NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, DISTRIBUTEES AND LEGATEES 2/18/25

Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Grant County Clerk’s Office at 5 Highland Avenue Petersburg, WV 26847-1705. 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 through 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 Grant County Clerk’s Office at the address listed above 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 estate(s) of the following named decedent(s) 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: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Claim Deadline Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

ESTATE NAME: JAMES M. MCDONOUGH SR.

EXECUTOR: JAMES M. MCDONOUGH JR.

15205 BALD EAGLE PL.

NEWBURG, MD 20664-2610

ESTATE NAME: JUANA ROMERO

EXECUTOR: MELVIN E ROMERO

25 OURS ST.

PETERSBURG, WV 26847-9404

Subscribed and sworn before me on the

14th day of February, 2025

Lora A. Bennett,

Clerk of the Grant County Commission

2/18-2/25 ______________________________________