Public Notices – Aug. 23, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY
The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Eva Chase Hehl, Deceased, of Wayne County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before November 2, 2026, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 2nd day of August, 2026.
Deborah Whitley and Sandra Ellington,
Co-Executors
c/o Henry C. Smith, Attorney
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, LLP
P.O. Box 1616
Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
(919) 734-1841
Published August 2, 2026, August 9, 2026,
August 16, 2026, and August 23, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY
The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Fredrick Stevens LaFevers, Deceased, of Wayne County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before November 2, 2026, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 2nd day of August, 2026.
Scott LaFevers and Steven LaFevers,
Co-Executors
c/o Henry C. Smith, Attorney
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, LLP
P.O. Box 1616
Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
(919) 734-1841
Published August 2, 2026, August 9, 2026,
August 16, 2026, and August 23, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF CAROL CORRIERI FIELDS
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Carol Corrieri Fields, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of November, 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 2nd day of August, 2026.
Lisa Carol Wilson,
Executor of the Estate of Carol Corrieri Fields
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 August 2, 2026, August 9, 2026,
August 16, 2026, and August 23, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ALICE BALL BURNETTE
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Alice Ball Burnette a.k.a. Alice Marie Burntte, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of November, 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 2nd day of August, 2026.
William Parker Burnette,
Administrator of the Estate of Alice Ball Burnette
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 August 2, 2026, August 9, 2026,
August 16, 2026, and August 23, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF RAYMOND ATKINSON, JR.
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Raymond Atkinson, Jr., deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of November, 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 2nd day of August, 2026.
Mark J. Hale, Jr.,
Administrator CTA of the
Estate of Raymond Atkinson, Jr.
Baddour, Parker, Hine & Hale, P.C.
Attorneys for Estate
P.O. Box 916
Goldsboro, NC 27533-0916
(919) 735-7275
Published August 2, 2026, August 9, 2026,
August 16, 2026, and August 23, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF JOHN RICHARD SUMMERLIN
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against John Richard Summerlin, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of November, 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 2nd day of August, 2026.
Susan Summerlin Eason
Executor of the Estate
of John Richard Summerlin
3326 Bragg Drive
Wilmington, NC
28409
Published August 2, 2026, August 9, 2026,
August 16, 2026, and August 23, 2026
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Freddie L. McKinnon, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of November, 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 2nd day of August, 2026.
Juanita Rivers
Administrator of the Estate
of Freddie L. McKinnon
4840 Lecque Street, Apt. A206
North Charleston, SC
29405
Published August 2, 2026, August 9, 2026,
August 16, 2026, and August 23, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF JAMES HAROLD DANIELS
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against James Harold Daniels, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of November, 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 2nd day of August, 2026.
Shawn Daniels
Executor of the Estate
of James Harold Daniels
1711 Middleton Road
Goldsboro, NC
27530
Published August 2, 2026, August 9, 2026,
August 16, 2026, and August 23, 2026
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
FILE NO: 26CV002695-950
WAYNE COUNTY and the CITY OF GOLDSBORO, Plaintiffs
vs.
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BRENDA HAMILTON and all assignees, heirs at law and devisees, together with all of their creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in, by, under or through the Estate of Brenda Hamilton, Defendants
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BRENDA HAMILTON
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
A pleading seeking relief has been filed in the above-entitled action and notice of service of process by publication will begin on August 9, 2026.
The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Foreclosure on real property located in Wayne County, North Carolina and described as 307 Olive St., Goldsboro, NC (PIN: 3600044795), 309 Olive St., Goldsboro, NC (PIN: 3600044757) and 311 Olive St., Goldsboro, NC (PIN: 3600043892), which is more completely described in the complaint; to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes. Plaintiffs seek to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you or others may have in said property.
You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than (40) days after the date of the first publication of notice, August 9, 2026, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.
This the 31st day of July, 2026.
Andrew J. Neal
Attorney for Plaintiff
P.O. Box 227
Goldsboro, NC 27533
(919) 705-1713
Published August 9, 2026, August 16, 2026,
and August 23, 2026
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Terry Lynn Sullivan, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of November, 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 9th day of August, 2026.
