Legals: Nov. 2, 2022

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Samuel Richard Thompson, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 5th day of October, 2022.

Richard Seth Thompson, Executor of the Estate

Of Samuel Richard Thompson, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Rosa L. Conner, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 6th day of October, 2022.

Angela R. Williams, Executrix of the Estate of                                                                                                                                                 

Rosa L. Conner, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE:          

                       

JOHN W CORLEY,                                ESTATE NO. 22E0118

DECEASED                      

NOTICE OF PETITION TO FILE FOR YEAR’S SUPPORT

The petition of GLENDA DIANE CORLEY, for a year’s support from the estate of JOHN W CORLEY, 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 NOVEMBER 7, 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 objections 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 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.

DON E. WILKES

Judge of the Probate Court

                       

By: Jeanie Hooks

Clerk of the Probate Court

  1. O. Box 70 / 125 South Main Street

Swainsboro, Ga. 30401

Address

478-237-7091

Telephone Number

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PUBLIC/LEGAL NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE

TAKE NOTICE this is the PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE OF NAME STATE IF GEORGIA. In the matter of CAREWELL, RANDY, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Whose address(es) is/are unknown and whose interest in this matter may be barred or affected by the following. This is the change of name, from RANDY CARSWELL, to Randy: family of Carswell; From corpus maximus to corpus minimum. This correction is made in accord with the honoring of my family blood line/pedigree, and exercising my natural substantive rights and religious heritage. To remove all disabilities of minority and to terminate all Guardian/Ward/Conservator relationships, and restoration of rights. The former name, RANDY CARSWELL, is to be corrected on all records and replace with the name, Randy:Carswell; Please correct your records as soon as possible.

Dated September 26th, 2022.

Carswell, Randy: Grantee

Grantor/Settelor.

c/o 1405 King Circle Drive.

Swainsboro, Georgia-Republic

[30401]civilian

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: ESTATE OF      

WILLIAM O OVERSTREET,                                     ESTATE NO. 22E0145

DECEASED                      

PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

NOTICE

TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES and to whom it may concern:

SARAH SMITH OVERSTREET has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of WILLIAM O OVERSTREET 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 persons 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 14, 2022

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 before 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 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.

DON E. WILKES

Judge of the Probate Court

By: Jeanie Hooks

Clerk of the Probate Court

  1. O. Box 70 / 125 South Main Street

Swainsboro, Ga. 30401

Address

478-237-7091

Telephone Number

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SUMMARIES OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Pursuant to requirements of the Georgia Constitution, Attorney General Christopher Carr, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and Legislative Counsel Rick Ruskell hereby provide the summaries of the proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the November 8, 2022, general election ballot for consideration by the people of Georgia (short captions are those adopted by the Constitutional Amendments Publication Board):

- 1 -Provides for suspension of compensation of certain State officers and members of General Assembly.

Senate Resolution No. 134

Resolution Act No. 304

Ga. L. 2021, p. 939

"    "(  ) YES

(  )  NO

Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to suspend the compensation of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, or any member of the General Assembly while such individual is suspended from office following indictment for a felony?"

Summary

This proposal provides for the suspension of compensation for certain public officers who are suspended because of indictment for a felony.  It amends Article II, Section III, Paragraph I of the Georgia Constitution in subparagraphs (b), relating to felony indictment of certain public officials, (d), relating to the period for appointment of a review commission, (e), relating to petition for review of suspension, and (h), relating to termination of suspension not first tried at the next regular or special term following indictment.

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 -

Provides for temporary local tax relief after disasters.

House Resolution No. 594

Resolution Act No. 803

Ga. L. 2022, p. 837

""(  )  YES

(  )  NO

Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the governing authority of each county, municipality, and consolidated government and the board of education of each independent and county school system in this state shall be authorized to grant temporary tax relief to properties within its jurisdiction which are severely damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster and located within a nationally declared disaster area?"

Summary

This proposal provides that the governing authorities of counties, municipalities, and consolidated governments and the board of education of each independent and county school system shall be authorized to grant temporary tax relief to properties severely damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster and located within a nationally declared disaster area. It authorizes the Georgia General Assembly by general law to provide for the eligibility, procedures for obtaining, and all other matters regarding such temporary tax relief.  It amends Article VII, Section I, Paragraph III of the Georgia Constitution by revising the current text of subparagraph (a) and adding a new subparagraph (h).

