Legals for 9/05/2025 – 9/11/2025

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Katherine Bishop, An Unmarried Woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns, on June 16, 2017, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number 3452233; the undersigned MidFirst Bank, 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 November 5, 2025, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot number twenty (20) in Block number two (2) in the Chadwick Subdivision, as according to the map thereof recorded in Plat Book “C” Page 323, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 811 Tidmore Bend Road , Gadsden, AL 35901. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, 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 successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid in certified funds by noon the next business day at the Law Office of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. 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. MidFirst Bank, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 25-08136-MF-AL

September 5, 12, and 19, 2025

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NOTICE OF COURT ACTION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

CASE NO. 31-CV-2025-000077.00

Plaintiff: Jocelyn Bernstein, Current interest holder and purchaser of tax liens on the property described below.

Defendants:

Joseph Lail, 3507 Madison Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35904 – Defendant,

recorded owner, and spouse of Shelby Lail;

Shelby Lail, 3507 Madison Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35904 – Defendant and recorded

co-owner;

Larry McCreless, 5836 Colvin Gap Road, Gadsden, AL 35905 – Party with interest;

Marilee Hickman, 216 Nottingham Drive, Gadsden, AL 35904 – Previous owner;

Etowah County Revenue Commissioner, 800 Forrest Ave Room 5, Gadsden, AL 35901 – Tax collector.

TO: Shelby Lail, Joseph Lail, and all other parties interested in the property described below:

You are hereby notified that a lawsuit has been filed in the Circuit Court of Etowah County,

Alabama, regarding the property described as:

3507 Madison Avenue, Gadsden Alabama 35904

T/L-2022-792-DRISCOLL, CINDY-(3RD CERT) LT 16 BLK 2 JAMES H PRUETT ADD

PLAT D-135 1-12-5 759-543,1398-393,1702-202,HH-199,1873-251,

(T/L)D-2019-3492423(ROS) T/L-2020-158-DRISCOLL, CINDY-(1ST CERT)

T/L-2021-491-DRISCOLL, CINDY-(2ND CERT)

Plaintiff, Jocelyn Bernstein, is seeking to foreclose any and all rights of redemption and obtain

title to the property. The property was sold at a tax lien sale for non-payment of taxes, and the

statutory right of redemption has expired.

If you wish to contest this action, you must file a response within 30 days of the last publication

of this notice, or you may lose your rights to contest the claim.

The last publication will be on the 29th of August, 2025

Dated this 12th day of August 2025

Cassandra Johnson

Etowah County Circuit Clerk

August 15, 22, 29, and September 5, 2025

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by John Brackett Moore, a married man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Zillow Home Loans, LLC, on January 12, 2024, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number 3568818; 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 September 10, 2025, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, 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 at a point in the center of the Public Road leading to Formans Lake and on the North line of Fractional Section Four (4) Township Twelve (12) Range Five (5) East of Huntsville Meridian. Said beginning point is 176 feet measured along said North line Westerly from the North East corner of the Northeast Quarter of the above described Fractional Section, and thence run along the said North line run in a Southerly direction a distance of Three Hundred Ninety Two feet more or less to a point in the center of the Public Road leading from the Old Walnut Grove road to Formans Lake and from the center or from this point run in an Easterly Direction and meandering said road to the beginning point which is the center of the said road and on the said North line of the Fractional Section 4, and embracing a portion of the North East Quarter of Northwest Quarter of Fractional Section 4, Township (12) South of Range Five (5) East of Huntsville Meridian, in Etowah County, Alabama and being and lying west of Big Wills Creek containing two and 55/100 acres more or less, save and except however, that certain one half acres heretofore conveyed by W. B. Horton and wife, Ola Horton to Jackie Mims and wife, Lola Mims, by deed dated 27th February, 1951, and recorded in books 460, Page 279, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, said land being conveyed subject to the rights of the public to us the South 15 feet for road purposes, minerals in the above described property is reserved. Together with all improvements located thereon.. Property street address for informational purposes: 3125 Miller Hollow Road , Attalla, AL 35954. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, 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 successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid in certified funds by noon the next business day at the Law Office of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. 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, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 25-06342-PM-AL

