Legal notices for the week of June 3-10, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on November 30, 2009 by Timothy O. Waldrop, a single man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Federal Bank, and recorded in Instrument # 3324389 on December 9, 2009, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, and secured indebtedness having been transferred or assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC as reflected by instrument recorded in Instrument # 3418965 of the same Office. Shapiro and Ingle, L.L.P., as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on June 20, 2016, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder in front of the main entrance of the Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Gadsden, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to wit:

For a Point of Beginning: Commence at the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4), Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 8 East; thence run Northeasterly along the South Boundary line a distance of 380.36 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue along Northeasterly along South Boundary line a distance of 352.14 feet to an iron pin set on the West right-of-way line of Tom Cat Road; thence deflect left 88°02’00” and run Northwesterly along the West right-of-way line of Tom Cat Road a distance of 556.75 feet to an iron pin set; thence deflect left 34°50’00” and run Northwesterly a distance of 40.29 feet to an iron pin set on the South right-of-way line of Gannon Road; thence deflect left 52°32’00” and run Southwesterly along the South right-of-way line of Gannon Road a distance of 171.61 feet to an iron pin set; thence deflect left 79°37’00” and leaving said right-of-way run Southwesterly a distance of 154.13 feet to an iron pin set; thence deflect right 01°51’00” and continue Southwesterly a distance of 477.47 feet to the Point of Beginning, said Tract embracing a portion of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4), Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 8 East of the Hunstville Meridian, Etowah County, Alabama.

For informational purposes only, the property address is: 1706 Gannon Rd, Piedmont, AL 36272. ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD HEREIN AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION REFERENCED HEREIN SHALL CONTROL.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. Furthermore, the property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the mortgagee, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of the mortgagee make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition, including those suggested by Code of Ala. (1975) § 35-4-271, expressly are disclaimed. This sale is subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 ($5,000.00) in certified or cash funds at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in certified funds by close of business on the next business day thereafter at the Law Office of Shapiro and Ingle, LLP at the address indicated below. Shapiro and Ingle, LLP reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder, or to reschedule the sale, should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC, and its successors and assigns

Mortgagee or Transferee

SHAPIRO AND INGLE, LLP

10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 704-333-8107/ 16-009575

Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee

May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

Default having been made in payment of the indebtedness secured by mortgage given by Brian Cox, an unmarried man, to Thomas W. Lee, dated the 8th day of December, 2014, recorded as Instrument Number: 3411001, Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama, and the undersigned, by reason of such default, having declared the entire remaining indebtedness secured by said mortgage to be immediately due and payable and said mortgage subject to foreclosure and such default continuing, notice is hereby given that, acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the front door of the Etowah County Courthouse, in Gadsden, Alabama, between the legal hours of sale on June 10, 2016, the following described real property situated in Etowah County, Alabama:

Commence at the Northeast corner of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, Section 24, T-12-S, R-6-East of Huntsville Meridian and run S02°09’00”E, along the East line thereof, 486.60 feet to the point of beginning of the property described herein; thence continue S02°09’00”E, along said East line, 140.00 feet to an existing capped rebar on the Northerly R/W of Gray Road (30’ R/W); thence run S83°50’35”W, leaving said East line and along said R/W, 130.00 feet to a point; thence run N02°09’00” W, leaving said R/W, 140.00 feet to a point; thence run N83°50’35”E, 130.00 feet to the point of beginning. Said property being a portion of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, Section 24, T-12-S, R-6-E, Etowah County, Alabama and contains 0.42 acre (more or less).

Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure. Proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of said mortgage.

Said sale subject to all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements and rights-of-way;

the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of record superior to said Mortgage.

Dated: May 16, 2016

THOMAS W. LEE, Mortgagee

BY: GEORGE C. DAY, JR.

Attorney for Mortgagee

Day & Welch, P.C.

