LEGAL NOTICES FOR 08-13-2025
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
LARRY B. ROBERSON ESTATE NO. 2025-77
DECEASED
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE
TO:
And to whom it may concern:
LARRY DAVID ROBERSON AND DARREN KEITH ROBERSON has petitioned for LARRY DAVID ROBERSON AND DARREN KEITH ROBERSON to be appointed administrator(s) of the estate of LARRY B. ROBERSON 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 AUGUST 15, 2025.
BE N0TIFIED 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.
Gretchen Bailey
Judge the Probate Court
Clerk of the Probate Court
36 S. MAIN STREET
BAXLEY, GA 31513
912-367 -8114
7/23 – 8/13
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
lN RE: ESTATE OF
JAMES KENNON CROSBY
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2025-69
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE
TO DONNA MARIE CROSBY
And to whom it may concern:
LISA CROSBY has petitioned for LISA CROSBY to be appointed Administrator(s) of the estate of JAMES KENNON CROSBY, 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. 553-12-261.) 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 August 25, 2025.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds for 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. lf 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.
GRETCHEN J. BAILEY,
Judge
Probate of the Probate Court
By A Griffis
Clerk of the Probate Court
36 South Main Street
Baxley, GA 31513
912-367-8114
7/23 – 8/13
PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
lN RE: ESTATE OF ROMARIO GARCIA
CASE No. 2025-78
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Maria Leticia Garcia has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Romario Garcia, deceased, of Appling County, Georgia. 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. 553-12-261. 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 August 15, 2025.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds for 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. lf 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.
GRETCHEN J. BAILEY, Judge
Probate Court of Appling County
36 South Main Street
Baxley, GA 31513
912-367-8114
Graham F. Floyd
JohnsonFloyd LLP
Attorney for Petitioner
132 West Parker St.
Baxley, GA 31513
912-367-9000
7/23 – 8/13
STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF APPLING
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
Pursuant to the power of sale contained in the Security Deed executed by MARY T. MEISENBURG AND GENE MEISENBURG to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR GUARANTEED RATE, INC. in the original principal amount of $100,254.00 dated May 5, 2022, and recorded in Deed Book 631, Page 20, Appling County records, said Security Deed being last transferred to LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC in Deed Book 708, Page 227, Appling County records, the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, before the Courthouse door in said County, or at such other place as lawfully designated, within the legal hours of sale, on 9/2/2025, the property in said Security Deed and described as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING SITUATE IN ORIGINAL LOT OF LAND NO. 293 IN THE 2ND LAND DISTRICT OF APPLING COUNTY, AND BEING IN THE CITY OF BAXLEY, CONSISTING OF 0.30 OF AN ACRE AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO A PLAT PREPARED BY MERLIN J. TOMBERLIN & ASSOCIATES, DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2002 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 256 IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF APPLING COUNTY, GEORGIA. SAID PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION. THE ABOVE IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY OBTAINED BY JUANITA D. DENMARK AND TWILA MADDOX BY DEED DATED MAY 19, 1999 AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 325, PAGE 674, APPLING COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS. FURTHER SAID PROPERTY IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY OBTAINED BY JOANN SMITH BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2002 AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 367, PAGE 599, APPLING COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS.
Said property being known as: 188
HOLMESVILLE
AVE,
BAXLEY,
GA
31513
To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, the party or parties in possession of said property is/are MARY T. MEISENBURG AND GENE MEISENBURG or tenant(s).
The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due and payable because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as provided for in the Note and said Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to the following: (1) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not yet due and payable); (2) the right of redemption of any taxing authority; (3) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property; and (4) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.
Said sale will be conducted subject to the following: (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed.