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.

1SUMMARIES OF

PROPOSED STATE-WIDE REFERENDUM

QUESTIONS

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 summaries of any state-wide referendum questions to be voted on at the same general election:

 

 

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Provides tax exemption for agricultural equipment and certain farm products in certain circumstances.

House Bill No. 498

Act No. 260

Ga. L. 2021, p. 602

"(  )  YES

(  )  NO

Shall the Act be approved which expands a state-wide exemption from ad valorem taxes for agricultural equipment and certain farm products held by  certain entities to include entities comprising two or more family owned farm entities, and which adds dairy products and unfertilized eggs of poultry as qualified farm products with respect to such exemption?"

Summary

This proposal expands an existing ad valorem tax exemption for agricultural equipment and certain farm products of certain entities and adds dairy products and unfertilized poultry eggs to the exemption.  It amends Code Section 48-5-41.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated in paragraphs (2) and (9) of subsection (a).

If approved by a majority of the voters, the Act becomes effective on January 1, 2023, and applies to all tax years beginning on or after that date.

- B -

 

Provides tax exemption for certain equipment used by timber producers.

House Bill No. 997

Act No. 859

Ga. L. 2022, p. 736

"(  )  YES

(  )  NO

Shall the Act be approved which grants a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for certain equipment used by timber producers in the production or harvest of timber?"

 

Summary

This proposal authorizes a new exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain equipment used by timber producers in the production or harvest of timber.  It enacts new Code Section 48-5-41.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

If approved by a majority of the voters, the Act becomes effective on January 1, 2023, and applies to all tax years beginning on or after that date.

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Jorge J. Herrera, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 18th day of October, 2022.

Magali Gutierrez Shamosh, Executrix of the Estate                                                                                                                                       

of Jorge J. Herrera, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Jessica Wilkerson Sconyers, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 21st  day of October, 2022.

Jessica Wilkerson Sconyers, Executrix of the Estate                                                                                                                                       

of Derek Martin Sconyers, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Melrose Jenkins, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 21st day of October, 2022.

Latoya Jenkins, Executrix of the Estate of                                                                                                           

Melrose Jenkins, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Gregory Elliott Barwick, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 21st day of August, 2022.

Donna Sue Holder Barwick Executrix of the                                                                                                                             

Estate of Gregory Elliott Barwick, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN THE INTEREST OF:

R.L                                          SEX    M      DOB   12/04/2016        CASE#22JV161

CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

AMENDED NOTICE OF SUMMONS

TO: Wanda Mixon Scott, Robert Justin Lumpkin, and any unknown biological, legal, putative father of the above-named child born to Wanda Mixon Scott at the Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Georgia

You are hereby notified that the above-styled action has been brought by the EMANUEL County Department of Family and Children Services, and the Georgia Department of Human Services, seeking to terminate your parental rights with regard to the above referenced child; that said action has been filed in the Juvenile Court of Emanuel County, Georgia; and that by reason of an Order for Service of Summons by Publication dated January 26, 2023, you are hereby notified that you may obtain a copy of the petition from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Emanuel County, Georgia and may file with the Clerk of said Court and serve upon Marnique Oliver, Petitioner's Attorney, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 308, 115 S. Racetrack Street, Swainsboro, Georgia, 30401, an answer to the petition at any time prior to the Final Hearing. 

You are hereby commanded and required to appear before this court on the 26th day of January, 2023 at the EMANUEL County Courthouse in Emanuel, Georgia at 10:00 a.m., for a FINAL HEARING and show cause, if any you have, why the relief requested in the petition should not be granted. You are hereby commanded and required to appear before this Court at said final hearing or the findings of the Court will be made the permanent order of this Court in the above case. You must attend the final hearing in order to preserve your rights. At the final hearing you will be given an opportunity to show cause, if any you have, why the relief requested in the petition should not be granted. Prior to the Final Hearing a Provisional Hearing on the petition will be held before the Court on    January 26th, 2023_at 10:00 a.m. in the Juvenile Courtroom at the Emanuel County Courthouse, Swainsboro, Georgia.