1925 Rainbow Drive Gadsden, Alabama 35901

(256) 543-1660

May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Richard H. Blount, a married man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Federal Bank, on the 30th day of November, 2009, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number 3324013; the undersigned PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on July 1, 2016, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

A tract or parcel of land described as beginning in the North line of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 in Section 36 at a point which is 754.4 feet Easterly from the Northwest corner of said forty, measured along said North line of said Forty; said point also being the NW corner of Lot 5 of what is known as the Sansom Green Subdivision of the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 36, Township 11 South, Range 6 East; thence running in an Easterly direction and along the North line of said SW 1/4 a distance of 173.6 feet; thence Southerly and parallel with the West line of said SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 to a point in the North R/W line of Tidmore Bend Road; thence Westerly along said R/W to the West line of said Lot 5; thence Northerly along the West line of said Lot 5 and parallel with the West line of said SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 to the point of beginning; said description embracing the West 173.6 feet of that portion of said Lot 5 in what is known as the Sansom Green Subdivision, lying North of said Tidmore Bend Road and being a portion of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, in Section 36, Township 11 South, Range 6 East of the Huntsville Meridian, Etowah County, Alabama.

Property street address for informational purposes: 1126 Tidmore Bend Rd, Gadsden, AL 35901 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process.

An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Mortgagee/Transferee

Ginny Rutledge

SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.

P. O. Box 55727

Birmingham, AL 35255-5727

Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee

www.sirote.com/foreclosures

387095

May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lisa Urban, a single person, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 5th day of September, 2013, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number 3391540; the undersigned Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on August 1, 2016, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Parcel One: A portion of Lot #43, Block “B” of the Re-survey of Edenwood Addition, as recorded in Plat Book “C”, Page 257, Etowah County, Probate Office, more particularly described as follows: Begin at an existing pinch-pipe at the Northwest corner of said Lot #43 and run Easterly, along the North line thereof 110.99 feet to an existing 1/2” rebar on the West R/W of Oakview Avenue (50’ R/W); thence deflect 62 degrees 56 minutes 08 seconds right, leaving said North line and along said R/W a chord distance of 61.37 feet to an existing 3/4” pipe; thence deflect 72 degrees 22 minutes 19 seconds right, leaving said R/W and run Southwesterly along the Southeast line of said Lot 212.44 feet to an existing 1/2” rebar; thence deflect 36 degrees 12 minutes 49 seconds right, leaving said Southeast line 20.36 feet to the West line of said Lot; thence deflect 107 degrees 19 minutes 44 seconds right and run Northeasterly, along the West line, 209.56 feet to the point of beginning. Said property being a portion of Lot #43, Block “B”, of the Re-survey of Edenwood Addition, Etowah County, Alabama.

Parcel Two: A tract of land described as beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot #43 in Block “B” in Stringer Realty Company’s Re-survey of Edenwood Addition, an dfrom thence run in a Northerly direction along the East line of Sixth Street, a distance of 5 feet, more or less, to a point in the center of the alley lying between Lot #43, in Block “B” and Lot #18, in Block “G” in said Re-survey; thence in a Easterly direction along the center of said alley a distance of 111 feet, more or less to where the said center line of said alley intersects the Westerly or Southwesterly line of Oakview Avenue; thence in a Southerly direction along the Westerly, or Southwesterly line of said Oakview Avenue, a distance of 5 feet, more or less, to the North line said Lot #43; thence in a Westerly direction along the North line of said Lot #43, a distance of 111.7 feet to the point of beginning. Lot #43, in Block “B” and Lot #18, in Block “G” in said Stringer Realty Company’s Re-survey of Edenwood Addition, as shown by the map thereof recorded in Plat Book “C”, Page 257, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

Property street address for informational purposes: 990 Oakview Ave, Gadsden, AL 35901 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgagee/Transferee

Ginny Rutledge

SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.

P. O. Box 55727 Birmingham, AL 35255-5727

Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee

www.sirote.com/foreclosures

390658

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that mortgage dated February 5, 2013, in favor of The HomeTown Bank of Alabama, a corporation, and executed by Jerry Armstrong and spouse, Tanya Armstrong, which mortgage is recorded February 7, 2013, in Instrument Number 3380624, in the probate records of Etowah County, Alabama, the mortgagee has elected to declare the entire indebtedness secured by said mortgage to be due and payable as provided in said mortgage, and notice is hereby given that pursuant to the law and power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the front doors of the Etowah County Courthouse at Gadsden, Alabama, at the legal hours of sale, on June 24, 2016, the following described real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Commence at a ½” pipe in a rock pile marking the NW corner of the NW ¼ – NE ¼, Section 16, T-11-S, R-4-E; thence along the North line of said forty S 86 degrees 02’23”E 319.22 feet to a ½” capped rebar (LS#21183); Thence S 05 degrees 30’19”W 287.31 feet to a ½” capped rebar (LS#21183) also being the point of beginning; thence N 66 degrees 22’53”E 149.11 feet to a ½” capped rebar (LS#21183); thence S 18 degrees 47’39”E 510.0 feet to a ½” capped rebar (LS#21183) on the Northwestern R/W of Vaughn Road 50’ R/W ; thence along said R/W the following bearings and distances: S 67 degrees 08’ 39” W, 102.22 feet to a ½ inch capped rebar (LS#21183); thence S69 degrees 12’21”W 92.57 feet to a ½” capped rebar (LS#21183); thence leaving said R/W N 13 degrees 37’50”W 510.00 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 2.00 acres, more or less. (w/j36117)

