forth the grounds
of any such objections. All
objections should be sworn
to before a notary or before
a probate court clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered
with your objections, unless
you qualify as an indigent
party. Contact probate court
personnel for the required fil
ing fees. If any objections are
filed, a hearing will be sched
uled at a later date. If no ob
jections are filed, the petition
may be granted without a
hearing.
JILL R. WRIGHT
ASSOCIATE PROBATE
JUDGE
P O BOX 207
DANIELSVILLE, GA
30633
706-795-6365
(MA26, AP2, 9, 16 P4)|
Simmons Estate
NOTICE
25ES60
GEORGIA, MADISON
COUNTY PROBATE COURT
TO: all interested parties:
Lynne Simmons has pe
titioned to be appointed Ad
ministrator of the estate of
CHRISTOPHER CHARLES
SIMMONS, deceased, of
said County. The petitioner
has also applied for waiver
of bond, waiver of reports,
waiver of statements, and/
or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A. 53-
12-261. All interested per
sons are hereby notified to
show cause why said peti
tion should not be granted.
All objections to the petition
must be in writing and must
be filed with the court on or
before April 21, 2025 and
must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of any such
objections. All objections
should be sworn to before a
notary or before a probate
court clerk, and filing fees
must be tendered with your
objections, unless you qual
ify as an indigent party. Con
tact probate court personnel
for the required 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.
JILL R. WRIGHT
ASSOCIATE PROBATE
JUDGE
P O BOX 207
DANIELSVILLE, GA
30633
706-795-6365
(MA26, AP2, 9, 16 P4)|
Dalton Estate
Notice to Debtors and
Creditors
State of Georgia
Madison County
Re: William Dock Dalton,
Deceased
All creditors of the Estate
of WILLIAM DOCK DALTON,
deceased, late of Madison
County, Georgia, are hereby
notified to render in their de
mands to the undersigned
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said Estate
are required to make imme
diate payment to me.
This 18th day of March,
2025.
Jeff Dalton
Personal Representative
127 Dalton Dr.
Danielsville, GA 30633
(AP2, 9, 16, 23 P4)|
Whitehead Estate
Estate of Eula Jean
Whitehead
Estate No. 25ES49
NOTICE
PROBATE COURT OF
MADISON COUNTY
RE: PETITION OF ED
WARD PAUL WHITEHEAD,
JR. TO PROBATE IN SOL
EMN FORM THE WILL OF
EULA JEAN WHITEHEAD,
DECEASED, UPON WHICH
AN ORDER FOR SERVICE
WAS GRANTED BY THIS
COURT ON MARCH 24,
2025.
TO: Billy Ray Whitehead,
Paula Joanne Whitehead
Mckie, Harold Wayne White-
head and all interested par
ties:
This is to notify you to
file objection, if there is any,
to the above referenced pe
titions, in this Court on or
before April 28, 2025. BE
NOTIFIED FURTHER: All
objections to the petition
must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of objec
tions. All pleadings/objec-
tions must be signed before
a notary public or before a
probate court clerk, and fil
ing fees must be tendered
with your pleadings/objec-
tions, unless you qualify as
an indigent party. Contact
probate court personnel for
the required 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.
JILL R. WRIGHT
ASSOCIATE PROBATE
JUDGE
P.O.BOX 207
DANIELSVILLE, GA
30633
706-795-6365
(AP2, 9, 16, 23 P4)|
Strickland Estate
NOTICE
25ES61
GEORGIA, MADISON
COUNTY PROBATE COURT
TO: all interested parties:
William Arnal Strickland
has petitioned to be ap
pointed Administrator of the
estate of SAMUEL RONAL
STRICKLAND, deceased, of
said County. The petitioner
has also applied for waiver
of bond, waiver of reports,
waiver of statements, and/
or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A. 53-
12-261. All interested per
sons are hereby notified to
show cause why said peti
tion should not be granted.
