TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vesting in it by that certain Deed of Trust recorded on November 14, 2016, in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Summers County, West Virginia, in Book 284 at Page 47, James R. DeMonic and Betty L. DeMonic did convey unto Richard A. Pill, as Original Trustee, certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Elk River Trustees Inc., as Substitute Trustee by virtue of a Substitution of Trustee recorded on October 15, 2026, in Book 328 at Page 573 in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; the undersigned Substitute Trustee has been requested, in writing, by the beneficiary of said Deed of Trust to sell the real estate described below, as there has been a default under the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust. Therefore, the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by NewRez, LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing LLC to foreclose thereunder will offer for sale, at a public auction at the front door of the Summers County Courthouse in Hinton, West Virginia, on
November 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
the following described real estate, together with its easements, improvements, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the City of Hinton District, Summers County, West Virginia, and more particularly bounded and described as follows:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
City of Hinton District, Summers County, West Virginia,
TRACT ONE:
BEGINNING at a point on James Street on the dividing line of lot No. 9 and Lot No. 8 of Block “W” according to the map and plan of the City of Hinton, and extending back with said line and parallel with Third Avenue, 95 feet to the corner of lot theretofore conveyed to W.L. Taylor and E.S. Taylor by Mrs. E.S. James, by deed bearing date of April 2, 1926; thence at right angles with said line of said lot in a northeasterly direction 15 feet to the line of the lot heretofore conveyed to the said W.L. Taylor and E.S. Taylor by Mrs. E.S. James by deed bearing date of February 23, 1925, and thence at right angles with the line of the said lot conveyed by the said deed of February 23, 1925, to the said Taylors, 45 feet to a point on an alley; thence at right angles with said alley in a westerly direction 15 feet to the line of the lot heretofore conveyed by the said Mrs. E.S. James to G.M. Holstine and Isabel Holstine, and with said line 40 feet to the corner of the said Holstine lot; thence at right angles with the line of the said Holstine lot 100 feet to a point on Third Avenue; thence at right angles with Third Avenue in a southerly direction 100 feet to the intersection of Third Avenue and James Street, and thence at right angles and parallel with said James Street 100 feet to the point of BEGINNING.
AND BEING the same property conveyed unto Stephen D. Jones and Lena Jane Jones, his wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, from First Presbyterian Church of Hinton by its Trustees W. Sims Wicker, Eloise Kakelday and William H. Coffman, by deed dated October 15, 1988 and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Summers County, West Virginia in Deed Book 162 at page 5. Title to the property vested unto Lena Jane Jones upon the death of Stephen D. Jones on December 4, 2009, by virtue of the survivorship clause.
TRACT TWO:
BEGINNING at a point found, a ½” rebar, being the northwesterly corner of Stephen D. Jones and Lena Jane Jones on the southerly edge of an alley; thence leave said alley and with said Jones S. 25 5’ E., 40.00 feet to a point set, a ½” rebar; thence S. 64 45’ W., 2.00 feet to a point set, a ½” rebar; thence leave said Jones and through the survey N. 25 05 W., 40.00 feet to a point set, a ½” rebar on said alley; thence with said alley N. 64 45’ E., 2.00 feet to the place of BEGINNING. Said property contains 80 square feet of land, more or less as surveyed by Jeffery J. Chambers, Professional Surveyor, in April of 1999, as shown on a map.
AND BEING the same property conveyed unto Stephen D. Jones and Lena Jane Jones, husband and wife, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, from Judith W. Miller, widow and James C. Miller, married, her son, by deed dated April 29, 1999 and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Summers County, West Virginia in Deed Book 197 at page 312. Title to the property vested unto Lena Jane Jones upon the death of Stephen D. Jones on December 4, 2009, by virtue of the survivorship clause.
AND FURTHER BEING the same property conveyed to James DeMonic and Betty DeMonic from Lena Jane Jones, by deed dated November 10, 2016 and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office simultaneously herewith.
This property was reported to have an address of as 423 3rd Ave, Hinton WV 25951
The above referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty and subject to any and all easements, rights of way, conditions, covenants, restrictions, exceptions, reservations, leases and other servitudes, which may be a matter of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground. The sale of the referenced real estate will also be subject to all prior liens and including any and all other deeds of trust, judgments, liens, and all other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, if any, having priority over the subject Deed of Trust.
The subject property will be sold in an “AS IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee makes no representations and warranties of any kind or character including, but not limited to, the condition of the real estate or the title to the real estate to be conveyed. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
In the event that there are federal tax liens against the property, the United States has the right to redeem the property within a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the sale. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the sale for a time, or from time to time, without further notice, by announcement at the time and place of the foreclosure sale described herein.
TERMS OF SALE
1. $8,000.00 (Eight Thousand Dollars) in cash and/or certified funds made payable to “Elk River Trustees, Inc.” due as a deposit at the time of sale, with the balance of the final sale price due and payable within thirty (30) days of sale. Personal checks will not be accepted.
2. The purchaser at the sale shall be responsible for payment of all real estate taxes.
3. The purchaser shall be responsible for payment of the recording cost of the deed and also for payment of the tax on the privilege of transferring the real property (transfer tax) imposed by West Virginia Code § 11-22-2.
4. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at the foreclosure sale.
ELK RIVER TRUSTEES, INC.
714 Venture Drive, #132
Morgantown, WV 26508
Telephone: 304-241-6962
Fax: 330-436-0301
Reference file # 26-02470
(28oc4no)