Said sale is being made for the purpose of applying the proceeds to the debt secured by the mortgage and the expenses of foreclosure. The auctioneer will give to the purchaser an Auctioneer’s deed subject to ad valorem taxes due October 1, 2016, subject to any and all statutory rights of redemption, previous mortgages, if any, all easements, encroachments, subject to a 50 foot ROW for Vaughn Road, subject to Declaration of Restrictions recorded in Instrument Number 3360209, subject to the rights of Hopper Telephone Co., recorded in Book 1561, Page 45; Doc #D-2004-0356; Doc # D-2005-0142 and Book 1053, Page 103, unrecorded leases, if any, any rights of way for road, or otherwise, utilities, title to all minerals and all restrictions and covenants of record.

JONES AND MILWEE, LLC

ATTORNEY AND AUCTIONEER

P. O. BOX 940 GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976

May 27, June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Larry R. Arthur and wife, Mary A. Arthur, for and during their joint lives, and upon the death of either of them, then to the survivor of them, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for New Day Financial, LLC, on the 13th day of June, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number 3274824; the undersigned U.S. Bank National Association, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on July 1, 2016, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot Number Twenty-Six (26), according to the Map or Plat of Unit Two, Larrydale Subdivision to Glencoe, Alabama, as recorded in Plat Book “G”, Page 99, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in Glencoe, Etowah County, Alabama. Lot Number Twenty-Seven (27), according to the Map or Plat of Unit Two, Larrydale Subdivision to Glencoe, Alabama, as recorded in Plat Book “G”, Page 99, Probate Office, Etowah County, and lying and being in Glencoe, Etowah County, Alabama. Lot Twenty-Eight (28) according to the Map or Plat of Unit Two, Larrydale Subdivision to Glencoe, Alabama, as recorded in Plat Book “G”, Page 99, Probate Office, Etowah County, and lying and being in Glencoe, Etowah County, Alabama.

Property street address for informational purposes: 1202 Larry Street, Gadsden, AL 35905 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. U.S. Bank National Association, Mortgagee/Transferee

Elizabeth Loefgren

SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.

P. O. Box 55727 Birmingham, AL 35255-5727

Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee

www.sirote.com/foreclosures

296230

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on August 25, 2010 by Chuck A. Decker and Suzanne M. Decker, husband and wife as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Community Mortgage, Inc., and recorded in Instrument # 3337414 on September 1, 2010, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, and secured indebtedness having been transferred or assigned to Branch Banking and Trust Company as reflected by instrument recorded in Instrument # 3398109 of the same Office. Shapiro and Ingle, L.L.P., as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on June 20, 2016, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder in front of the main entrance of the Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Gadsden, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to wit:

COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER WESTERLY 132.85 FEET MORE OR LESS ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF BLACK BOTTOM ROAD FOR A BEGINNING POINT. CONTINUE WESTERLY 241.4 FEET MORE OR LESS ALONG SAID ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CHUCK A. DECKER PROPERTY BY DEED DATED JUNE 6, 1990 RECORDED IN BOOK 1754 PAGE 129-131 ETOWAH COUNTY PROBATE OFFICE SOUTHEASTERLY 244 FEET, MORE OR LESS, WESTERLY181.74 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE CARL A. DECKER AND LESSIE DECKER WEST PROPERTY LINE BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1022, PAGE 639. SOUTHEASTERLY TO SAID CARL A. DECKER SOUTHWEST PROPERTY CORNER EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF CARL A. DECKER PROPERTY AND A FENCE TO AN IRON STOB NORTHERLY FROM A DITCH ALONG A FENCE TO AN IRON STOB ON THE OLD LINE WESTERLY ALONG FENCE TO A DITCH NORTHERLY ALONG FENCE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SAID ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SAID CARL A. DECKER PROPERTY CONTAINING 12 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER IN SECTION 22 TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH RANGE 4 EAST IN ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.

