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-47ANOTICE GEORGIA, JENKINS COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
DEBRA HERRMANN has petitioned to
be appointed Administrator of the estate of
MARGUERITE J. JENKINS deceased, of
said County. The petitioner has also applied
for waiver of bond 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 May 21, 2012.
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. If no
objections are filed, the petition may be
granted without a hearing.
WANDA P. BURKE PROBATE JUDGEBy:
GAIL BOYD PROBATE CLERK
611 EAST WINTHROPE AVENUE
P.O. BOX 904
MILLEN, GEORGIA 30442
478-982-5581
Bill to R.H. Reeves, III
P.O. Box 690
Millen, Georgia 30442
April 25, May 2, 9, 16
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-48ANOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
Jenkins County, Georgia
EST.: MARGIE M. WILSON
All creditors of the Estate of MARGIE M.
WILSON, Deceased, late of JenkinsCounty,
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 17th day of April, 2012.
Danny McMillan
Administrator C.T.A.
3465 Oak Hill Church Road
Millen, Georgia 30442
R. H. Reeves, III
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 690
Millen, Georgia 30442
Telephone: 478-982-5812
April 25, May 2, 9, 16
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-51ANOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
Jenkins County, Georgia
EST.: JOSEPH L. BURKE, SR.
All creditors of the Estate of JOSEPH L.
BURKE, SR., Deceased, late of Jenkins
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 27th day of April, 2012.
Patsy W. Burke
Executor
673 Highway 17 N
Millen, Georgia 30442
R. H. Reeves, III
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 690
Millen, Georgia 30442
Telephone: 478-982-5812
May 2, 9, 16, 23c
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-57ANOTICE QUALIFYING FOR DEMOCRAT AND
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN JENKINS
COUNTY, GEORGIA
Qualifying of Democrat and Republican
candidates for the July 31, 2012 General
Primary will take place at the Jenkins County
Probate Court 611 East Winthrope Avenue
Millen, Georgia 30442.
Candidates may qualify between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on May 23, and 24.
On Friday, May 25 hours are from 9:00 am
until 12:00 Noon.
The qualifying fees are as follows:
Tax Commissioner ....................... $1229.03
Clerk of Court ................................ $1229.03
Probate Judge ............................... $1229.03
Sheriff ............................................ $1407.54
Coroner ............................................. $36.00
County Commissioner District #1, #3, and #4
$126.00
For more information on the qualifying
process in Jenkins County, please contact
Wanda Burke at 478-982-5581.
May 9, 16, 23c
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-56ANOTICE QUALIFYING FOR NONPARTISAN
CANDIDATES IN
JENKINS COUNTY, GEORGIA
Qualifying of Nonpartisan candidates for
the July 31, 2012, Nonpartisan Election will
take place at the Jenkins County Probate Court
611 East Winthrope Avenue Millen, Georgia
30442.
Candidates may qualify between the hours
of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on May 23 and 24.
On Friday, May 25 hours are from 9:00 am
until 12:00 noon.
The qualifying fees are as follows:
Board of Education Member District #1 ......
........................................................... $90.00
Board of Education Member District #3 ......
........................................................... $90.00
Board of Education Member District #4 ......
........................................................... $90.00
For more information on the qualifying
process in Jenkins County, please contact
Wanda Burke at 478-982-5581.
May 9, 16, 23c
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-55ASTATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF JENKINS
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
Because of a default in the payment of the
indebtedness secured by a Security Deed
executed by Dana J. Lewis to Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. dated
July 19, 2004, and recorded in Deed Book 5I,
Page 408, Jenkins County Records, said
Security Deed having been last sold, assigned,
transferred and conveyed to EverHome
Mortgage Company, by Assignment, securing
a Note in the original principal amount of
$123,000.00, 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, June 5, 2012, 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 situate, lying
and being in the 1635th G.M. District of Jenkins
County, Georgia, containing 5.00 acres, more
or less, and located in the Magnolia Springs
Estates Subdivision, and being more
particularly described by reference to a plat of
same prepared by L.B. Frye, Georgia
Registered Land Surveyor No. 1107, dated
April 12, 1980 and recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of Superior Court of Jenkins County,
Georgia, in Plat Book 8, Page 154, which Plat
and description are incorporated herein and
made a part of this description. This tract being
bounded, now or formerly, as follows: On the
North by Hermans Road; on the East by lands
of James M. Smith, Jr. and Annette S. Smith;
on the South by lands of James M. Smith, Jr.
