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Courier Legal Notices 12-31-14

NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR

THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Case No.: 2014–CP–39–00844

Nell R. Ball, Plaintiff, vs. Toney A. Freeman and United States Of America (Internal Revenue Service); Defendants.

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nell R. Ball vs. Toney A. Freeman, the undersigned as Special Referee, Kenneth R. Acker, will sell on January 5, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

“ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, situate and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, and being known and designated as 3.22 acres, more or less, as shown on a plat entitled “Survey For Lewis H. Rose and Jeraldine H. Rose” prepared by Robert R. Spearman, Surveyor, dated 12/21/95, and having such courses, distances, metes and bounds as will be shown by reference to said plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Plat Book 213 at Page 4A.”

This being the identical property conveyed unto Toney A. Freeman by deed of Nell R. Ball dated February 3, 2014, and recorded February 5, 2014, in Deed Book 1581 at page 147, Pickens County records.

TMS #4067-07-57-3528 / Property Address: 1295 Norris Highway, Norris, S.C. 29667

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. The purchaser(s) shall pay for deed and documentary recording fees and the successful bidder shall deposit with Clerk of Court for Pickens County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to 5% of the amount of the bid as evidence of good faith. Deficiency judgment being waived; the bidding will not remain open and will be final on sale day; however, sold subject to the 120 day right of redemption of the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Income Tax Lien filed by the Defendant, United States of America, Internal Revenue Service, against Toney A. Freeman, in the sum of $4,049.24 filed in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina, on March 13, 1992, in Lien Book 92, file 398. In the event the successful bidder fails to comply with the terms of sale within 20 days the deposit will be applied to the cost and the balance distributed to the estate and the Clerk of court shall forthwith resale the property, after due notice and advertisement, at such subsequent sales day until a purchaser who shall comply with the terms of sale is obtained. The subsequent sale or sales shall be made at the risk of the former purchaser.

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Kenneth D. Acker

Special Referee

December 9, 2014

R. Murray Hughes, III

HUGHES LAW FIRM,

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dec. 17, 24, 31

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NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE NO. 14-CP-39-720

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vs- Michael E. Hughes, Linda M. Hughes, Comprehensive Legal Solutions, Inc. and Department of Justice, Defendant(s)

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Michael E. Hughes, Linda M. Hughes, Comprehensive Legal Solutions, Inc. and Department of Justice, I, R. Murray Hughes, Esquire, as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on January 5, 2015, at 11:00 am, at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E. Main Street, Pickens, SC 29671, to the highest bidder:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, situate and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, located off Winding Creek Road and being shown as Tract A, containing 7.00 acres, more or less, on a survey for Rickey M. Merck as prepared by Michael L. Henderson, Cornerstone of Seneca, Inc., PS #6946, dated November 7, 2001, and having such courses, distances, metes and bounds as will be shown by reference to said plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Plat Book 438 at Page 4-B.

This being the same property conveyed to Michael E. Hughes and Linda M. Hughes by deed of Rickey M. Merck dated August 13, 2002, and recorded August 19, 2002, in Deed Book D 691 at Page 103, Pickens County records.

TMS #: 4076-00-78-5924

Physical Address: 602 Winding Creek Rd., Liberty, SC 29657

Mobile Home: 2003 Clayton VID# CAP013912TNAB

SUBJECT TO PICKENS COUNTY TAXES

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.99% per annum.

R. Murray Hughes, Esquire

Special Referee for Pickens County

Theodore von Keller, Esquire

B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire

Sara Hutchins, Esquire

Jonathan Riddle, Esquire

Columbia, South Carolina

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dec. 17, 24, 31

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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

2014-DR-39-660

BARBARA THOMPKINS, Plaintiff, vs. CRYSTAL L. LOCKEE AND JOHN DOE, Defendants.

TO: DEFENDANT, JOHN DOE

YOU will please take notice that the Summons and Amended Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the Family Court on November 5, 2014, and is now on file therein. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action upon the subscriber at his office, 116 West Whitner Street, Anderson South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and if you fail to answer the said Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded.