All objections to the petition
must be in writing and must
be filed with the court on or
before April 28, 2025 and
must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of any such
objections. All objections
should be sworn to before a
notary or before a probate
court clerk, and filing fees
must be tendered with your
objections, unless you qual
ify as an indigent party. Con
tact probate court personnel
for the required 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.
JILL R. WRIGHT
ASSOCIATE PROBATE
JUDGE
P O BOX 207
DANIELSVILLE, GA
30633
706-795-6365
(AP2, 9, 16, 23 P4)|
Christian Estate
NOTICE
25ES32
GEORGIA, MADISON
COUNTY PROBATE COURT
TO: all interested par
ties:
Johnnie Marie Evans has
petitioned to be appointed
Administrator of the estate of
MATTIE RUTH CHRISTIAN,
deceased, of said County.
The petitioner has also ap
plied for waiver of bond,
waiver of reports, waiver of
statements, and/or grant of
certain powers contained in
O.C.G.A. 53-12-261. All in
terested persons are hereby
notified to show cause why
said petition should not be
granted. All objections to
the petition must be in writ
ing and must be filed with
the court on or before April
28, 2025 and must be in writ
ing, setting forth the grounds
of any such objections. All
objections should be sworn
to before a notary or before
a probate court clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered
with your objections, unless
you qualify as an indigent
party. Contact probate court
personnel for the required fil
ing fees. If any objections are
filed, a hearing will be sched
uled at a later date. If no ob
jections are filed, the petition
may be granted without a
hearing.
JILL R. WRIGHT
ASSOCIATE PROBATE
JUDGE
P O BOX 207
DANIELSVILLE, GA
30633
706-795-6365
(AP2, 9, 16, 23 P4) |
Notice of Sale
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF MADISON
NOTICE OF SALE UN
DER POWER
By virtue of the power of
sale contained in the Security
Deed executed by JAMES M.
MILLS AND JUDY M. MILLS,
TO NORTHEAST GEOR
GIA BANK dated October 1,
2003, and recorded in Deed
Book 631, Page 9, Madison
County Records conveying
the realty described herein
as collateral for the debt
in the principal amount of
$40,811.50 together with all
late fees and interest from
dates of execution at the
rates provided therein on the
unpaid balance; there will be
sold by the undersigned at
public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash before the
courthouse door at Madison
County Georgia or at such
other place as sheriff’s sales
are conducted in said Coun
ty, within the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday of
May, 2025, the property in
said Security Deed and de
scribed as follows:
All that tract or parcel
of land lying and being in
the 383rd G.M. District of
Madison County, Georgia,
being triangular in shape,
CONTAINING 5.00 acres
and being bounded now or
formerly as follows: On the
Southwest by right-of-way of
County Road #391 (Neece-
Commerce Road); on the
North by lands of Herr; on the
Northeast by lands of Mills.
Said lands being more
particularly described in a
plat of survey for Marcus
Mills dated August 11, 2003
prepared by Brett Chandler
& Associates, Registered
Land Surveyor, recorded in
Plat Book 107, Page 5, Madi
son County Public Records.
Said plat and the recordation
thereof are by reference in
corporated herein and made
a part of this legal descrip
tion.
This conveyance is made
subject to all zoning ordi
nances, easements, rights
of way for public roads and
public utilities and any re
strictions affecting said de
scribed property.
RE: Deed Book 50, Page
96-97, Madison County Pub
lic Records.
RE: Deed Book J-8,
Page 93, Madison County
Public Records.
RE: Deed Book J-8,
Page 90, Madison County
Public Records.
RE: Deed Book W-7,
Page 343, Madison County
Public Records.
ALSO CONVEYED is
one 1998 Fleetwood Mobil
Home, Serial Number GAFL-
W05827660CW12.
Said property being
known as: 5121 Neese
Commerce Road, Hull,
Madison County, Georgia
30646
The debt secured by said
Security Deed has been and
is hereby declared due and
payable because of, among
other possible events of de
fault, failure to pay the in
debtedness as provided for
in the Note and said 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, including attorney’s
fees (notice of intent to col
lect attorney’s fees having
been given).