The parties notified hereby are entitled to legal counsel in the proceedings, and the Court will appoint legal counsel if any party should be unable, without undue hardship, to employ counsel. 

You are further notified that you will lose all rights to the child and will not be entitled to object to the termination of your rights to the children unless, within thirty days of receipt of this notice, you file:

A petition to legitimate the children pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-22; and

Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the Emanuel County Juvenile Court.

The Findings of Fact and Order of Disposition made at the Provisional Hearing will become final at the Final Hearing unless the party served by publication appears at the Final Hearing.  If the party served by publication fails to appear at the Final Hearing on the petition, the Findings of Fact and Interlocutory Orders made will become final without further evidence and will be governed by the Juvenile Court Code as if made at the Final Hearing.  If the party served by publication appears at the Final Hearing, the Interlocutory findings and Orders shall be vacated and disregarded, and the hearing shall proceed upon the allegations of the motion.

The parties notified hereby are entitled to legal counsel in the proceedings, and the Court will appoint legal counsel if any party should be unable, without undue hardship, to employ counsel.

A copy of this petition may be obtained at no charge from the Office of the Clerk of Court between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.WITNESS, the Honorable Sherri McDonald, Judge of said Juvenile Court.

This ________ day of ___________________, 2022.

______________________________

Clerk, Emanuel County Juvenile Court

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This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

 

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER  GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

Under and by virtue of Power of Sale contained in Security Deed from Ebony Collins Howard and Steven Jurelle Howard, to 21st Mortgage Corporation, dated November 16, 2018, filed for record November 26, 2018, recorded at Deed Book 472, Page 156, Emanuel County, Georgia Records, in the original principal amount of $93,705.30; as affected by Corrective Deed to Secure Debt dated September 8, 2020, filed for record September 22, 2020, recorded at Deed Book 503, Page 96, Emanuel County, Georgia Records, aforesaid records to  secure the obligations of Grantor to Lender as set forth in a Promissory Note (“Note”) of even date as amended, modified, or revised from time to time, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold, by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, before the Courthouse Door at EMANUEL COUNTY, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in December, 2022, the following described property:

 

All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 53rd GMD, in the City of Swainsboro,

Emanuel County, Georgia, being more particularly described and identified as Lot 25, Pineland Estates Subdivision, as shown on a plat of survey prepared by G. William Donaldson, GRLS No. 1970, dated June 21, 2004, revised September 8, 2004, and recorded in Plat Book 20, Page 52E*, Emanuel County Superior Court Clerk’s records. The aforesaid plat and description thereon are by reference incorporated herein and made a part of this description.

*NOTE: Plat recorded at Plat Book 20, Page 52E does not show any of the subdivision lots. The subdivision plat is recorded at Plat Book 23, Page 273, Emanuel County, Georgia Records.

Said legal description is controlling however, the property is commonly known as 44 Long Leaf Drive, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401.

Map and Parcel # 075‐126K

The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of default under the terms of said Security Deed and Note, including, but not limited to, the nonpayment of the indebtedness as and when due.  The indebtedness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees and other payments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note.

Said property will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to, ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; and all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Ebony Collins Howard and Steven Jurelle Howard and /or tenant(s).

The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the United States Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. 21ST Mortgage Corporation, and its counsel are acting as debt collectors.  Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 

21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Attorney-in-Fact for Ebony Collins Howard and Steven Jurelle Howard.

Contact:  Jason Godwin

Godwin Law Group

3985 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Bldg D

Norcross, GA 30093

Phone: 470-427-2683

Email: jgodwin@godwinlawgroup.com

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: ESTATE OF      

FRANCES DRAKE DURDEN KEENE,                                        ESTATE NO. 22E0108

DECEASED                      

PETITION BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WAIVER
OF BOND AND/OR GRANT OF CERTAIN POWERS

NOTICECHRISTOPHER LEE LAWRENCE has petitioned for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of statements, and/or for the grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261 in regard to the above estate.  All interested persons 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 28, 2022.

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 before 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 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.

DON E. WILKES

Judge of the Probate Court

By: Jeanie Hooks

Clerk of the Probate Court

  1. O. Box 70

Swainsboro, Ga. 30401

Address

(478) 237-7091

Telephone Number