August 22, 29, and September 5, 2025

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Justin Aldridge, an unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Family Savings Credit Union, on July 14, 2016, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number 3437003; Affidavit of Fact recorded in Misc Book 2025 Page 3596390; the undersigned Renasant Bank, 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 September 10, 2025, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit: A parcel of land described as beginning at a point which is the Southeast corner of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4; thence from said Point of Beginning, run North 20 degrees 15 minutes East along the East line of said NE 1/4, 352.00 feet to the Southeast corner of the parcel of land described in Deed Book 1373, Page 833, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama; thence run South 88 degrees 30 minutes West along the South line thereof, 25.00 feet to the Southwest corner of said 1373-833 Parcel; thence run North 20 degrees 15 minutes East along the West line thereof, 190.00 feet to the Northwest corner of said 1373-833 Parcel; thence run North 88 degrees 30 minutes East, along the North line thereof, 25.00 feet to the Northeast corner of said 1373-833 Parcel, being in aforesaid East line of NE 1/4 of NE 1/4; thence run North 20 degrees 15 minutes East, along said East line 488.11 feet to the Northeast corner of the parcel of Land described in Deed Book 1347, Page 111, aforesaid Probate Office; thence run South 87 degrees 34 minutes West along the North line of said 1347-111 Parcel, 458.32 feet to the Northwest corner thereof; thence run South 20 degrees 52 minutes West along the West line of said 1347-111 Parcel, 828.77 feet to a point in the North line of Bruce Drive (30 feet Right of Way); thence run North 82 degrees 15 minutes East, along said North line, 51.72 feet to a point of curve; thence run Southeasterly, along the Northeast line of said Bruce Drive, on a curve to the right with radius of 182.67 feet to a point of tangent; thence run South 14 degrees 07 minutes East, along the East line of said Bruce Drive, 48.36 feet to a point in the South line of aforesaid NE 1/4 of NE 1/4; thence run North 88 degrees 30 minutes East, along said South line, 130.93 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 8.89 acres, and embracing portions of said NE 1/4 of NE 1/4, in Section 21, North of Cherokee Indican Boundary line, Township 12 South, Range 7 East of the Huntsville Meridian, Etowah County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 4195 Faye Drive , Hokes Bluff, AL 35903. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, 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 successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid in certified funds by noon the next business day at the Law Office of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. 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. Renasant Bank, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 25-04015-CE-AL

August 22, 29, and September 5, 2025

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Eric McKay, a single man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as nominee for Superior Bank, its successors and assigns, on June 30, 2008, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, on July 9, 2008, as Document Number 3297347. U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee on behalf of and with respect to Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-F, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2021-F, the current holder, 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 October 8, 2025, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lots Numbered Eight (8) and Nine (9) in Block Number Four (4) in C.F. Manly, Trustee Addition to Altoona, Alabama, (sometimes called Underwood and sometimes called Original Survey) according to the Book of Town Plats (B) Page 273, In the Office of the Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama.

More commonly known as: 7455 4th Ave, Altoona, AL 35952

This Property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, 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 part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender certified funds by noon the next business day to Law Office of Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. Certified funds must be in the form of a wire transfer, bank or credit union’s cashier’s check, or bank official check payable to Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. If sale is voided, Mortgagee/Transferee shall return the bid amount to the successful purchaser and the Mortgagee/Transferee shall not be liable to the purchase for any damages. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be only entitled to a return of the deposit and bid amount, if paid. 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 indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee on behalf of and with respect to Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-F, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2021-F (“Transferee”)

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

244 Inverness Center Drive

Birmingham, AL 35242

Phone: (801) 355-2886

September 5, 12 and 19, 2025

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FILE CLAIMS

Charles Pierce Harp and Carrie Lynn Harp Nunnally was/were appointed Co-Personal Representative(s) on 05/02/2025 to the Estate of Marva Allen Harp, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate