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 Oglethorpe County Courthouse, 111 W. Main St., Lexington, 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

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

911272
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF ELBERT
Because of a default under the terms of the Security Deed executed by Russell Gibson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Swift Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns dated August 10, 2024, and recorded in Deed Book 762, Page 98, Elbert County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Planet Home Lending, LLC, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $278,254.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2026, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, lying and being in the City of Elberton, 189th G.M. District, Elbert County, Georgia, containing 1.385 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as Tract 1, containing 1.279 acres, more or less, and Tract 4, containing 0.106 of an acre, more or less, as more particularly described on a plat of survey prepared by Charles A. Cecchini, RLS, dated May 16, 1997, and recorded in Plat Book 19, Page 284, Elbert Superior Court records to which reference is made for a true and accurate description of the metes and bounds of the property herein described.
Said property is known as 522 Woodland Road, Elberton, GA 30635, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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 proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.
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 secured creditor.
The property is or may be in the possession of Russell Gibson, successor in interest or tenant(s).
Planet Home Lending, LLC
as Attorney-in-Fact for
Russell Gibson
File no. 26-084271
LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP*
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway,
Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30338
770-220-2535
https://www.logs.com/
*The law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
5-27,6-3,10,17,24,7-1

911432
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF ELBERT COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Estate of Darcus Kay Little Gibson, Deceased
Estate No. 2026-75
PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE
TO: Whom it may concern
Michael Charles Little has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of Darcus kay Little Gibson, 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 June 22, 2026.
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.
Stephanie Hewell
Judge of the Probate Court
By: /s/ Cindie R. Floyd
Clerk of the Probate Court
45 Forest Ave.
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-2016
5-27,6-3,10,17

911461
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF ELBERT COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Estate of Joe Wethrol Gaines, Deceased
Estate No. 2026-73
PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE
TO: Whom it may concern
Timothy Eugene Gaines has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of Joe Wethrol Gaines, 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 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 June 22, 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.
Stephanie Hewell
Judge of the Probate Court
By: /s/ Cindie R. Floyd
Clerk of the Probate Court
45 Forest Ave.
Elberton, GA 30635
5-27,6-3,10,17