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

912089
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the estate of Eva Lois Jackson, 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 1st day of June, 2026.
Felicia Ladella Lee, Executors
PATRICIA S. BRYANT, LLC
Suite 300, 8 N. Oliver St.
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-7902
6-3,10,17,24

911573
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
All debtors and creditors of the estate of Oscar H. Dixon, 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 8th day of May, 2026.
/s/ Susie Dixon
1969 Indian Hill Road
Elberton, GA 30635
5-27,6-3,10,17

912149
IN THE JUVENILE COURT
OF ELBERT COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF: U.D.
SEX: Female
AGE: 14 years old
DOB: 04-21-2012
A child under 18 years of age
Case No. 052-26J-68
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Rhonda Teasley. The mother of the child is Rhonda Teasley.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the above-styled action seeking custody of the above-named child was filed against you in the Juvenile Court of Elbert County on or about the 4th day of May 2026, and that by reason of an order for service by publication entered by the Court on or about the 29th day of May 2026;
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED AND REQUIRED to appear before the Juvenile Court of Elbert County, Georgia, located at the Elbert County Government Complex, 45 Forest Avenue, Elberton, Georgia on the 6th day of July, 2026 at 9:30 o'clock a.m., for the purposes of a final hearing to determine whether or not the above-named child is dependent and, if so, what disposition should be made.
You are further notified that you are required to provide to the Court, within ten days from the date of preliminary disposition in this case, the names and addresses of all relatives and other persons who might be considered as possible placements for the child.
A copy of the petition may be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court at the Elbert County Courthouse, Elberton, Georgia, during regular business hours, exclusive of holidays. A free copy shall be available to the parents. Upon request, the copy will be mailed to the requester.
The general nature of the allegations are: abandonment, neglect and dependency.
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 upon Petitioner's attorney, Kevin McFarlin, P.O. Box 628, Royston, Georgia 30662, an answer or other responsive pleading within thirty-five (35) days of the date of the order for service by publication.
All concerned parties are informed that they are entitled to have an attorney represent them; and if a party is entitled to counsel during the proceedings, the Court will appoint counsel at no cost if the party is unable without undue financial hardship to employ counsel.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE Warren C. Caswell, Judge of said Court.
This 1st day of June, 2026.
Leigh Starrett, Clerk,
Juvenile Court of Elbert County, Georgia
6-3,10,17,24

912050
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE
Date: May 28, 2026
Vehicle Make: NGK
Year: 0
Model: Dirt Bike
Vehicle ID #: L98B3H4B8P1000914
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: April 26, 2026
6-3,10

912056
SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF RICHLAND
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A NO. 2025-CP-40-07345
Byron Gipson, Solicitor 5th Judicial Circuit
Plaintiff,
VS.
Eighty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Nineteen and 08/100 ($84,419.08) Dollars in United States Currency
Defendant in Rem,
and Eddrick Twitty, Glenn Houseal, Kareem O'Bryan Lann, Kareem Witherspoon, Kenyata Massey, Kevin Pickett, Howard Cockrell, Carl Melek Brown, LaCharles Beatty, Latarius Robinson, Daryl Bowman, Eric Deon Todd and Patrick Heard
an Interested Parties/Claimants,
TO THE CLAIMANT ABOVE NAMED: PATRICK HEARD, THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE DEFENDANT PROPERTY:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this proceeding, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned at 811 S. Lake Dr., Lexington, SC 29072 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Richland County Clerk of Court on October 28, 2025.
STEPHEN C. BURN, ESQUIRE
Attorney for the Plaintiff
811 South Lake Dr.
Lexington, SC 29072
803-358-7220
6-3,10,17

912018
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF ELBERT COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Mark Eugene Keown, Deceased
Estate No. 2026-80
PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE
TO: Whom is may concern
Norbert Autry Keown has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of Mark Eugene Keown, 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 June 29, 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
6-3,10,17,24

911552
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
All debtors and creditors of the estate of Kathleen Dorothy S. Dean, 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 20th day of May, 2026.
/s/ Andrew Dean
291 College Ave.
Elberton, GA 30635
5-27,6-3,10,17

911555
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF ELBERT
All creditors of the Estate of Kim Marie Blackmon Johnson, 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 20th day of May, 2026.
Jennifer Johnson Willis,
as Executor of the Estate of
Kim Marie Blackmon Johnson,
deceased
DYAL JENKINS WHETSEL
Attorneys at Law
231 Heard Street
Elberton, Georgia 30635
706-283-8240
706-283-8948 Fax
johnsjenkins@bellsouth.net
5-27,6-3,10,17