Legals

NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF ELBERT
TO THE DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF ANNIE LEE SIMMONS:
All creditors of the estate of Annie Lee Simmons, deceased, late of Elbert 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 the undersigned.
This the 18th day of June, 2026.
/s/ William M. (“Bill”) Simmons
Phyllis Simmons Brady
Donna Simmons Parker
Executors, Annie Lee Simmons, Deceased
c/o Richard D. Campbell, LLC
P.O. Box 117, 5 N. Thomas St.
Elberton, GA 30635

913557
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
All debtors and creditors of the estate of Vertis M. Martin, deceased, late of Elbert County, Georgia, 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 the undersigned.
This 17th day of June, 2026.
/s/ Jelyne Martin Jenkins
2290 Worthington Dr.
Powder Springs, GA 30127
6-24,7-1,8,15

913200
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
All debtors and creditors of the estate of Vivian Marie Davis, deceased, late of Elbert County, Georgia, 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 the undersigned.
This 11th day of June, 2026.
/s/ Thomas J. Carrington, Executor
845 Pine Knoll Dr.
Elberton, GA 30635
6-17,24,7-1,8

912773
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE
Date: June 1, 2026
Vehicle Make: Honda
Year: 1996
Model: Accord
Vehicle ID #: 1HGCD5691TA232546
Vehicle License #
State:
You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 40-11-19(a)(2), that the above-referenced vehicle is subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.
The vehicle is currently located at 728 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Elberton, GA 30635.
Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle should contact the following business immediately: Southland Towing & Recovery, 728 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Elberton, GA 30635; 706-621-2089
Impound Date: Feb. 6, 2026
6-10,17

913134
PUBLIC AUCTION
Online Public Auction to be held for Best Storage Solution Elberton, 421 S. Oliver St, Elberton, GA 30635 starting July 2, 2026 at 11:45 a.m. at www.bid13.com. All units are CASH ONLY SALES. Units include: Furniture, Antiques, Electronics, Household items, Office items, Clothes, Toys, Baby items, Tools, etc. The people and units included in the Auction are:
Unit 42 and 43 - Jennifer Ring
Unit 37 - Charylene Denise Waller
Unit 60 - Jessica Bolton
Unit 33 - Drekia Perrin
6-17,23

912778
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF ELBERT COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Amanda Kay Ruch, Deceased
Estate No. 2024-93
NOTICE OF PETITION TO FILE
FOR YEAR'S SUPPORT
The petition of Margaret Kay Brown, for a year's support from the estate of Amanda Kay Ruch, deceased, for decedent's minor child, having been duly filed, all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before July 6, 2026, 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.
/s/ Stephanie Hewell
Judge of the Probate Court
45 Forest Ave.
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-2016
6-10,17,24,7-1

912028
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF ELBERT COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Benjamin Harris, Deceased
Estate No. 2026-51
PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE
TO: Kaiser Williams, Dorothy Reneee Harris, Darrell Harris and Hosea Harris Jr., and to whom it may concern:
Phyllis Harris Adams, Zachary Harris, Louise Harris, Marilyn Harris and Kenneth Harris II have petitioned to be appointed administrators of the estate of Benjamin Harris, deceased, of said county. (The petition 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 July 6, 2026.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: 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.
/s/ Stephanie Hewell
Judge of the Probate Court
45 Forest Ave.
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-2016
6-10,17,24,7-1

912632
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF ELBERT COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Estate of Joseph William Glidewell III, Deceased
Estate No. 2026-85
NOTICE OF PETITION TO FILE
FOR YEAR'S SUPPORT
The Petition of Jane Balchin Glidewell, for year's support from the Estate of Joseph William Glidewell III, 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 July 6, 2026, 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 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 in the Probate Court of the above named County, Probate Courtroom, Elbert County Government Complex, 45 Forest Avenue, Suite 41, Elberton, Georgia 30635. If no objections are filed the Petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/ Honorable Stephanie Hewell
Judge, Elbert County Probate Court
45 Forest Avenue, Suite 41
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-2016
Attorney for Petitioner:
RICHARD D. CAMPBELL, LLC
P.O. Box 117
5 N. Thomas Street
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-5000
richard@rdclaw.net
6-10, 17, 24,7-1

912022
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF ELBERT
All creditors of the Estate of Eddie Carroll Childs, deceased, late of Elbert County, Georgia are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 28th day of May, 2026.
Gwendolyn Higginbotham Childs
as Executor of the Estate of
Eddie Carroll Childs, deceased
DYAL JENKINS WHETSEL
Attorneys at Law
231 Heard Street
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-8240
706-283-8948 Fax
johnsjenkins@bellsouth.net
6-3,10,17,24

911973
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF ELBERT
IN RE ESTATE OF ELAINE JOHNSON GUNTER, DECEASED
All creditors of the estate of Elaine Johnson Gunter, deceased, late of Elbert 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 the undersigned.
This 28th day of May, 2026.
Larry Mark Gunter
and James Vandiver Gunter
Co-Executors of
Elaine Johnson Gunter, Deceased
BILL DAUGHTRY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, LLC
P.O. Box 6267
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-5543
6-3,10,17,24