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http://www.georgiapublicnotice.comgpn7State of Georgia, County of LamarAll creditors of the Estate of Cassandra Lewis, deceased, late of Lamar 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 the undersigned.This the 2nd day of January, 2015.Donald L. Lewis Jr., Personal Representative, 105 Salem Ridge Drive, McDonough, Ga. 30253.(1-6)(4)(p)gpn18In the Probate Court, County of Lamar, State of GeorgiaIn Re: Estate of French Edwin Meek Jr., DeceasedEstate No. 8130NoticeAn order for service was granted by this court on Dec. 30, 2014, requiring the following: To: Heinz E. MeekThis is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the above referenced petition, in this Court on or before Feb. 2, 2015.Be notified further: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing./s/Kathryn B. Martin, Judge of the Probate CourtBy: Clerk/Deputy Clerk of the Probate Court, 326 Thomaston St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770-358-5155.(1-6)(4)(p)gpn7State of Georgia, County of LamarAll creditors of the Estate of John Lee Zellner, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 15th day of December, 2014.Sheddrict B. Zellner, Personal Representative, 4374 Magnolia Path, Decatur, GA 30034(12-23)(4)(p)gpn7State of Georgia, County of LamarAll creditors of the Estate of Robert Calvin McNew, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 9th day of December, 2014.Lillian Mae McNew, Personal Representative, 122 Deerfield Tr., Barnesville, GA 30204(12-23)(4)(p)gpn18In the Probate Court, County of Lamar, State of GeorgiaIn Re: Estate of Gary Wayne Roberts, DeceasedEstate No. 8125NoticeAn order for service was granted by this court on Dec. 10, 2014, requiring the following: (For use if an heir is required to be served by publication:)To: Karen JaccarinoThis is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the above referenced petition, in this Court on or before January 12, 2015.Be notified further: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing./s/Kathryn B. Martin, Judge of the Probate CourtBy: Clerk/Deputy Clerk of the Probate Court, 326 Thomaston St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770-358-5155.(12-16)(4)(p)gpn18In the Probate Court, County of Lamar, State of GeorgiaIn Re: Estate of Thomas H. Oswald, DeceasedEstate No. 8119NoticeAn order for service was granted by this court on Dec. 8, 2014, requiring the following: (For use if an heir is required to be served by publication:)To: All unknown heirs and interested personsThis is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the above referenced petition, in this Court on or before January 12, 2015.Be notified further: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing./s/Kathryn B. Martin, Judge of the Probate CourtBy: Clerk/Deputy Clerk of the Probate Court, 326 Thomaston St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770-358-5155.(12-16)(4)(p)gpn7State of Georgia, County of LamarAll creditors of the Estate of Allgene Waller, deceased, late of Lamar 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 the undersigned.This the 2nd day of December, 2014.Richard Arron Ray, Personal Representative, 73 Parham Road, Griffin, GA 30224.(12-16)(4)(p)gpn11Notice Of Sale Under Power, State Of Georgi, County Of LamarBy virtue of a power of sale contained in security deed given by Donna Adams and J.B. Adams to J. Shawn Southerland dated December 11, 2009, and recorded in Deed Book 721, Page 234, Lamar County, Georgia records, conveying the after described property to secure a Promissory Note in the original principal amount of One Hundred Twenty One Thousand Sixty Two And 24/100 ($121,062.24) Dollars and any renewals, fees, extensions, or additional advances, with interest thereon as set forth therein plus all additional indebtedness and future indebtedness, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Lamar County, GA, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February, the following described property:See Attached Legal Description.EXHIBIT ‘˜A’All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 58 of the 3rd Land District of Lamar county, Georgia, being Lot 10, Phase Two of the Liberty Estates Subdivision, as per plat of record in Plat Book 14, page 378, Lamar County, Georgia records, which plat is specifically incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference.Known as 227 Liberty Bell Lane, Griffin, Lamar County, Georgia 30224The 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 as well as all other indebtedness owed the Lender. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of the sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).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. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the debt with the debtor is:J. Shawn Southerland, 85 Gainer Road, Griffin, GA 30224This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited und the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and, (2) to financial confirmation audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed, J. Shawn Southerland, as Attorney in Fact for Donna Adams and J.B. Adams.Reid Turner, III, Attorney at Law, PO Box 932, Griffin, GA 30224 (1-6)(4)(x)(4ts)(1aff)gpn11State Of Georgia, County Of Lamar, Notice Of Sale Under PowerBecause of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Ricky Teal to United Bank dated April 5, 2011, and recorded in Deed Book 760, Page 174-181, Lamar County Records, securing a Note dated April 5, 2011 in the original principal amount of $19,500.00 as subsequently modified by the parties, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, February 3, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to wit:All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 48 of the 7th Land District, Lamar County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as Tract ‘A’ containing 5.0 acres, 5.0 on that certain plat of survey for Sandra S. McDaniel prepared by Kenneth Edward Pressely, Georgia registered land surveyor, and recorded at Plat Book 8, Page 107, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Lamar County, Georgia; and which said plat together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances as shown thereon is incorporated into this description by reference.Less and Except: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being Lot 48 of the 7th Land District, Lamar County, Georgia and being more particularly described as 1.50 acres of land on a plat of survey entitled property survey for Danny Tant & Nancy Yates Taint, prepared by Gerald H. Bernhard, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 2688, dated November 9, 2000 and recorded November 10, 2000 at Plat Book 14, 169, in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Lamar County, Georgia, and which said plat together with metes, bounds, courses and distances as shown thereon is incorporated into this description by reference.Property address: 317 Midway Road, Barnesville, GA 30204Map/Parcel No.: 039-149 Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.