and Annette S. Smith; on the West by
Mockingbird Lane.
Said property is known as 772 Hermans
Road, Millen, GA 30442, 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 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 holder of the security deed.
Notice has been given of intention to collect
attorney’s fees in accordance with the terms of
the Note secured by said Deed.
May 9, 16, 23, 30c
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-58ANOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE
OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF JENKINS
COUNTY Under and by virtue of the power of
sale contained with that certain Deed to
Secure Debt dated March 31, 1998, from W
David Cocke and Heather Cocke to The
Savannah Bank, NA, recorded on April 7,
1998 in Deed Book 3Z at Page 805, Jenkins
County County, Georgia Records, having
been last sold, assigned, transferred and
conveyed to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association by Assignment and said Deed to
Secure Debt having been given to secure a
note dated March 31, 1998, in the amount of
$76,000.00, said note being in default, the
undersigned will sell at public outcry during
the legal hours of sale before the door of the
courthouse of Jenkins County County,
Georgia, on June 5, 2012, the following
described real property (hereinafter referred
to as the “Property”): ALL THAT CERTAIN
LOT, TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND
SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE
1635TH G.M. DISTRICT OF JENKINS
COUNTY, GEORGIA IN THE CITY OF
MILLEN, CONTAINING 0.75 ACRES MORE
OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON THE SURVEY
PREPARED BY STEVE BARGERON,
GEORGIA REGISTERED LAND
SURVEYOR NO, 1871, WHICH SURVEY
IS DATED JULY 16, 1995, IS RECORDED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT OF JENKINS
COUNTY, GEORGIA, IN PLAT BOOK 13,
FOLIO 172, AND IS ADOPTED HEREIN AND
MADE A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION BY
REFERENCE. The debt secured by the
Security Deed and evidenced by the note and
has been, and is hereby, declared due and
payable because of, among other possible
events of default, failure to make the payments
as required by the terms of the Note. The debt
remaining is in default and this sale will be
made for the purposes of paying the Deed to
Secure Debt, accrued interest, and all
expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees.
Notice of intention to collect attorneys’ fees has
been given as provided by law. To the best of
the undersigned’s knowledge, the person(s)
in possession of the property is/are W David
Cocke and Heather Cocke. The property,
being commonly known as 315 W College
Ave, Millen , GA 30442 in Jenkins County
County, will be sold as the property of W David
Cocke and Heather Cocke, subject to any
outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes
which are a lien and not yet due and payable),
any matters affecting title to the property which
would be disclosed by accurate survey and
inspection thereof, and all assessments, liens,
encumbrances, restrictions, covenants, and
matters of record to the Security Deed.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A.§ 44-14-162.2, the
name, address and telephone number of the
individual or entity who shall have the full
authority to negotiate, amend or modify all
terms of the above described mortgage is as
follows: JP Morgan Chase Bank, National
Association, 7757 Bayberry Road,
Jacksonville, FL 32256, 1-866-349-3540 . The
foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in
O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162.2 shall require the
secured creditor to negotiate, amend or modify
the terms of the mortgage instrument. The sale
will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation
that the sale is not prohibited under U.S.
