Public Notices — Sept. 7, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF SAM A. JERNIGAN, III

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Sam A. Jernigan, III, 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 November 17, 2025, 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 7^th day of August, 2025.

Eleanore Jernigan, Executor

of the Estate of Sam A. Jernigan, III

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

(919) 734-1841

Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS-ESTATE OF RONALD MICHAEL YOUNG-FILE NO. 25E001637-950

ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Ronald Michael Young, deceased, of Wayne County, NC, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before November 17, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This the 17^th day of August, 2025.

Brian Young, Administrator

c/o Whitaker & Hamer, PLLC

121 E. Main Street

Clayton, NC 27520

Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Frances Preston, deceased of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17^th day of November, 2025, 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 17^th day of August, 2025.

Derald G. Preston,

Administrator of the
Estate of Frances Preston

404 Miller Ave.

Goldsboro, NC
27530

Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF TERRI SASSER

Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Terri Sasser, 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 November 17, 2025, 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 17^th day of August, 2025.

Shanna Gurley, Fiduciary

of the Estate of Terri Sasser

4893 Wyse Fork Road

Dover, NC

28526

Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF JEFFREY LANE WELLS

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Jeffrey Lane Wells, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17^th day of November, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recover. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 17^th day of August, 2025.

Ashlee Schallert,

Administrator of the Estate of Jeffrey Lane Wells

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 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AND DEBTORS

OF LINWOOD E. HINES

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Linwood E. Hines, 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 November 17, 2025, 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 13^th day of August, 2025.

Vicky J. Benton Lancaster, Executor

of the Estate of Linwood E. Hines

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 August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against John Wesley Southerland, deceased of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 24^th day of November, 2025, 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 24^th day of July, 2025.

Edward A. Southerland

Administrator of the Estate of John Wesley Southerland

701 Rosemont Avenue

Wilmington, NC

28403

Published August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, September 7, 2025, and September 14, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

OF EMMA JEAN KILPATRICK WILLIAMS SCOTT

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Emma Jean Kilpatrick Williams Scott, 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 November 24, 2025, 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 19^th day of August, 2025.

Thelma Susan Williams McClenny,
Executor of the Estate
of Emma Jean Kilpatrick Williams Scott

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 August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, September 7, 2025, and September 14, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF RUBY LEE PITTMAN RAINS

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Ruby Lee Pittman Rains, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 24^th day of November, 2025, 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 24^th day of August, 2025.

Mary Deborah Rains Davis and Timothy Rowe Rains,

Co-Administrators of the
Estate of Ruby Lee Pittman Rains

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 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, September 7, 2025, and September 14, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

OF CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH LEE

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Christopher Joseph Lee, 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 November 30, 2025, 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 22^ndday of August, 2025.

Matthew Joseph Lee, Administrator

of the Estate of Christopher Joseph Lee

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

August 31, 2025, September 7, 2025, and September 14, 2025, and September 21, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

OF ALLEN NELSON CUNNINGHAM

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Allen Nelson Cunningham, 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 November 30, 2025, 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 21^st day of August, 2025.

Joyce Anderson Cunningham, Administrator

of the Estate of Allen Nelson Cunningham

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

August 31, 2025, September 7, 2025, and September 14, 2025, and September 21, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Eugene Brown, 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 November 30, 2025, 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 31^st day of August, 2025.

Oramanee K. Edwards, Administrator

of the Estate of Kenneth Eugene Brown

164 Brook Meadow Lane

LaGrange, NC 28551

August 31, 2025, September 7, 2025, and September 14, 2025, and September 21, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Julia Cousins Frederick, 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 December 8, 2025, 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 7^th day of September, 2025.

Adrian S. Cousins, Administrator

of the Estate of Julia Cousins Frederick

105 Bernier Court

Princeton, NC 27569

September 7, 2025, September 14, 2025, September 21, 2025, and September 28, 2025

REQUEST FOR BIDS —
PARKING LOT REPLACEMENT
AT 13 CONVENIENT CENTER
GOLDSBORO, NC

The County of Wayne is soliciting sealed bids for the removal and installation of new parking lot at the Solid Waste 13 Convenient 470 W Hill St Goldsboro 27534.

Copies of the Request for Bids (RFB) may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Wayne County Procurement Specialist, phone (919) 705-1714 during regular business hours. They can also be obtained on our website at https://www.waynegov.com/Bids.aspx. The County of Wayne reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals. The County of Wayne encourages all businesses, including minority, women owned businesses to respond to all Request for Proposals.

Bids shall be submitted to Wayne County Attn: Mandy Trujillo, Procurement Specialist 224-226 E. Walnut Street, or P.O. Box 227, 4^th Floor Attn: Finance Goldsboro, NC 27533, no later than 2:00 P.M. on September 17, 2025.

No request for bids will be accepted after the official time and date.

This is the 7^th day of September, 2025

Mandy Trujillo

Procurement Specialist

County of Wayne

Published September 7, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
JOHN MERRITT LEAR PEACOCK

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against John Merritt Lear Peacock, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 8^th day of December, 2025, 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 7^th day of September, 2025.

Robin Peacock Dawson,

Executor of the Estate of John Merritt Lear Peacock

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

September 7, 2025, September 14, 2025, September 21, 2025, and September 28, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF JOYCE SMITH COATES

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Joyce Smith Coats, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 8^th day of December, 2025, 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 7^th day of September, 2025.

Douglas Allen Coates
and Lori Coates Thomas,

Co-Executors of the Estate of Joyce Smith Coates

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

September 7, 2025, September 14, 2025, September 21, 2025, and September 28, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF JOSEPH IRVIN POWELL

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Joseph Irvin Powell, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 8^th day of December, 2025, 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 7^th day of September, 2025.

Willie Ray Powell,

Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Irvin Powell

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

September 7, 2025, September 14, 2025,
September 21, 2025, and September 28, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF MARY ALICE WILSON

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Mary Alice Wilson, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 8^th day of December, 2025, 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 7^th day of September, 2025.

LuAnn Smith Burton,

Executor of the Estate of Mary Alice Wilson

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

September 7, 2025, September 14, 2025,
September 21, 2025, and September 28, 2025