Legal Notices Legal Notices LOPEZ LIZBET MARGARITA MARCELINOCivil Action No. 26CV38 Plaintiff v. Unknown descendants of Jethro Mackey and Illa Mackey, Unknown descendants of Joseph Mackey and Shuba Mackey, Winston Breedlove, Unknown descendants of Silas Mackey and Melviney Mackey, Esau Daise, Unknown descendants of Lionel Curry, Unknown descendants of Rodolph Miller, Marvin Cunningham, Darrel Cunningham, Unknown descendants of Renda Parrish, Travis West, Brent West, Donna Baker, Cora Mae Williams, Bobby Jean Fann, Gwen Baker, Unknown descendants of Janee (Janie) Baker, Unknown heirs of George Mackey and Lela (Leila) Mackey, Defendants NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME Notice is hereby given that Petitioner, MARIBEL AGUSTIN-LOPEZ, filed his petition in the Superior Court of Toombs County, Georgia on the 16th day of February, 2026, praying for a change in her name from LIZBET MARGARITA MARCELINO-LOPEZ to LIZBET MARGARITA MARCELINO- AUSTIN. Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any interested or affected party to appear in said Court and to file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed with said court within thirty (30) days of the filing of said petition. This 17th day of February, 2026. Nanny Pittman Clerk, Toombs County Superior Court IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TOOMBS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA NOTICE REGARDING PARTITION BY SALE PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. § 44-6-185(a) Notice is hereby given to all known and unknown Defendants in the above-styled action that Defendant Winston Breedlove has requested partition by sale of the Property known as 0 Melon Road, Glenwood, GA 30428, and the legal description of the property IN RE: Estate of Atha Whitaker Batay, Deceased Estate No. 2026-PC-015 being: PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO:Jesse Batay, Brandi Trevino, Benny Batay, Jr., Julie Batay France and any interested parties and to whom it may concern: Deborah Carpenter has petitioned to be appointed administrators of the estate of Atha Whitaker Batay 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 herby 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 March 23, 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 quality 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. All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 200 in the 6th Land District of Wheeler County, Georgia containing 67.5 acres, more or less, and being the central one-third of said land lot extending from the southwest land lot line of said land lot to the northeast land lot line thereof. Said tract is bounded, now or formerly, as follows: Northwest by land of Charlie Otis Bess, Jr. and land of George and Lilian Guyton Estates; northeast by the northeast land lot line of said land lot, dividing from land of Thomas G. Browning, Gregg Browning and Angela Browning; southeast by land of Linda I. Conaway and land of Six Pond Properties LLC; and southwest by the southwest land lot line of said land lot, dividing from land of Six Pond Properties LLC. This is the same land conveyed or intended to be conveyed from William Mackey to Frederick Mackey by deed dated January 7, 1882 and recorded in Deed Book OOO, page 422 in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Montgomery County, Georgia. This property is designated as Tax Parcel 0026 037 in the Wheeler County Tax Records. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 45-6185(a), the Court is required to provide notice to all cotenants that any of the cotenants named above (excluding Defendant Winston Breedlove) may buy all the interest(s) of Defendant Winston Breedlove. Not later than fortyfive (45) days after the date of this Notice, any cotenant wishing to purchase Defendant Winton Breedlove's interest(s) in the above-described Property shall provide notice to the Court by filing such notice with the Clerk of Court. Upon expiration of the forty-five (45) day period, the Court will determine the purchase price to be paid as to Defendant Winston Breedlove's interest(s) in accor dance with applicable law under O.C.G.A. § 44-6-185(d). The Clerk of Court shall ensure this Notice is published in the local organ of Wheeler County to be published once per week, each week, for the next forty-five (45) days. SO ORDERED this 18th day of February, 2026. Howard Kaufold, Jr., Judge Wheeler County Superior Court IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WHEELER COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Tina S. Lindsey Judge of the Probate Court By: Angela Sanders Clerk of the Probate Court 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, GA. 30436 912-526-8696 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS State of Georgia County of Montgomery IN RE: Estate of Gerry Monroe Phillips All creditors of the Estate of Gerry Monroe Phillips deceased, late of Montgomery 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 us. This 17th day of February, 2026. Lisa Gaye Phillips, Executor Estate of Gerry Monroe Phillips 803 Miracle Lane Vidalia, Ga 30474 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WHEELER COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Wheeler County, Georgia Civil Action File No. 25CV006-K Nicole Williams Plaintiff, v. Hunter Williams, Defendant. Civil Action File No. 26CV010-K NOTICE OF SUMMONS SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: Hunter Williams, Defendant Named Above:You are hereby KELVIN DAISE, Legal Notices Legal Notices