Public Notices — May 3, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF BETTY JEAN G. ROLLINS
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Betty Jean G. Rollins, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before July 12, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 31st day of March, 2026.
Benjamin E. Rollins, Jr., Executor
of the Estate of Betty Jean G. Rollins
c/o L. E. (Trey) Taylor III, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published April 12, 2026, April 19, 2026,
April 26, 2026, and May 3, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF EVELYN RUTH ANDREWS
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Evelyn Ruth Andrews, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before July 12, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 12th day of April, 2026.
Cynthia Mills Potter,
Executor of the Estate
of Evelyn Ruth Andrews
P.O. Box 337
Kenansville, NC
28349
Published April 12, 2026, April 19, 2026,
April 26, 2026, and May 3, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF ELWOOD DWIGHT PERRY
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Elwood Dwight Perry, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before July 12, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 8th day of April, 2026.
Bonnie Perry Howell, Executor
of the Estate of Elwood Dwight Perry
c/o L. E. (Trey) Taylor III, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published April 12, 2026, April 19, 2026,
April 26, 2026, and May 3, 2026
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Kristin Anderson Cottle, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before July 19, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 19th day of April, 2026.
Jeanne A. Cottle,
Executor of the Estate
of Kristin Anderson Cottle
205 Perkins Street
Goldsboro, NC
27530
Published April 19, 2026,
April 26, 2026, May 3, 2026,
and May 10, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
DELORES GORHAM MONTGOMERY
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Delores Gorham Montgomery, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before July 26, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 26th day of April, 2026.
Jerome Powers,
Executor of the Estate
of Delores Gorham Montgomery
1202 Sunset Drive
Goldsboro, NC
27534
Published April 26, 2026, May 3, 2026,
May 10, 2026, and May 17, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF SUSAN P. PARKER
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Susan P. Parker, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of July, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 26th day of April, 2026.
E.B. Borden Parker,
Administrator of the Estate
of Susan P. Parker
c/o Mark J. Hale, Jr.
Baddour, Parker, Hine & Hale, P.C.
Attorneys for Estate
P.O. Box 916
Goldsboro, NC 27533-0916
(919) 735-7275
Published April 26, 2026, May 3, 2026,
May 10, 2026, and May 17, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF MARY E. HAWKINS
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary E. Hawkins, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before July 26, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 21st day of April, 2026.
Michael L. Evans, Executor
of the Estate of Mary E. Hawkins
c/o L. E. (Trey) Taylor III, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published April 26, 2026, May 3, 2026,
May 10, 2026, and May 17, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF GERALD VANDERPOOL
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Gerald Vanderpool, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before July 26, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 26th day of April, 2026.
Christopher Lamont Goodwin,
Executor of the Estate of Gerald Vanderpool
c/o Caroline Taylor Phillips, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published April 26, 2026, May 3, 2026,
May 10, 2026, and May 17, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF LINDA FAYE HARRAL
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Linda Faye Harral, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before July 26, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 26th day of April, 2026.
Connie Lisa Asad, Executor
of the Estate of Linda Faye Harral
c/o Caroline Taylor Phillips, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published April 26, 2026, May 3, 2026,
May 10, 2026, and May 17, 2026
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Betty Alice Ramey, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before August 3, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 3rd day of May, 2026.
John Edwards Jr., Administrator
of the Estate of Betty Alice Ramey
708 Longleaf Avenue, Apt. 6
Goldsboro, NC
27534
May 3, 2026, May 10, 2026, May 17, 2026,
and May 24, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary C. Bannon, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before August 3, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 3rd day of May, 2026.
Jacqueline B. Whitmire Executor
of the Estate of Mary C. Bannon
104 Wood Duck Pointe
Goldsboro, NC
27534
May 3, 2026, May 10, 2026, May 17, 2026,
and May 24, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary C. Bannon, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before August 3, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 3rd day of May, 2026.
Jacqueline B. Whitmire Executor
of the Estate of Mary C. Bannon
104 Wood Duck Pointe
Goldsboro, NC
27534
May 3, 2026, May 10, 2026, May 17, 2026,
and May 24, 2026
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Harold McKenneth Dove, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before August 3, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 3rd day of May, 2026.
Derric L. Dove Administrator
of the Estate of
Harold McKenneth Dove
113 Cheryl Drive
Dudley, NC
28333
May 3, 2026, May 10, 2026, May 17, 2026,
and May 24, 2026
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Lanie Ray Evans, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before August 3, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 3rd day of May, 2026.
Martin Earl Evans,
Executor of the Estate of
Lanie Ray Evans
202 S. Sycamore Street
Fremont, NC
27830
May 3, 2026, May 10, 2026, May 17, 2026,
and May 24, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS —
ESTATE OF EDWARD BELL, JR.
26E000352-950
ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Edward Bell, Jr., deceased, of Wayne County, NC, file number 26E000352-950, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before August 5, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment.
This the 3rd day of May, 2026.