Bankruptcy code and (2) to final confirmation
and audit of the status of the loan with the
holder of the Security Deed. Albertelli Law
Attorney for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association as Attorney in Fact for W David
Cocke and Heather Cocke 100 Galleria
Parkway, Suite 960 Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone:
(866) 690-0418 A-FN4237661
5/9, 16, 23, 30c
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-54ANOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN
DEED TO SECURE DEBT
Under and by virtue of the power of sale
contained on that certain Deed to Secure Debt,
executed by Tessa Johnson and Douglas
Flakes, Sr. to Sharon C. Harley, dated April 11,
2011, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Jenkins County, Georgia, in
Deed Book 6U, pages 783-788, the
undersigned will sell at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash before the door of the
Courthouse of Jenkins County, Georgia,
during the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in June, being June 5, 2012, the
following described property:
All that certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the 1635th G.M. District of Jenkins
County, Georgia, and in the City of Millen, being
located on the Northwest corner of the
intersection of College Avenue and Gray
Street; having a frontage on College Avenue
of 71 feet, and a depth of one Hundred Twenty-
Four (124) feet, thus forming a lot rectangular
in shape which is bounded on the North by
property of C. J. Waters; on the East by Gray
Street; on the South by College Avenue; and
on the West by a lot formerly owned by J. W.
Parker, now owned by the Jenkins County
Board of Education. This is the same property
that was conveyed to Charles T. Shifflet by
deed of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Sylvania dated May 30, 1985, recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of Jenkins Superior Court in
Deed Book 2-R, pages 584-585. Said
property is further known as 441 College
Avenue. TAX MAP & PARCEL NO. M09 139
This being the same property conveyed to
Sharon C. Harley by Deed in Lieu of
Foreclosure dated July 31, 2009 recorded in
said Clerk=s Office in Deed Book 6N, page
663.
Default has occurred in the payment of the
debt evidenced by the Note and secured by
the Deed to Secure Debt by the nonpayment
of the entire balance and accrued interest,
which fell due on January 5, 2012. The total
balance of the debt is therefore declared due
and the Deed to Secure Debt foreclosable
according to the terms of the Deed to Secure
Debt and the Note.
The property described above will be sold
to the highest bidder for cash, the proceeds to
be applied to the payment of the indebtedness
secured by the Deed to Secure Debt, attorney’s
fees, and the lawful expenses of the sale, all as
provided in the Note and the Deed to Secure
Debt. The property will be sold subject to any
and all easements and restrictions appearing
of record, if any, and to all unpaid taxes and
assessments.
Sharon C. Harley
Attorney-in-fact
for Tessa Johnson and Douglas Flakes, Sr.
James M. Thomas
Attorney at Law
217 Davis Road, Suite B
Augusta, Georgia 30907
May 9, 16, 23, 30c
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-62ANOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
Jenkins County, Georgia
EST.: GORDON E. SASSER
All creditors of the Estate of GORDON E.
SASSER, Deceased, late of Jenkins 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 7th day of May, 2012
Walter Gordon Sasser
4118 Oak Hill Road
Millen, Georgia 30442
Debra Sasser Perryman
4120 Oak Hill Road
Millen, Georgia 30442
Executors of the Estate of
Gordon E. Sasser
R. H. Reeves, III
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 690
Millen, Georgia 30442
Telephone: 478-982-5812
May 9, 16, 23, 30c
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-61ANOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
JENKINS COUNTY, GEORGIA
RE: SARAH WILSON NEWTON,
DECEASED
All creditors of the estate of SARAH
WILSON NEWTON are hereby notified to
render their demands to the undersigned in
accordance to law, and all persons indebted
to the estate are required to make
immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 4th day of May, 2012.
John Wilson Newton,
Executor
4173 Newton Road South
Millen, GA 30442
VANDERVER R. POOL
Attorney at Law
21 Siebald Street
Post Office Box 1001
Statesboro, Georgia 30459
May 9, 16, 23, 30c
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-63ANOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
Jenkins County, Georgia
EST.: KATHERENE J. BENNETT
All creditors of the Estate of KATHERENE
J. BENNETT, Deceased, late of Jenkins
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 7th day of May, 2012.
