NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, DISTRIBUTEES & LEGATEES
Notice is hereby given that the following estates have been opened for probate in the Summers Fiduciary Supervisor’s Office at 120 Ballengee Street, Suite 100, Hinton, WV 25951‑0097. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of West Virginia Code § 41-5-11 – 13. Any interested person objecting to the qualifications of the personal representative or the venue or jurisdiction of the court, shall file written notice of an objection with the County Commission through the Summers County Fiduciary Supervisor’s office within 60 days after the date of the first publication or within 30 days of the service of the notice, whichever is later. If an objection is not filed timely, the objection is forever barred. Any person interested in filing claims against an estate must file them in accordance with West Virginia Code § 44-2 or 44-3A.
Settlement of the estates of the following named decedents will proceed without reference to a fiduciary commissioner unless within 60 days from the first publication of this notice a reference is requested by a party of interest or an unpaid creditor files a claim and good cause is shown to support reference to a fiduciary commissioner.
First Publication Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Claim Deadline: Sunday, November 1, 2026
ESTATE OF: CHARLES RAY SURBAUGH JR.
EXECUTRIX: SARA DAWN SURBAUGH
ESTATE OF: DIANA SUE PUCKETT
EXECUTRIX: MISTY FAWN SMITH
ESTATE OF: BONNIE JEAN AYERS
EXECUTOR: GARRY LEE AYERS
ESTATE OF: ORIS JENNINGS LILLY JR.
ADMINISTRATOR: LUKE LILLY
ESTATE OF: RALPH ALAN GWINN
EXECUTOR: THOMAS A. GWINN (DECLINED TO SERVE JULY 21, 2026)
EXECUTOR: RANDALL W. PATTERSON
ESTATE OF: RICHARD ELLISON MCWHORTER
EXECUTRIX: ANN L. F. MCWHORTER
ESTATE OF: BETTY JEAN ELLISON
EXECUTRIX: JESSICA RODES
Subscribed and sworn to before me on August 26, 2026.
Donald R. Basham Jr.
Fiduciary Supervisor of Summers County
(2,9sp)