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.Notice has been given of intention to collect attorney’s fees in accordance with the terms of the Note secured by said Deed.Said property will be sold as the property of Ricky Teal, the property, to the best information, knowledge and belief of the undersigned, being presently in the possession of Ricky Teal or a tenant or tenants, and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale, including attorney’s fees, all as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.United Bank as Attorney-in-Fact for Ricky Teal, Mann Wooldridge Kneidel, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 28 Jackson Street, Newnan, GA 30263, (770) 253-2222*This law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.(1-6)(4)(x)(4ts)(1aff)gpn11State Of Georgia, County Of Lamar, Notice Of Sale Under PowerBecause of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Sara Teal to United Bank dated July 9, 2010, and recorded in Deed Book 735, Page 89-96, Lamar County Records, securing a Note dated July 9, 2010 in the original principal amount of $20,706.00 as subsequently modified by the parties, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, February 3, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to wit:All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 17 & 48 of the 7th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, containing 2.84 acres, lying on the western side of Midway Road, and being more particularly described upon a certain plat of survey entitled ‘Survey for Charles Allen Harts’ by James W. Butler, GA RLS No. 2754, dated June 18, 2005, and recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 204, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia, aid plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon, is hereby incorporated into and made a part hereof as if set out fully herein.This is a portion of the real estate conveyed to Danny Tant and Nancy Tant from Shirley S. Watson (a/k/a Shirley S. Oody), by warranty deed dated August 23, 1988, and recorded in deed book 131, page 521, said records.Said tract is conveyed and accepted subject to all easements of record.Said property is more commonly known as: 331 Midway Road, Barnesville, GA 30204.Map/Parcel #039088Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.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.Notice has been given of intention to collect attorney’s fees in accordance with the terms of the Note secured by said Deed.Said property will be sold as the property of Sara Teal, the property, to the best information, knowledge and belief of the undersigned, being presently in the possession of Sara Teal or a tenant or tenants, and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale, including attorney’s fees, all as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.United Bank as Attorney-in-Fact for Sara TealMann Wooldridge Kneidel, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 28 Jackson Street, Newnan, GA 30263, (770) 253-2222*This law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.(1-6)(4)(x)(4ts)(1aff)gpn11Notice Of Sale Under Power, State Of Georgia, County Of Lamar By virtue of the power of sale contained in a Security Deed from Earline P. Thompson to Mortgage Electronics Registration Systems, Inc., dated May 24, 2007, and recorded in Deed Book 630, Page 314, and last transferred and assigned to Branch Banking and Trust Company (‘BB&T’) by assignment recorded in Deed Book 862, Page 41, Lamar County, Georgia records, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $63,000.00, the holder thereof will sell at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder before the courthouse doors of said county during the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February, 2015, the following described property, to-wit:All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 58 of the 7th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, lying and being on the northern side of Grove Street, together with all improvements thereon, and being more particularly described as Lot 1 upon a certain plat of survey entitled ‘Survey for T.M. Sullivan’ prepared by J. Wayne Proctor, Sr., GA RLS No 1328, dated October 4, 1966, and recorded in Plat Book 4, page 257, in the Office of Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia. Said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon, is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this description as if set out fully herein.The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of the sale, including attorney’s fees, notice of intention to collect attorney’s fees having been given as provided by law. BB&T Loss Mitigation Department is the name of the department at BB&T who has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor, and their address is: BB&T Loss Mitigation Department, 301 College Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601; Phone # 800-827-3722, Option 6. The property will be sold subject to the following: (1) any prior restrictive covenants, easements, right-of-ways, or encumbrances; (2) any valid zoning ordinances; (3) any matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property; (4) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), assessments, unpaid bills, charges and expenses that constitute liens against the property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.The sale will be conducted subject to (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 secured creditor, including but not limited to, a determination that the borrower has not reinstated the loan prior to the foreclosure sale. The party in possession is or may be Earline P. Thompson, a tenant or tenants, or parties claiming under the aforementioned, and said property is more commonly known as 287 Grove Street, Barnesville, GA 30204. Branch Banking & Trust Company, as Attorney-in-Fact for Earline P. ThompsonGregory M. Eells, Attorney at Law, Eells Law Group, LLC, Suite 181 – The Oglethorpe Bldg., 2971 Flowers Road South, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, (770) 455-3660This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.   If you are entitled to the protections of the u.S. Bankruptcy code (11 u.S.C. § 362; 524) Regarding the subject matter of this notice of sale, the following applies to you: this communication is not an attempt to collect, assess, or recover a claim or to enforce a lien in violation of the u.S. Bankruptcy code and is being given for informational purposes or to comply with a statutory requirement only.