Stacey Allen Bennett
Executor
627 S. Masonic Street
Millen, Georgia 30442
R. H. Reeves, III
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 690
Millen, Georgia 30442
Telephone: 478-982-5812
May 9, 16, 23, 30c
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-59ANOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
A petition for zoning amendment has been
filed with the City Council requesting that the
property located within the confines of the block
bordered by Hendrix St., Dukes Ave., Corbett
St., and Cleveland Ave. and commonly known
as “Black Bottom” be changed from zone R-
1A to zone R-3. A public hearing will be held
at City Hall on May 21, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. All
those interested in this petition should be
present to voice their support or objection.
May 9, 16c
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-64ASTATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF JENKINS
PUBLIC NOTICE
Tabulation of Optical Scan (Mail-Out)
Absentee Ballots Cast in the
July 31, 2012 General Primary/Nonpartisan
Election/Special Election
Pursuant to O.G.C.A.§21-2-386(a)(3), this
is to notify the citizens of Jenkins County,
Georgia that the Jenkins County Election
Superintendent will begin the tabulation of the
optical scan (mail-out) absentee ballots cast
in the July 31, 2012 General Primary/
Nonpartisan Election/Special Election at 5
p.m. on July 31, 2012, in the Jenkins County
Probate Court 611 East Winthrope Avenue
Millen, Georgia 30442. For more information
please contact Wanda P. Burke, Jenkins
County election superintendent at 478-982-
5581.
This 14th day of May, 2012.
Wanda P. Burke
Election Superintendent
Jenkins County, Georgia
May 16c
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-65ANotice to Debtors
And Creditors
“In the Probate Court of Jenkins County,
Georgia, In Re Estate of Harry G. Dwelle,
Deceased.
All creditors of the estate of Harry G. Dwelle,
deceased, late of Jenkins County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render their demands to
Rosalie G. Dwelle, Executrix of the Estate of
Harry G. Dwelle, and all persons indebted to
said estate are required to make immediate
payment to Rosalie G. Dwelle, Executrix of
the Estate of Harry G. Dwelle. All demands
for payment and all payments by persons
indebted to the Estate of Harry G. Dwelle are
required to make immediate payment to
Rosalie G. Dwelle, Executrix, by sending
demands for payment and/or payments to:
Rosalie G. Dwelle,
Executrix,
c/o Brennan and Wasden, LLP,
attn: Kathryn A. Westberry, Esq.,
411 East Liberty Street,
Savannah, Georgia 31401
May 16, 23, 30, June 6
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-67ANOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
Jenkins County, Georgia
EST.: FLORINE D. AARON
All creditors of the Estate of Florine D.
Aaron, Deceased, late of Jenkins 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 11th day of May, 2012.
Teresa Gail Newton
1621 Newton Road
Perkins, Georgia 30822
R. H. Reeves, III
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 690
Millen, Georgia 30442
Telephone: 478-982-5812
May 16, 23, 30, June 6c
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-66ANOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE
SUBMISSION BY JENKINS COUNTY
ELECTION SUPERINTENDENT
Notice is hereby given that the Jenkins
County Election Superintendent has
submitted proposed changes in the Jenkins
County voting precincts to the United States
Department of Justiice for preclearance. The
submission is dated May 1, 2012, and is
addressed to Chief, voting Section, Civil Rights
Division, room 7254-NWB, Department of
Justice, 1800 G. Street, NW, Washington, DC
20006. A complete duplicate copy of this
submission is available for review by the public
at the office of the Jenkins County Probate
Court located at the Jenkins County
Courthouse, Millen, Georgia 30442 during
normal office hours. Interested parties may
make comments to the Department of Justice
regarding this submission.
Troy A. Gay
County Attorney
Jenkins County, Georgia
May 16, 23, 30 c
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