Bobby Jay Sullivan
Administrator of the Estate
of Terry Lynn Sullivan
8617 Seagate Drive
Raleigh, NC
27615
Published August 9, 2026, August 16, 2026,
August 23, 2026, and August 30, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Isabel Salgado Carrasquillo, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of November, 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 9th day of August, 2026.
Kenneth L. Carrasquillo
Executor of the Estate
of Isabel Salgado Carrasquillo
3407 Saw Mill Road
Grifton, NC
28530
Published August 9, 2026, August 16, 2026,
August 23, 2026, and August 30, 2026
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Timothy Dale Price, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of November, 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 9th day of August, 2026.
Pamela Lewis Price
Administrator of the Estate
of Timothy Dale Price
230 RAB Trail
Goldsboro, NC
27530
Published August 9, 2026, August 16, 2026,
August 23, 2026, and August 30, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against William Henry Hodges, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of November, 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 9th day of August, 2026.
Yolanda Hodges Beatty
Executor of the Estate
of William Henry Hodges
302 Theys Mill Way
Fuquay Varina, NC
27526
Published August 9, 2026, August 16, 2026,
August 23, 2026, and August 30, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Laraine Daw, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of November, 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 9th day of August, 2026.
Sharon D. Martin
Executor of the Estate
of Laraine Daw
2015 Nahunta Road
Pikeville, NC
27863
Published August 9, 2026, August 16, 2026,
August 23, 2026, and August 30, 2026
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY
The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of FLOYD MARK HILL late deceased of Wayne County, hereby notifies all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to file them with the undersigned on or before November 14, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their right to recover against said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.
This 16th day of August 2026.
Lisa Bailey, Administrator
c/o John W. Dees
Attorney for the Estate
100 N. William Street
Post Office Drawer 8
Goldsboro, N. C. 27533-0008
Telephone: 919-735-8311
Published August 16, 2026, August 23, 2026,
August 30, 2026, and September 6, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF GAIL E. TYSINGER
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Gail E. Tysinger, deceased, of Montgomery County, AL, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of November, 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 16th day of August, 2026.
Beverly G. Williams,
Ancillary Executor of the Estate of Gail E. Tysinger
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 August 16, 2026, August 23, 2026,
August 30, 2026, and September 6, 2026
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS —
WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS BLEACER REPLACEMENT
The intent and purpose of this request for proposals is to receive competitive informal bids from licensed
contractors to remove three banks of wood bleachers at two school sites and replace them with three
banks of ADA-compliant electric bleachers and to add one bank of ADA-compliant bleachers in an
auxiliary gym at a third school. All material, equipment, and labor as outlined in this RFP are to be
provided by the Contractor.
More information can be found at bidnetdirect.com.
Dr. Gary Hales
Assistant Superintendent
for Facilities and Operations
Published Aug. 16, 2026, Aug. 23, 2026,
and Aug. 30, 2026
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
WAYNE COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
IN THE MATTER OF:
MARTIN MATTER
26JT000038-950
TAKE NOTICE that a Complaint Seeking termination of parental rights has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Wayne County.
YOU ARE REQUIRED to make a defense to such pleading within 30 days from 16th day of August, 2026, exclusive of said date, to file an answer or other responsive pleadings.
You are entitled to attend any hearing held in this matter, and you are entitled to acquire an attorney to represent you.
This is the 12th day of August, 2026.
Tonya Davis Barber
Attorney for the Petitioner
316 East Walnut Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530
(919) 583-5560
Published Aug. 16, 2026, Aug. 23, 2026,
and Aug. 30, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF WAYNE CLIFTON HARRISON
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Wayne Clifton Harrison, deceased, of Montgomery County, AL, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 16thday of November, 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 16th day of August, 2026.
Sheila H. Turnage and Travis J. Lane
Co-Executors of the Estate of
Wayne Clifton Harrison
1304 Greenbriar Road
Kinston, NC 28501
Published August 16, 2026, August 23, 2026,
August 30, 2026, and September 6, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF MELBA JEAN SYKES
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Melba Jean Sykes, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of November, 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 23rd day of August, 2026.