LOPEZ LIZBET MARGARITA MARCELINOCivil Action No. 26CV38 Plaintiff v. Unknown descendants of Jethro Mackey and Illa Mackey, Unknown descendants of Joseph Mackey and Shuba Mackey, Winston Breedlove, Unknown descendants of Silas Mackey and Melviney Mackey, Esau Daise, Unknown descendants of Lionel Curry, Unknown descendants of Rodolph Miller, Marvin Cunningham, Darrel Cunningham, Unknown descendants of Renda Parrish, Travis West, Brent West, Donna Baker, Cora Mae Williams, Bobby Jean Fann, Gwen Baker, Unknown descendants of Janee (Janie) Baker, Unknown heirs of George Mackey and Lela (Leila) Mackey, Defendants NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME Notice is hereby given that Petitioner, MARIBEL AGUSTIN-LOPEZ, filed his petition in the Superior Court of Toombs County, Georgia on the 16th day of February, 2026, praying for a change in her name from LIZBET MARGARITA MARCELINO-LOPEZ to LIZBET MARGARITA MARCELINO- AUSTIN. Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any interested or affected party to appear in said Court and to file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed with said court within thirty (30) days of the filing of said petition. This 17th day of February, 2026. Nanny Pittman Clerk, Toombs County Superior Court IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TOOMBS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA NOTICE REGARDING PARTITION BY SALE PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. § 44-6-185(a) Notice is hereby given to all known and unknown Defendants in the above-styled action that Defendant Winston Breedlove has requested partition by sale of the Property known as 0 Melon Road, Glenwood, GA 30428, and the legal description of the property IN RE: Estate of Atha Whitaker Batay, Deceased Estate No. 2026-PC-015 being: PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO:Jesse Batay, Brandi Trevino, Benny Batay, Jr., Julie Batay France and any interested parties and to whom it may concern: Deborah Carpenter has petitioned to be appointed administrators of the estate of Atha Whitaker Batay 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 herby 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 March 23, 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 quality 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. All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 200 in the 6th Land District of Wheeler County, Georgia containing 67.5 acres, more or less, and being the central one-third of said land lot extending from the southwest land lot line of said land lot to the northeast land lot line thereof. Said tract is bounded, now or formerly, as follows: Northwest by land of Charlie Otis Bess, Jr. and land of George and Lilian Guyton Estates; northeast by the northeast land lot line of said land lot, dividing from land of Thomas G. Browning, Gregg Browning and Angela Browning; southeast by land of Linda I. Conaway and land of Six Pond Properties LLC; and southwest by the southwest land lot line of said land lot, dividing from land of Six Pond Properties LLC. This is the same land conveyed or intended to be conveyed from William Mackey to Frederick Mackey by deed dated January 7, 1882 and recorded in Deed Book OOO, page 422 in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Montgomery County, Georgia. This property is designated as Tax Parcel 0026 037 in the Wheeler County Tax Records. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 45-6185(a), the Court is required to provide notice to all cotenants that any of the cotenants named above (excluding Defendant Winston Breedlove) may buy all the interest(s) of Defendant Winston Breedlove. Not later than fortyfive (45) days after the date of this Notice, any cotenant wishing to purchase Defendant Winton Breedlove's interest(s) in the above-described Property shall provide notice to the Court by filing such notice with the Clerk of Court. Upon expiration of the forty-five (45) day period, the Court will determine the purchase price to be paid as to Defendant Winston Breedlove's interest(s) in accor dance with applicable law under O.C.G.A. § 44-6-185(d). The Clerk of Court shall ensure this Notice is published in the local organ of Wheeler County to be published once per week, each week, for the next forty-five (45) days. SO ORDERED this 18th day of February, 2026. Howard Kaufold, Jr., Judge Wheeler County Superior Court IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WHEELER COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Tina S. Lindsey Judge of the Probate Court By: Angela Sanders Clerk of the Probate Court 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, GA. 30436 912-526-8696 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS State of Georgia County of Montgomery IN RE: Estate of Gerry Monroe Phillips All creditors of the Estate of Gerry Monroe Phillips deceased, late of Montgomery 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 us. This 17th day of February, 2026. Lisa Gaye Phillips, Executor Estate of Gerry Monroe Phillips 803 Miracle Lane Vidalia, Ga 30474 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WHEELER COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Wheeler County, Georgia Civil Action File No. 25CV006-K Nicole Williams Plaintiff, v. Hunter Williams, Defendant. Civil Action File No. 26CV010-K NOTICE OF SUMMONS SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: Hunter Williams, Defendant Named Above:You are hereby KELVIN DAISE,
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