Subject to all restrictions, reservations, rights, easements, rights-of-way, provisions, encroachment, covenants, terms, conditions and building set back lines of record. For informational purposes only, the property address is: 325 Black Bottom Rd, Boaz, AL 35956.

ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD HEREIN AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION REFERENCED HEREIN SHALL CONTROL.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. Furthermore, the property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the mortgagee, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of the mortgagee make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition, including those suggested by Code of Ala. (1975) § 35-4-271, expressly are disclaimed. This sale is subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 ($5,000.00) in certified or cash funds at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in certified funds by close of business on the next business day thereafter at the Law Office of Shapiro and Ingle, LLP at the address indicated below. Shapiro and Ingle, LLP reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder, or to reschedule the sale, should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

Branch Banking and Trust Company, and its successors and assigns

Mortgagee or Transferee

SHAPIRO AND INGLE, LLP

10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 704-333-8107/ 15-008683

Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on February 28, 2002 by Frances Elaine Carr; unmarried, originally in favor of SouthTrust Bank, and recorded in Instrument # M-2002-1356 on March 22, 2002, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama. Shapiro and Ingle, L.L.P., as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on June 20, 2016, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder in front of the main entrance of the Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Gadsden, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to wit:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN CITY OF GADSDEN BIENG KNOWN AS LOTS 6 AND 10, BLOCK C, PLANT CITY ADDITION , PLAT BOOK B, PAGE 300-301, BEING THE SAME PREMISES AS CONVEYED TO FRANCES ELAINE CARR FROM RANDALL W. TULLENT AND VIOLA MARIE TULLENT AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCEIBED IN DEED BOOK D-199 PAGE 2965 RECORDED ON 08/04/1999 AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF ETOWAH COUNTY, AL.

For informational purposes only, the property address is: 3600 California St, Gadsden, AL 35904. ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD HEREIN AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION REFERENCED HEREIN SHALL CONTROL.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. Furthermore, the property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the mortgagee, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of the mortgagee make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition, including those suggested by Code of Ala. (1975) § 35-4-271, expressly are disclaimed. This sale is subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 ($5,000.00) in certified or cash funds at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in certified funds by close of business on the next business day thereafter at the Law Office of Shapiro and Ingle, LLP at the address indicated below. Shapiro and Ingle, LLP reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder, or to reschedule the sale, should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA, and its successors and assigns

Mortgagee or Transferee

SHAPIRO AND INGLE, LLP

10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 704-333-8107/ 16-009736

Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by mortgage executed by Ermelinda Pascual-Matias, a married woman, to Gospel Truth Church, an unincorporated, non-profit, religious association, dated March 6, 2014, and filed for record in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument #3399409; the undersigned mortgage owner, Gospel Truth Church, an unincoporated, non-profit, religious association, has elected to declare the entire indebtedness secured by said mortgage due and payable as provided in the terms of said mortgage, and acting under and by virtue of the power and authority given by said mortgage, will on the 6th day of July, 2016, during the legal hours of sale, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the courthouse door, City of GADSDEN, ETOWAH County, Alabama, the following described real estate situated in ETOWAH County, Alabama, to-wit:

A tract of land described as beginning at a point in the East line of Lot Number 3 in that certain part of Block Number 1, lying West of Holly Street, which point is 50 feet Northerly, measured along the East line of said lot Number 3 from the Southeast corner thereof, said point being the Northeast corner of that certain tract of land conveyed by Irma W. Abercrombie and husband, Fred Abercrombie, to D. N. Rains and wife, Bernice Rains, by deed dated July 2, 1945, and recorded in Book 7-B, Page 558, Probate Office, Etowah County and from thence run in a Westerly direction, parallel with the South line of said Lot Number 3, and along the North line of said Rains tract, said distance of 179.07 feet to a point in the West line of said Lot Number 3; thence deflect an angle of 92 degrees 03 minutes to the right and run in a Northerly direction along the West line of Lot Number 3, a distance of 60.7 feet to the Northwest corner thereof; thence deflect an angle of 85 degrees 09 minutes to the right and run in an Easterly direction a distance of 115.30 feet; thence deflect an angle of 6 degrees 51 minutes to the right and run in an Easterly direction a distance of 64.52 feet to a point in the East line of Lot Number 4, in that part of Block 1, lying West of Holly Street; thence deflect an angle of 88 degrees 00 minutes to the right and run in a Southerly direction along the East lines of said Lots Number 4 and 3, a distance of 62.23 feet to the point of beginning, said description embracing portions of Lots Number Three (3) and Four (4) in that part of Block Number One (1) lying West of Holly Street in the E. C. Jones Extension to Woodlawn Addition, according to the map thereof recorded in Plat Book “A”, Page 355, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. The proceeds of said sale will be used, expended and applied in accordance with the terms of said mortgage.

