Legals

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN.
All creditors of the Estate of Talmadge Edward Peeples, deceased, late of Franklin 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 me.
This 16th day of June, 2026.
Mary Peeples, Administrator
Estate of Talmadge Edward Peeples, Deceased
c/o: Hayden A. McRee
McRee Law, LLC
P.O. Box 1394
Commerce, GA 30529
(706) 335-4946
#913904-7.16

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of TONY LEE STEWART deceased in Franklin 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.
This the 19th day of June, 2026.
NORMA BENNETT STEWART,
Executrix of the Estate of TONY LEE STEWART, deceased
4426 Hwy 29
Royston, GA 30662
Attorney for Estate:
Rodger E. Davison
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 118
Royston, GA 30662
#913710-7/16

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
DUSTIN SCOTT SCARBRO,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2026-70
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE
TO: Whom it may concern:
Sarah Jean Williamson has petitioned to be appointed administrators of the estate of DUSTIN SCOTT SCARBRO, 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 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 July 20, 2026.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting for 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.
Ken Eavenson
Judge of the Probate Court
7085 Highway 145 Suite A
Carnesville, Georgia 30521
706-384-2403
#913728-7/16

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
JERRY ALBERT ROBERTS,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2026-68
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE
TO: Whom it may concern:
Evelyn Cress & Gregory Robrerts has petitioned to be appointed administrators of the estate of JERRY ALBERT ROBERTS, 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 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 beforeJuly 20, 2026.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting for 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.
Ken Eavenson
Judge of the Probate Court
7085 Highway 145 Suite A
Carnesville, Georgia 30521
706-384-2403
#913664-7/16

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
JACKY LECROY,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO.2026-59
NOTICE OF PETITION TO FILE FOR YEAR'S SUPPORT
The petition of Rachel Carlan Lecroy, for a year's support from the estate of Jacky Lecory, deceased, for decedent's surviving spouse, having been duly filed, and all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before July 13, 2026, 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 on or before the time stated in the preceding sentence. 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.
Ken Eavenson
Judge of the Probate Court
7085 Hwy. 145 Suite A
Carnesville, Georgia 30521
706-384-2403
#913290-7/9

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
JASON KEITH PAYNE,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO.2026-58
NOTICE OF PETITION TO FILE FOR YEAR'S SUPPORT
TO: Audrey Payne Smith & whom it may concern;
The petition of Wanda D. Payne, for a year's support from the estate of Jason Keith Payne, deceased, for decedent's surviving spouse, having been duly filed, and all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before July 13, 2026, 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 on or before the time stated in the preceding sentence. 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.
Ken Eavenson
Judge of the Probate Court
7085 Hwy. 145 Suite A
Carnesville, Georgia 30521
706-384-2403
#913293-7/9

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER POWER
FRANKLIN COUNTY, GEORGIA
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Roy Dewayne Fitzgerald and Jennifer Jane Fitzgerald to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS"), as beneficiary, nominee for Foundation Financial Group, LLC dated October 30, 2007 and recorded on November 14, 2007 in Deed Book 908, Page 351, Franklin County, Georgia Records, and later assigned to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as trustee for Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2020-3 by Assignment of Security Deed recorded on February 23, 2024 in Deed Book 1612, Page 284, Franklin County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($234,000.00), 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 Franklin County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 7, 2026 the following described property:
Exhibit "A"
Legal Description
All that tract or parcel of land lying, being and situate in the Red Hill (212th) G.M.D., Franklin County, Georgia, consisting of 10.00 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described in a plat of survey for Dwayne Fitzgerald by Michael J. Smith, Registered Land Surveyor No. 2391, dated December 13 1995, and filed for record at Plat Book 22, Page 177 records of Franklin County, Georgia, which plat and its description and metes and bounds are incorporated herein.
A/K/A: 2324 Toms Creek Rd, Martin, GA 30567
Date Acquired: 1/5/1996
Tax ID #: 033 038
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 attorneys fees (notice of intent to collect attorneys fees having been given).
Your mortgage servicer, Rocket Mortgage LLC, s/b/m Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as servicer for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as trustee for Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2020-3, can be contacted at 877-888-4623 or by writing to 8950 Cypress Waters Boulevard, Coppell, TX 75019, to discuss possible alternatives to avoid 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 parties in possession of the property are Roy Dewayne Fitzgerald and Jennifer Jane Fitzgerald or tenant(s); and said property is more commonly known as 2324 Toms Creek Rd, Martin, GA 30557.
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.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as trustee for Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2020-3 as Attorney in Fact for Roy Dewayne Fitzgerald and Jennifer Jane Fitzgerald
McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC
3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
404-474-7149
MTG File No.: 26-002253-01
#912590-7/2