Marco Villagomez, Executor
c/o Whitaker & Hamer, PLLC
Attn: Cameron D. Sullivan
121 E. Main Street
Clayton, NC 27520
May 3, 2026, May 10, 2026,
May 17, 2026, and May 24, 2026
CITY OF GOLDSBORO —
NOTICE OF OFFER AND SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the City of Goldsboro is the owner of a certain parcel of land referred to below:
Tax ID# 06-3519-96-2234
Location: 2618 Hill Drive Circle
The City of Goldsboro has received an offer for the sum of $35,000.00 for the above-referenced parcel. The City of Goldsboro has received said offer and proposes to accept it subject to the right of any person to raise said bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first $1,000 and five percent (5%) of the remainder should the ultimate bid exceed $1,000.
Any person may raise said bid within ten (10) days from the date of this Notice or no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 12, 2026, by depositing with the City Finance Department five percent (5%) of the increased bid. For more information, interested parties may reference bid instructions on the city website under Properties For Sale https://www.goldsboronc.gov/finance/property-listings/ and listed as Resolution 2025-33. The written offer proposal must include the name of the person or business making the offer, address of said property, and Wayne County parcel identification number with the signature of the person placing the offer. All offers must be delivered to the Finance Officer in a sealed envelope printed on the outside the name or business making the offer, address of said property and Wayne County parcel identification number with the words “Upset Bid.”
The City of Goldsboro reserves the right to reject any or all offers at any time.
This is the 2nd day of May 2026.
THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO, NC
Catherine F. Gwynn
Finance Director
Published May 3, 2026
CITY OF GOLDSBORO —
NOTICE OF OFFER AND SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the City of Goldsboro is the owner of a certain parcel of land referred to below:
Tax ID# 06-3519-96-2196
Location: 2620 Hill Drive Circle
The City of Goldsboro has received an offer for the sum of $8,500.00 for the above-referenced parcel. The City of Goldsboro has received said offer and proposes to accept it subject to the right of any person to raise said bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first $1,000 and five percent (5%) of the remainder should the ultimate bid exceed $1,000.
Any person may raise said bid within ten (10) days from the date of this Notice or no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 12, 2026, by depositing with the City Finance Department five percent (5%) of the increased bid. For more information, interested parties may reference bid instructions on the city website under Properties For Sale https://www.goldsboronc.gov/finance/property-listings/ and listed as Resolution 2026-34. The written offer proposal must include the name of the person or business making the offer, address of said property, and Wayne County parcel identification number with the signature of the person placing the offer. All offers must be delivered to the Finance Officer in a sealed envelope printed on the outside the name or business making the offer, address of said property and Wayne County parcel identification number with the words “Upset Bid.”
The City of Goldsboro reserves the right to reject any or all offers at any time.
This is the 2nd day of May 2026.
THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO, NC
Catherine F. Gwynn
Finance Director
Published May 3, 2026
CITY OF GOLDSBORO —
NOTICE OF OFFER AND SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the County of Wayne and the City of Goldsboro are the owners of a certain parcel of land referred to below:
Tax ID# 12-3509-22-3255
Location: 609 Poplar St
The City of Goldsboro has received an offer for the sum of $2,800.00 for the above-referenced parcel. The City of Goldsboro has received said offer and proposes to accept it subject to the right of any person to raise said bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first $1,000 and five percent (5%) of the remainder should the ultimate bid exceed $1,000.
Any person may raise said bid within ten (10) days from the date of this Notice or no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, by depositing with the City Finance Department five percent (5%) of the increased bid. For more information, interested parties may reference bid instructions on the city website under Properties For Sale https://www.goldsboronc.gov/finance/property-listings/ and listed as Resolution 2026-32. The written offer proposal must include the name of the person or business making the offer, address of said property, and Wayne County parcel identification number with the signature of the person placing the offer. All offers must be delivered to the Finance Officer in a sealed envelope printed on the outside the name or business making the offer, address of said property and Wayne County parcel identification number with the words “Upset Bid.”
The City of Goldsboro reserves the right to reject any or all offers at any time.
This is the 2nd day of May 2026.
THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO, NC
Catherine F. Gwynn
Finance Director
Published May 3, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY
THE UNDERSIGNED, Faye M. Joyner, having qualified on the 28th day of April, 2026, as Ancillary Administrator of the Estate of Robert G. Matthews, Jr. (26E000372-950), deceased, does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said Estate that they must present them to the undersigned at DAVID E. ANDERSON, PLLC, 9111 Market Street, Suite A, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28411, on or before the 6th day of August, 2026, or the claims will be forever barred thereafter, and this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make prompt payment to the undersigned at the above address.
This 3rd day of May 2026.
Faye M. Joyner
Ancillary Administrator
ESTATE OF
ROBERT G. MATTHEWS, JR.
David Anderson
Attorney at Law
9111 Market St, Ste A
Wilmington, NC 28411
Published May 3, 2026, May 10, 2026,
May 17, 2026, and May 24, 2026
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