(1-6)(4)(x)(4ts)(1aff)gpn11Notice Of Sale Under Power Georgia, Lamar County 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 Tonya A Stallworth-Walker to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns, dated October 30, 2006, recorded in Deed Book 602, Page 150, Lamar County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP by assignment recorded in Deed Book 694, Page 128, Lamar County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of One Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Eight And 0/100 Dollars ($157,528.00), 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 Lamar County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February, 2015, the following described property: See exhibit ‘A’ Attached hereto and made a part hereof 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). 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. Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Bank of America, N.A., 7105 Corporate Drive, Plano, TX 75024 (661) 951-5100. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Tonya Stallworth Williams or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 177 Perdue Rd, Barnesville, Georgia 30204. 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. Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP as Attorney in Fact for Tonya A Stallworth-Walker McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net exhibit ‘A’ That tract or parcel of land, together with all the improvements thereon, lying and being in Land Lot 19 of the 8th Land District, Lamar County, Georgia, containing 2.000 acres, more or less, as shown on a plat of survey prepared for Isabelle B. Randall dated June 28, 1994, recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 258, Lamar County Records; said plat being incorporated herein by reference for a more complete description of the property. This being the same property conveyed by warranty deed from Isabelle B. Randall to Tonya Stallworth Williams dated April 8, 2004, recorded in Deed Book 469, Page 23, Lamar County Records. Together with an improvement and immovable fixture permanently attached thereto, a 2006 Horton DRB DCA4599L&R modular home. MR/ca 2/3/15 Our file no. 51844107 – FT11(1-6)(4)(x)(4ts)(1)(aff)gpn11Notice Of Sale Under Power Contained In Security Deed, State Of Georgia, County Of Lamar Pursuant to a power of sale contained in a certain security deed executed by Jessica L. Whitus, hereinafter referred to as Grantor, to United Bank recorded in Deed Book 632, beginning at page 248, of the deed records of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the aforesaid state and county, and by virtue of a default under the terms of said security deed, and the related note, the undersigned attorney-in-fact for the aforesaid Grantor (which attorney-in-fact is the present holder of said security deed and note secured thereby) will sell before the door of the courthouse in said county within the legal hours of sale, for cash, to the highest bidder on the first Tuesday in February 2015, all property described in said security deed including but not limited to the following described property:All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 11 & 12 of the 8th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, lying on the northern side of Warner Road, containing 1.00 acre, and being more particularly described upon a certain plat of survey entitled ‘Property of Martha Ann Collier’ by Buddy Green, Lamar County Surveyor, dated May 31, 1988, and recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 117, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia. Said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon, is hereby incorporated herein by reference.Together with a certain Homestead mobile home which is permanently attached to and made a part of the real property, to wit: VIN No. HMST0303A and HMST0303B.Together with all rights to certain water rights as described in a Warranty Deed dated June 7, 1988, from Mary Lee Warner to Martha Ann Collier, as recorded in Deed Book 130, Page 386, said records.Subject to all easements and restrictive covenants of record, in any.This is the same property which was conveyed unto Judy C. Jackson from Charles A. Callaway, Jr. by Warranty Deed dated May 30, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 579, Pages 122-123, said records.Said property will be sold on an ‘as-is’ basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. The sale will be subject to the following items which may affect the title: 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, and all other matters of record superior to the said Security Deed. 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. State Home Mortgage, as loan servicer is the entity with full authority to negotiate, amend and modify the terms of the Note and Security Deed. State Home Mortgage’s address is P.O. Box 133049, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. State Home Mortgage may be contacted by telephone at 404-679-0574. To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession of the property is believed to be Jessica L. Whitus, or tenant(s). Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, as Transferee, Assignee, and Secured CreditorAs attorney-in-fact for the aforesaid GrantorCampbell & Brannon, LLC, Attorneys at LawGlenridge Highlands II, 5565 Glenridge Connector, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30342, (770) 392-0041This law firm may be held to be acting as a debt collector, under federal law. If so, any information obtained will be used for that purpose.(1-6)(4)(x)(4ts)(1aff)BUY, SELL OR TRADE in The Herald Gazette. Call 770.358.NEWS today!gpn17D.R.’s Mini Storage, 100 Liberty Street, Barnesville, GA hereby gives notice of sale under Article 5, Georgia Code 44-12, Auction Unit belonging to #2 Tammy Evans, #15 Caroline Ruffin, #55 Brandon Johnson, #56 Antonio Thomas, #74 Lisa Goddard, #108 Cherry Felton, #126 Steven Pond.This sale will be Jan. 24, 2015 at 10 a.m. Sold to highest bidder. $30 clean out deposit required. D.R.’s has the right to refuse any and all bids. Call 770-358-4023. (1-6)(2)(p)The legal notices posted on the web site are for reference only. Only the legal notices published, in the legal organ newspaper of the county are official, per the Official Code of Georgia & 9-13-140 et. seq.By submitting your advertisement for publication, you agree that the newspaper shall have no liability for errors or omissions in the text of the advertisement as submitted by you. You further agree to indemnify the newspaper for liability arising from the text submitted to it. 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