The name, address, and telephone number of the individual or entity who has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage is as follows:
LoanCare, LLC
4425 PONCE DE LEON BLVD., MS 5-251
CORAL GABLES, FL 33146
1-800-274-6600
Note that pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162.2, the above individual or entity is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
as Attorney-in-Fact for
MARY T. MEISENBURG AND GENE MEISENBURG
Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC
13010 Morris Rd., Suite 450
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone: 470-321-7112
Firm File No. 25-319780 – AnB
8/6 – 8/27
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
GEORGIA, APPLING COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed executed by Robert A. Hill and Billy Head, in favor of United States of America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, said security instrument being recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Appling County, Georgia on August 11, 1978 in Deed Book 181 at Page 508, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $345,960.00, with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Appling County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September, 2025, the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in land lot 294 in the second land district of Appling County, Georgia and in the City of Baxley, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the point on the southern right-of-way of Donnie Lane at the Northwest corner of the property of “Baxley Manor, Inc.”, as the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence in a westerly direction along the southern right-of-way of Donnie Lane, a distance of 450 feet; thence in a southerly direction of a distance of 296 feet; thence in an easterly direction a distance of 450 feet to the southwest corner of the property of “Baxley Manor, Inc.”; thence in a northerly direction a distance of 296 feet to the said POINT OF BEGINNING.
The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in Security Deed and by law, including attorney`s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney`s fees having been given).
United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development can be contacted at (229) 520-3477 or by writing to 1400 Independence Ave, SW Washington, WA 20250, to discuss possible alternatives to foreclosure.
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), 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.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Billy Head and Robert A. Hill or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 135 Donnie Ln, Baxley, GA 31513.
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.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
United States of America acting through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (RHS), formerly Farmers Home Administration, the current lender as attorney in fact for Robert
A. Hill and Billy Head
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
244 Inverness Center Drive
Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone: (801) 355-2886
Fax: (801) 328-9714
www.hwmlawfirm.com
8/6 – 8/27
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the estate of Bertha L. Arnold, late of Appling County, deceased, 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.
This 24th day of June, 2025
Name: Thomas L. Arnold
Title: Administrator
Address: 8420 Phoenix Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903
8/6 – 8/27
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JAMES DUNCAN WILLIAMS
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2025-68
NOTICE
The petition of CARMEN L. GIBSON, for an order declaring no administration is necessary in the above-referenced estate having been duly filed,
TO: whom it may concern
This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the petition, in this Court on or before AUGUST 22,2025
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 fi1ing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing wil1 be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
Gretchen Bailey
Judge of the Probate Court
By A Griffis
Clerk of the Probate Court
36 S. MAIN STREET
BAXLEY, GA 3I513
912-367-8114
7/30 – 8/20
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
SUSAN C. WIMBERLY
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2025-49
NOTICE
The petition of ROCKY MCKAY WIMBERLY, for an order declaring no administration is necessary in the above-referenced estate having been duly filed,
TO: whom it may concern
This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the petition, in this Court on or before AUGUST 22,2025
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 fi1ing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing wil1 be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
Gretchen Bailey
Judge of the Probate Court
By A Griffis
Clerk of the Probate Court
36 S. MAIN STREET
BAXLEY, GA 3I513
912-367-8114
7/30 – 8/20
PUBLIC NOTICE
Larry Barnes shall be closing Larry’s Marine located at 301 S. Pierce Street, Alma, Bacon County, Georgia.
There are numerous boats, parts and equipment for which customers ordered or which Larry’s Marine performed service on and customers have not paid the outstanding balance.
Larry’s Marine will assert a Mechanic’s Lien as to all items left at the premises for which they have not been paid.
If you believe that you have a boat, parts or equipment at Larry’s Marine, you may redeem that property by paying the outstanding balance owed within 30 days of the date of this Notice. LARRY BARNES
8/13 – 9/3
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF APPLING COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: PETITION OF
ERICA SANTERIA NAILS,
TO CHANGE NAME TO
SKYLAR SANTERIA SUMNER
CAFN: SUC2025000144
NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF APPLING
Notice is hereby given that ERICA SANTERIA NAILS, the undersigned, filed her Petition in the Superior Court of Appling County, Georgia, on the 23rd day of July, 2025, praying for a change in the name of Petitioner from ERICA SANTERIA NAILS to SKYLAR SANTERIA SUMNER. 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 30 days of the filing of said Petition.
This 5th day of August, 2025.
Erica Santeria Nails, Petitioner
Keith. M. Morris
Attorney for Petitioner
581 E. Parker St.
Baxley, Ga. 31513
(912) 367-2636
8/13 – 9/3