Gospel Truth Church, an unincorporated, non-profit, religious association

Mortgage Owner

COPELAND LAW FIRM, LLP

Attorneys for owner

June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Wesley Shane Grant and wife Melinda S Grant, to CITIFINANCIAL CORPORATION, LLC, on March 17, 2006, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, at Instrument Number, 3243071; CitiFinancial Servicing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, successor by merger to CitiFinancial Corporation, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Etowah County Courthouse, in Gadsden, Alabama, on June 23, 2016, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

LOT NUMBER ONE (1) IN BLOCK NUMBER EIGHT (8) OF THE W. T. COX SOUTH ADDITION TO EAST GADSDEN AS REARRANGED, AS THE SAME APPEARS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK “B”, PAGE 360, PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA. LYING AND BEING IN GADSDEN, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process.

CitiFinancial Servicing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, successor by merger to CitiFinancial Corporation, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

Transferee

Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC

244 Inverness Center Dr Ste 200 Birmingham, AL 35242 205-988-8888

June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

JANICE RANSAW. appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 3, 2016 Estate JOE CLIFFORD RANSAW, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins
Judge of Probate

May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

ERIC BATISTA appointed Personal Representative (s) on April 11, 2016 Estate MARY H. BROWN, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins
Judge of Probate

May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

CYNTHIA W. PHILLEY AND ROBERT MATTHEW WHITE appointed Personal Representative (s) on April 11, 2016 Estate NANCY S. WHITE, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins
Judge of Probate

May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

JAMES HARVEY WALLACE, JR. appointed Personal Representative (s) on April 27, 2016 Estate BETTY JOY WALLACE, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins
Judge of Probate

May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

DEBRA DAVIS-MCDANIEL appointed Personal Representative (s) on April 15, 2016 Estate of LULA F. DAVIS, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins
Judge of Probate

May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

MONA HORSLEY GARDNER appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 26, 2016 Estate of CARL W. HORSLEY, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

DAVID FRANKLIN appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 9, 2016 Estate of EARL LEON FRANKLIN, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

WILLIAM EDWARD MCARTHUR, JR. appointed Personal Representative (s) on April 29, 2016 Estate of KENNETH LEON DAVIS, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

JOEY D. NUNNALLY appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 4, 2016 Estate of JOHNNIE ROSS LANKFORD, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

DONNA A. WILSON appointed Personal Representative (s) on April 12, 2016 Estate of JUANITA K. WILSON, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

KATHY ALLSUP appointed Personal Representative (s) on April 28, 2016 Estate of DAVID W. ALLSUP, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

KORI TURNER appointed Personal Representative (s) on February 9, 2016 Estate of JUDITH MCELROY CARRANZA, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

CURTIS ROBERTS appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 9, 2016 Estate of JERRY J. ROBERTS, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

FELICIA FAITH DOLAN appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 17, 2016 Estate of IRENE C. O’BARR, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins
Judge of Probate

June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

DEBORAH JEAN PRINCE appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 25, 2016 Estate of JOSIE DEAN MYRICK, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins
Judge of Probate

June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

DAVID L. CLOKEY, JR. AND CAROL PHA CLOKEY appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 24, 2016 Estate of DAVID L. CLOKEY, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS J

ACQUELINE WILLIAMS appointed Personal Representative (s) on April 14, 2016 Estate of GORDON WILLIAMS, JR., deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

PATTY LEONARD appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 13, 2016 Estate of DONNA RHEA PHILLIPS, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