Said property will be sold
subject to the following: (1)
any outstanding ad valorem
taxes (including taxes which
are a lien, whether or not due
and payable): (2) the right of
redemption of any taxing au
thority; (3) any matters which
might be disclosed by an ac
curate survey and inspection
of the property; and (4) any
assessments, liens, encum
brances, zoning ordinances,
restrictions, covenants, and
matters of record superior
to the Security Deed first set
out above.
Said sale will be con
ducted subject to the follow
ing: (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 Secu
rity Deed.
To the best knowledge
and belief of the under-
signed, the party or parties in
possession of the property is
James M. Mills and Judy M.
Mills or a tenant or tenants.
Northeast Georgia Banks
As Attorney-in-Fact for
James M. Mills and Judy
M. Mills
/s/ Dylan E. Wilbanks
Dylan E. Wilbanks
Wilbanks Law Firm, LLC
1215 South Elm Street
Commerce, GA 30529
PHONE: 706-510-0000
FAX: 706-243-6464
(AP9, 16, 23, 30 B/13230-
105)1
Public Notice
Notice is hereby given
that the owner/purchaser of
OMNI COLBERT LLC locat
ed at 6689 Highway 72 West
Colbert GA 30628 has made
application to the Board of
Commissioners of Madison
County, Georgia, for a Class
B Alcohol License. The hear
ing on such application will
be held at the Regular Busi
ness Meeting of the Madison
County Board of Commis
sioners on April 28, 2025.
(AP9, 16 P2)|
Delinquent
Property Tax
Under and by virtue of
certain tax Fi. Fa.’s issued by
the TAX COMMISSIONER
OF MADISON COUNTY,
GEORGIA, in favor of the
State of Georgia and County
of Madison, against the fol
lowing name persons and
the property as described
next to their respective
name(s). There will be sold
for cash or certified funds
at public outcry, before the
Courthouse door in Daniels
ville, Madison County, Geor
gia, between the legal hours
of sale, on the first Tuesday
in May, 2025, the same be
ing May 6th, 2025, and con
tinuing on May 7th, 2025, if
necessary between the legal
hours of sale, 10:00 AM and
4:00 PM. The below listed
and described properties, or
as much thereof as will sat
isfy the State and County tax
execution on the respective
individual and property. The
property (les) hereinafter
described have been levied
on as the property of the
persons whose names im
mediately precede the prop
erty description. Each of the
respective parcels of prop
erty are located in Madison
County, State of Georgia.
The years for which said Fi.
Fa.’s are issued and levied
are stated opposite the name
of the owner in each case.
Each defendant and tenant
in possession, if applicable,
has been notified of levy
time and place of sale.
Purchaser shall pay for title,
all transfer costs, all taxes,
advertising costs and record
ing fees.
Map & Parcel:0005005
Defendant in Fi Fa: Ward-
law T D Est
Current Record
Holder:Wardlaw T D Est
CRH Address:302 Hamp
ton Park Drive
Athens , GA 30606
Amount Due:$ 2,901.41
Tax Years Due:2024,2023
Legal Description: All that
tract of land being in the:
State of Georgia, County of
Madison, 383rd
GMD, being 7.96 acres,
more or less. Being known as
Tax Map & Parcel 0005005,
Madison County, Geor
gia.
Map & Parcel:0012129
Defendant in Fi Fa: Den
ton, Gemma
Current Record
Holder:Denton, Patricia as
Trustee for Gemma Denton
of Madison County
CRH Address:590 Tarp-
kins Road
Commerce, GA 30530
Amount Due:$ 2,024.52
Tax Years Due:2024,
2023, 2022
Deed Book:1599/187
Legal Description: All that
tract of land being in the:
State of Georgia, County of
Madison, 262nd
GMD, being 3.269 acres,
more or less. Being Lot 4,
Block C. As shown in Plat
Book 25, Page 119. Or
as further described in Deed
Book 1599, Page 187. Being
known as Tax Map & Par
cel 0012129, Madison Coun
ty, Georgia.
Map & Parcel:0012132
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