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF RIGHT TO REDEEM
[REF. O.C.G.A., Section 48-4-5 et seq.; 48-4-45 & 48-4-46]
TO:SARAH ELIZABETH HAMILTON;
ALL PARTIES KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HAVING OF RECORD IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ANY RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST IN, OR LIEN UPON 431 GUMLOG GROVE ROAD, LAVONIA, GEORGIA INCLUDING ANY TENANT / OWNER / OCCUPANT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY;
RE:FORECLOSURE OF EQUITY OF REDEMPTION FOR TAX SALE DEED (REF. O.C.G.A. § 48-4-45, 46)
Take notice that:
The right to redeem the following described property, to wit will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred as of four oclock (4 p.m.) on and after July 20, 2026, or within 30 days after legal service of the Notice pursuant to OCGA 48-4-45 et seq., whichever date is later:
All that tract or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, lying and being in the 213th G.M., Franklin County, Georgia, being shown and designated as LOT(S) 8, 9, 18, 19, and 20, of L.W. Seymour Subdivision and CONTAINING a total of 1.38 acres, more or less, and having such areas, courses, directions, dimensions, distances, metes, shapes and bounds as shown by plat of survey made by Clelland A. Tyson, Surveyor, dated December 10, 1993, recorded in Plat Book 20, Page 116, records of Franklin County, Georgia, to which reference is made and the description and record thereof incorporated herein as a part of this description; being commonly known 431 Gumlog Grove Road, according to the present system of numbering properties in Franklin County, and also being known as tax parcel number 061D120 per the maps and records of the Franklin County tax assessor and tax commissioner. TOGETHER WITH all right, title, and interest running with the above-described property; and TOGETHER with all rights, members, privileges and appurtenant easements.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated June 3, 2025, and is recorded at Deed Book 1689, Page 112 in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Franklin County, Georgia. This notice also constitutes a demand for possession of the property described herein on and after the foreclosure date and time set out above in the event the property is not timely redeemed. That a party is named in this notice is not determinative that such party has a legal right to redeem.
The property may be redeemed on or before the time and date stated above by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address:
Georgia Title Source, LLC
c/o John Coleman, Esq.
Coleman Law, LLC
Trinity Title Building
437 E. Ponce de Leon Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
404.974.4537
Please be governed accordingly.#912443-7/2

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF RIGHT TO REDEEM
[REF. O.C.G.A., Section 48-4-5 et seq.; 48-4-45 & 48-4-46]
TO: WILLIAM DAGOSTINO;
DIANE JOHNSON OR ANY UNKNOWN ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE OR UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW;
ALL PARTIES KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HAVING OF RECORD IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ANY RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST IN, OR LIEN UPON 603 SPRINGDALE DRIVE, ROYSTON, GEORGIA INCLUDING ANY TENANT/OWNER/OCCUPANT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY;
RE:FORECLOSURE OF EQUITY OF REDEMPTION FOR TAX SALE DEED (REF. O.C.G.A.§48-4-45, 46)
Take notice that:
The right to redeem the following described property, to wit will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred as of four oclock (4 p.m.) on and after July 20, 2026, or within 30 days after legal service of the Notice pursuant to OCGA 48-4-45 et seq., whichever date is later:
All that tract or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, lying and being in the 370th G.M. District of Franklin County, Georgia, containing 5.85 acres, more or less, being bounded, now or formerly, substantially as follows: North and Northwest by lands of Billy D. Hart a/k/a Billie Durell Hart; East by property of Neal and by Springdale Subdivision; South by the right-of-way of a public road, and by property of James Barney Johnson; and West by property of Billy D. Hart a/k/a Billie Durell Hart. This tract or parcel of land is more particularly shown and delineated by a plat of survey dated March 21, 1978 prepared by A.M. Britt, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor, recorded in Plat Book 11, at Page 215 in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Franklin County, Georgia. Said plat and the recordation thereof are by reference incorporated herein and made a part of this description.; being commonly known as 603 Springdale Drive, according to the present system of numbering properties in Franklin County, and also being known as tax parcel number 058D 072A per the maps and records of the Franklin County tax assessor and tax commissioner. TOGETHER WITH all right, title, and interest running with the above-described property; and TOGETHER with all rights, members, privileges and appurtenant easements.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated June 3, 2025, and is recorded at Deedbook 1689, Page 108 in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Franklin County, Georgia. This notice also constitutes a demand for possession of the property described herein on and after the foreclosure date and time set out above in the event the property is not timely redeemed. That a party is named in this notice is not determinative that such party has a legal right to redeem.
The property may be redeemed on or before the time and date stated above by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address:
Georgia Title Source, LLC
c/o John Coleman, Esq.
Coleman Law, LLC
Trinity Title Building
437 E. Ponce de Leon Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
404.974.4537
Please be governed accordingly.#912440-7/2