PHILLIP B. MCAFEE appointed Personal Representative (s) on May 18, 2016 Estate of JUANITA P. MCAFEE, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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RESOLUTION NO. R-215-16

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure located at 1014 VALLEY JO AVENUE in District 3 in the City of Gadsden, more particularly described as: Lot Number One (1) and number Two (2) in Block Number Three (3) in the Ward Addition, according to the map thereof, recorded in Plat Book “B”, Page 53, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama. is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public hearing has been given to Sammie Lee Rutledge and Willie Howard Rutledge, 1002 Hillier Street; Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Gadsden as follows: 1. The Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the City Code and should be abated. 2. The Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City Code. Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on May 24, 2016. Iva Nelson, City Clerk June 3, 2016

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RESOLUTION NO. R-216-16

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure located at 2403 E BROAD STREET in District 1 in the City of Gadsden, more particularly described as: Lot Number Two (2) Block Number Two (2) in the James Cain Addition to East Gadsden, according to Map or Plat thereof as the same appears of record in Plats “B”, page 340, in the Probate Office, all being in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama. is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public hearing has been given to Wayne Rowe, 2523 Veranda Trace, Hokes Bluff; Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Gadsden as follows: 1. The Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the City Code and should be abated. 2. The Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City Code. Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on May 24, 2016. Iva Nelson, City Clerk June 3, 2016 ______________

RESOLUTION NO. R-217-16

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure located at 1819 MOTON STREET in District 1 in the City of Gadsden, more particularly described as: Lot Number Six (6) in Block “D”, according to survey of Lincoln Park as recorded in Book of Town Plats “C”, Page 391, in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama, also known as 1819 Moton Street in Lincoln Park. is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public hearing has been given to State of Alabama, P.O. Box 327210, Montgomery, and Frederick Pierce; Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Gadsden as follows: 1. The Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the City Code and should be abated. 2. The Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City Code. Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on May 24, 2016. Iva Nelson, City Clerk June 3, 2016

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RESOLUTION NO. R-218-16

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure located at 1411 PARADISE AVENUE in District 1 in the City of Gadsden, more particularly described as: Lots 21, 22, 23, and 24 in Block “F”, Unit 2, Green Pastures, recorded in Book C, Page 276, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, lying and being in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama. is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public hearing has been given to Sandra Bostick Pointer, 1615 Lula Street; Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Gadsden as follows: 1. The Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the City Code and should be abated. 2. The Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City Code. Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on May 24, 2016. Iva Nelson, City Clerk June 3, 2016

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RESOLUTION NO. R-219-16

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure located at 1426 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE in District 1 in the City of Gadsden, more particularly described as: Vacant Lot Number Twenty Five (25) in Block Number One (1) in the Harlem City Subdivision to Gadsden, Alabama, Plat Book “C”, pages 366-367, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama. is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public hearing has been given to Estate of Thelma Mathis, 1426 Springfield Avenue, c/o Thomas Martin, 901 Elm Avenue; Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Gadsden as follows: 1. The Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the City Code and should be abated. 2. The Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City Code. Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on May 24, 2016. Iva Nelson, City Clerk June 3, 2016

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RESOLUTION NO. R-220-16

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure located at 1118 4TH AVENUE in District 5 in the City of Gadsden, more particularly described as: Lot Number 18, in Block Number 12, in Gadsden Land & Improvement Company’s Kyle Addition, according to the map or plat thereof recorded n Plat Book “A”, Page 23, Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama; subject to any easements or restrictions of record. is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public hearing has been given to Thomas H. Utter, Jr., and wife, Lula Mae Utter, 1118 4th Avenue; Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Gadsden as follows: 1. The Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the City Code and should be abated. 2. The Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City Code. Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on May 24, 2016. Iva Nelson, City Clerk June 3, 2016

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

THE ATTALLA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS WILL MEET MONDAY, JUNE 20 AT 5:00 P.M. TO HEAR THE FOLLOWING VARIANCE REQUESTS. THE MEETING IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST THE REQUESTED VARIANCES. 907 6th Street SW Rear, Attalla – Building used for storage 313 Forman Drive, Attalla – Install a fence around the house. Sharon Jones City Clerk City of Attalla May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016

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LEGAL NOTICE TO:

Kelly Ann Price and Brenda Jo Cox, you are notified that a paper purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Clyde Cox, deceased, and a Petition praying for the admission to Probate and record of said instrument as the true Last Will and Testament of the decedent and You are notified to appear before the court on the 15th day of June, 2016 at 2:00 o’clock to show cause, if any, you may have why the Instrument should not be admitted as the Last Will and Testament of Clyde Cox, deceased and why it should not be admitted to probate of record in this Court. This is the 11th day of May, 2016. Bobby M. Junkins Judge of Probate May 20, 27, June 3 & 10, 2016 ______________

LEGAL NOTICE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER A-1028

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF SAMMIE RUTLEDGE NOTICE TO: GENEVA JAMELLE WHITNEY You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of a child born to GENEVA JAMELLE WHITNEY, Natural Mother, set to be heard on July 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., was filed on the 22nd day of April, 2016, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural mother of said minor child is unknown and has not been disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said unknown or undisclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor child is that of natural father. The Minor child’s birth date is April 9, 2007. Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein with Gerald Maxwell, Attorney at Law, whose name and address is shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35901. DONE this 10th day of May, 2016. Gerald Maxwell 821 Tuscaloosa Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901 Bobby M. Junkins
Judge of Probate May 13, 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO.: S-8939

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHANGE OF NAME OF QRW, a minor, to: QRG NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE TO THE ALLEGED FATHER, WILLIAM WEAKLEY, II OF A MINOR CHILD, QRW, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN. You will take notice that a Petition for change of minor’s name of the child born to Shaquilla Garlington (Natural Mother), set to be heard on June 21, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., was filed on the 10th day of May, alleging that the whereabouts of the alleged father, William Weakley, II, is unknown and has not been disclosed to this court. Minor child’s date of birth is January, 1, 2001. Please be advised that should you intend to contest this name change, you must file a written response within (30) days of the date of the last publication herein (with Dani Bone), whose name and address is shown below), and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35901. Bobby M. Junkins Judge of Probate Dani V. Bone 101 Forrest Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901 May 27, June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, STATE OF ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF: LEANNE DENISE BROCK & DONALD PATRICK BROCK NOTICE OF ADOPTION TO CYNTHIA MICHELLE WARF, THE NATURAL MOTHER AND WILLIAM JOSEPH WARF, PRESUMED FATHER, OF A MINOR CHILD, JCW, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN You will take notice that a Petition for Adoption of the child born to Cynthia Michelle Warf and William Joseph Waft (presumed father), set to be heard on July 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., was filed on the April 5, 2016, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural mother, Cynthia Michelle Warf and presumed father, William Joseph Warf, are unknown and has not been disclosed to this Court. Minor child’s date of birth is November 16, 2005. Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within (30) days of the date of the last publication herein (with Sam D. Bone, whose name and address is shown below), and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901. Done this the 24th day of May, 2016. Bobby M. Junkins Judge of Probate Sam D. Bone 1031 Forrest Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901 256-547-1005 June 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2016

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, STATE OF ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF: LEANNE DENISE BROCK & DONALD PATRICK BROCK NOTICE OF ADOPTION TO CYNTHIA MICHELLE WARF, THE NATURAL MOTHER AND UNKNOWN FATHER, OF A MINOR CHILD, JDTJ, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN You will take notice that a Petition for Adoption of the child born to Cynthia Michelle Warf and unknown father, set to be heard on July 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., was filed on the April 5, 2016, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural mother, Cynthia Michelle Warf and unknown father are unknown and has not been disclosed to this Court. Minor child’s date of birth is January, 21, 2011. Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within (30) days of the date of the last publication herein (with Sam D. Bone, whose name and address is shown below), and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901. Done this the 24th day of May, 2016. Bobby M. Junkins Judge of Probate Sam D. Bone 1031 Forrest Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901 256-547-1005 June 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2016

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, STATE OF ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF: LEANNE DENISE BROCK & DONALD PATRICK BROCK NOTICE OF ADOPTION TO CYNTHIA MICHELLE WARF, THE NATURAL MOTHER AND UNKNOWN FATHER, OF A MINOR CHILD, JLDF, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN You will take notice that a Petition for Adoption of the child born to Cynthia Michelle Warf and unknown father, set to be heard on July 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., was filed on the April 5, 2016, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural mother, Cynthia Michelle Warf and unknown father are unknown and has not been disclosed to this Court. Minor child’s date of birth is January 3, 2010. Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within (30) days of the date of the last publication herein (with Sam D. Bone, whose name and address is shown below), and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901. Done this the 24th day of May, 2016. Bobby M. Junkins Judge of Probate Sam D. Bone 1031 Forrest Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901 256-547-1005 June 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2016