Elizabeth Waldrep

Robert L. Waldrep, Jr., P.A.

116 West Whitner Street

Anderson, South Carolina 29624

(864)224-6341

Anderson, South Carolina

Dec. 17, 24, 31

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LIS PENDENS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE # 2014-LP-39-1240

Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F. A., Plaintiff, vs- Estate of Doris Skelton Beck, a/k/a Doris Ophelia Beck; South Carolina Department of Revenue; Christopher D. Beck, Nathan E. Beck, Kandis McHugh, Kyle Beck, Baptist Easley Hospital, Greenville Hospital System, Asset Acceptance, LLC, AnMed Health and all other Persons unknown claiming thru Doris S. Beck, a/k/a Doris Ophelia Beck, deceased, any right, title, estate, interest)

in or lien on the real estate described in the Complaint; being as a class designated as John Doe, and any such unknown infants or persons under disability or in the military service being as a class designated as Richard Roe. Defendants

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending before this Court upon Complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for foreclosure of the following described mortgage:

1. Mortgage from Paul E. Beck and Doris Beck to Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A. dated 11-17-2003 and recorded 11-25-2003 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina in Mortgage Book 2496 at Page 1 in the original principal sum of $50,000.00;

The real estate which is the subject of this action is described as follows:

“ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, situate and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, containing 0.60 acres, more or less, according to a survey prepared by Robert R. Spearman, Surveyor, dated November 23, 1992, and having such courses, distances, metes and bounds as will be shown by reference to said plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Plat Book 44 at Page 654.”

This is a portion of the property conveyed unto Paul S. Beck and Doris S. Beck joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of J. W. Smith dated July 11, 1974, and recorded in Deed Book 12-V at page 333, Pickens County records. Paul S. Beck departed this life December 23, 2010 leaving Doris S. Beck as surviving joint tenant. Doris S. Beck departed this life March 28, 2013, see Pickens County Probate Court Case #2013-ES-39-436.

TMS #4076-00-89-4242

Property Address: 633 Winding Creek Road, Liberty, S.C. 29657

___________________________

R. MURRAY HUGHES

Attorney for Plaintiff

P. O. Box 1389

Pickens, SC 29671

(864) 878-2124

SC Bar #2800

September 18, 2014

Pickens, South Carolina

Dec. 31, Jan. 7 , 14

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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE # 2014-CP-39-1240

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this matter, a copy of which was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto upon the subscriber, R. Murray Hughes, at his office located at 4606 Moorefield Memorial Highway, Suite 3, (P.O. Box 1389) Pickens, South Carolina, 29671, within thirty (30) days from the date of service hereof upon you. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court, above named, for judgment by default to be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the within Complaint.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference in this case to the Special Referee for this Court, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case and any appeal from the final judgment entered herein to be made directly to the South Carolina Supreme Court or Court of Appeals as appropriate.

________________________

R. Murray Hughes

Attorney for Plaintiff

P.O. Box 1389

Pickens, SC 29671

(864)878-2124

S. C. Bar #2800

September 18, 2014

Pickens, South Carolina

Dec. 31, Jan. 7 , 14

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE No. 2014-CP-39-1240

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Upon reading the attached Affidavit, it appears to my satisfaction that this is a proper case in which service may be had upon Defendants by publication as authorized by 15-9-730 and 15-9-720 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice and Service by Publication shall be published in Pickens County Courier, a newspaper having general circulation in the County of Pickens, South Carolina, once a week, on the same day of each week, for a period of three consecutive weeks, said publication being hereby designated as the one most likely to give notice to said Defendants. Any Defendant having a last known address shall be mailed a copy of the Summons and Complaint certified mail\restricted delivery.

AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Judge Welmaker

JUDGE, THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OR CLERK OF COURT

FOR PICKENS COUNTY

PICKENS, SOUTH CAROLINA

December 22, 2014

Dec. 31, Jan. 7 , 14

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