Angela Jean Lewis,
Executor of the Estate of Melba Jean Sykes
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 August 23, 2026, August 30, 2026,
September 6, 2026, and September 13, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
AUCTION SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting of August 18, 2026, pursuant to NCGS §160A-270 and NCGS §153A-176, authorized the sale by public auction of the following personal property:
• 2009 Mack Rolloff Truck: 1MA2X13C59M008902
• 2013 Cat Rolloff Truck: 1HTJGTKT3DJ161941
• 2009 Fontaine Military Trailer: 5SV2412A1A5901800
• 7Kw Military Light tower Generator: 0844
• 7Kw Military Light tower Generator: 1036
• 1988 Chevy Truck: 1GBHR34K1JJ140922
• 2016 Dodge Charger: 2C3CDXAT6GH347586
• 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe: 1GNSKBKC6GR432045
• 2016 Dodge Charger: 2C3CDXAT7GH347581
• 2019 Dodge Charger: 2C3CDXAT4KH585347
• 2013 Ford Interceptor S.U.V: 1FM5K8AR7DGB40812
• 2016 Ford Interceptor S.U.V: 1FM5K8AR1GGB88696
• 2012 Dodge Charger: 2C3CDXAT7CH316244
• 2003 Ford 150 Truck: 1FTRF17W13NA11988
• 2014 Dodge Charger AWD: 2C3CDXKT6EH357966
• 2008 Ford F150: 1FTRF12228KE55720
• 2007 Ford Ranger: 1FTYR14UX7PA07082
• 2015 Ford Explorer: 1FM5K8AROFGA94470
• 2015 Chevrolet Equinox: 2GNALAEK8F6351189
• 2013 Ford Interceptor S.U.V: 1FM5K8AR5DGB40811
• 2016 Dodge Charger: 2C3CDXAT0GH155774
• 2016 Dodge Charger: 2C3CDXAT5GH347580
• 2017 Dodge Charger: 2C3CDXAT7HH650653
• 2016 Ford F450 Ambulance: 1FDXE4FS8GDC36538
• 2009 Ford F450 Ambulance: 1FDXE45P09DA03480
• 2011 Chevy G4500 Ambulance: 1GB6G5CL3B1177278
• 2011 Chevy G4500 Ambulance: 1GB6G5CL5B1177900
• 2011 Ford Expedition: 1FMJK1G50BEF47132
• 4 Diamond Plate Aluminum Dog Crates
• 1989 Well Cargo Trailer: VIN 5988
• Libby Corp Generator: MEP-804A SER# RZG 00205
• Portable Generator: SER# KA68 C2557
• Fermont Portable Generator: SER# FZ01023
• Portable Generator: SER# KA72003-01485
• Portable Generator: SER# 64629
• Libby Corp Generator: MEP-802A SER# RZB 04083
• Portable Generator: SER# KZ0 0516
• MCII Pull Behind Generator: SER# HX32897
• DRS Fermont Pull Behind Generator: SER# FZ 61327
• Fermont Portable Generator: SER# FZ 01000
The auction will be held at 8:30 a.m. on September 12, 2026, at RDD Auction Company, LLC located at 1260 Raynor Mill Road, Mt. Olive, NC 28365. All property will be sold in its current condition, as is, and the County gives no warranty with respect to usability of the property. Buyers will be required to pay the full amount of his or her bid before the conclusion of the auction to RDD Auction Company LLC in a manner of payment satisfactory to the auctioneer. The County reserves the right to withdraw any listed property from the auction at any time before the auction sale of that property. Further information may be obtained by contacting RDD Auction Company, LLC at (919) 689-9440 or (919) 222-3215 or by visiting www.rddauction.com.
Published August 23, 2026, and August 30, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF GEORGIA BENTON THORNTON
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Raymond Atkinson, Jr., deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of November, 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 23rd day of August, 2026.
Shannon T. Harpel and
Angela G. Mozingo,
Co-Executors of the Estate
of Georgia Benton Thornton
141 Pinsettia Drive
Goldsboro, NC, 27534
Published August 23, 2026, August 30, 2026,
September 6, 2026, and September 13, 2026
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