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA Case No.: S-7543

In Re: The Estate of Elline P. Hodges, Deceased Notice to: Margaret Irene Brannon, whose whereabouts are unknown You will hereby take notice that on this day came John Barbone, Personal Representative, and filed a Petition for Final Settlement in the Estate of Elline P. Hodges, deceased. You are hereby notified to appear before me, at my office in the Courthouse of said County, on the 12th day of July, 2016, at 2:30 o’clock p.m. when the Petition for Final Settlement in the Estate of Elline P. Hodges, deceased, will be considered, and to show cause, if any, why John Barbone, should not be relieved of his duties as Personal Representative. This, the 19th day of May, 2016 at Gadsden, Alabama. Bobby M. Junkins Judge of Probate May 27, June 3 & 10, 2016 ______________

NOTICE OF DIVORCE ACTION

Lorenza Pedro Francisco, whose last known address is 1107 Walnut Street Gadsden, AL 35901. Her whereabouts are unknown, she must answer Pascual M. Francisco, petition for divorce and other relief by June 13, 2016, or thereafter a judgment by default may be rendered against her in Case Number DR-2014-000337.00 Circuit Court of Etowah County. Done this the 10th day of May, 2016, May 27, June 3, 10 & 17, 2016 ______________

NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION

Shannon Dereisse Dixon St. George, whose whereabouts is unknown, must answer Edge Motors, Inc.’s Verified Complaint for Declaratory Relief by July 18, 2016, or thereafter, a judgment by default may be entered against her in Case No. CV-2016-900319-WHR, Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama. Done the 25th day of May, 2016. Cassandra Johnson Circuit Clerk George C. Day, JR. Day & Welch, P.C. 1925 Rainbow Drive Gadsden, AL 35901 Attorney for Edge Motors, Inc. May 27, June 3, 10 & 17, 2016

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO.: S-8308

THE ESTATE OF JULIA SEAHORN, DECEASED Notice to: All creditors, heirs or distributes and all other persons interested in the Estate of Julia Seahorn, deceased: You will hereby take notice that Deborah Nyoka Rice, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Julia Seahorn, filed a Report of Insolvency of said Estate on the 14th day of April, 2016. You are hereby notified that a hearing on the Petitioner’s Report of Insolvency will be held at my office in the Etowah County Courthouse, on the 22nd day of June, 2016, at 11:00 o’clock a.m. when the Report of Insolvency will be considered, and you may show cause, if any, why the Report of Insolvency should be denied. This the 6th day of May, 2016 at Gadsden, Alabama. Bobby M. Junkins Judge of Probate May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION HEARING

To the unknown father of A.J.W., a minor child Please take notice that a petition for adoption has been filed in Probate Court by the Petitioner named below and the 27th day of July, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. has been set for a hearing on the same in the Probate Court of Etowah County. Be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response with the attorney for petitioner named below and with the Clerk of Probate, 800 Forrest Avenue, First Floor Suite 119, Gadsden, Alabama 35901, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last day this notice is published. Attorney for Petitioner: Will Beard P.O. Box 88 Guntersville, AL 35976 June 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2016

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NOTICE OF COMPLAINT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY ALABAMA J

onathan Leftwich, Plaintiff v. Nellie Griffin Simpson, Annie Jo Griffin, Myrtice G. Myers, James Homer Griffin, Robert M. Griffin, Cecil S. Griffin, Nancy B. Griffin Sprayberry, Charles S. Griffin, and Fictitious Defendants I-Z, who are the other heirs of Martha Alice Griffin, whose identities and whereabouts are unknown, Defendants The Defendants, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Plaintiff’s Complaint within thirty (30) days of the completion of the publication or thereafter a judgment of default may be rendered against you in the aforementioned case. CASSANDRA JOHNSON, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Etowah County June 3, 10, 17 &24, 2016

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NOTICE OF VEHICLE POSSESSION

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to take possession of the following described vehicle on July 4, 2016 for charges due. 2005 Ford Crown Vic VIN# 2FAFP71 WX5X 150827 Danny Stowers 3023 Waters Avenue Gadsden, AL 35904 May 27 & June 3 , 2016

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