NOTICE
To all persons claiming an interest in a 1970 10’ Aluminum Jon Boat. Jack Jennings will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft. If you have a claim to the watercraft contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3699. Upon 30 days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue a clear title. Case #20200807950446
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SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE PROBATE COURT
Case No. 2022ES39675

IN RE: Earl J. May, Jr., Terry Lynn May, Petitioner, Vs. Earl J. May, III (deceased) John Doe, representing a class of Unknown heirs of the Decedent Earl J. May, Jr., Defendant

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at P.O. Box 93, Easley, SC 29641, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the ser-vice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and No-tice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff.

BRIAN K. JAMES, LLC
Brian K. James (11215)
Attorney for the Plaintiff
P.O. Box 93
Easley, SC 29641
Tel. 864.859.5918
Fax. 864.859.8848
Easley, SC
March 16, 2022

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NOTICE OF HEARING
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE PROBATE COURT
CASE NUMBER: 2007ES3900675

IN THE MATTER OF:
EARL J. MAY, JR.
(Decedent) )

DATE: JUNE 29TH, 2022
TIME: 9:30AM
PLACE:
PROBATE COURT, 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16, PICKENS, SC

PURPOSE OF HEARING*:
Petition to Determine Heirs

Executed this 26th day of April, 2022.

Print Name: Brian K. James
Address: PO Box 93
Easley, SC 29641
Telephone (Work): 864-859-5918
Relationship to Decedent/Estate:
Attorney

NOTE: Probate Court recommends that all interested parties be represented by counsel licensed to practice law in South Carolina. If any interested party wishes to represent him/herself, he/she will be required to adhere to the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and South Carolina Rules of Evidence.

*When sending Notice of Hearing to interested parties upon whom pleadings were not required to be served, attach the petition or motion to be held.

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SUMMONS
QUIET TITLE ACTION
(NON-JURY REQUESTED)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2021-CP-39-00714

Kyle L. Jones, Plaintiff(s) vs. Pamela Fuller, Curtis Bowens, Roger Bowens, the unknown heirs of Will C. Johnson, the unknown heirs of Maggie J. Hallums, the unknown heirs of William C. Hallums, “John Doe”, representing a class made up of all unknown parties who may have some right, title, or interest in the property having Tax Map # 5109-15-74-4708, (hereafter, the subject property), and “Richard Roe”, representing a class made up of all unknown infants and all unknown disabled parties who may have some right, title or interest in the subject property, Defendant(s)

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, Adam B. Lambert, at his office located at 859 Pendleton Street, (P.O. Box 9) 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.

TO: MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS:

YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and notified to apply for appointment of Guardian ad Litem to represent said infant under eighteen years of age within thirty days after the service of this Summons. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff herein.

TO: INFANT(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND IMPRISONED PERSON(S):

YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and notified to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, and if you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff herein.

TO: INFANT(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (INCOMPETENT OR INSANE) AND TO THE GENERAL OR TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN, CONSERVATOR/COMMITTEE WITH WHOM (S)HE (THEY) RESIDE(S):

YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and notified to apply for appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent said infant(s) under fourteen years (said incompetent or insane person) within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, and if you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff herein.

Acker Lambert Hinton P.A.
By: s/ Adam B. Lambert
Adam B. Lambert (Adam@ALHFirm.com) SC Bar No.: 100155
Sean J. Hinton (Sean@ALHFirm.com)
SC Bar No.: 100123
J. Baker Cleveland, III
(Baker@ALHFirm.com)
SC Bar No.: 78744
Attorneys for Plaintiff
PO Box 9
859 Pendleton Street
Pickens, South Carolina
864-878-1184

Pickens, SC
May 2, 2022

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LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, upon a Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants to have the title to real property quieted in the name of the Plaintiff. The real property covered and affected by the said action at the time of the filing of this Notice, is described as follows:
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate lying and being in the City of Easley, State and County aforesaid, known as Lot M-3 in Block M as shown by Plat of Fairview Heights, surveyed by J.R. Edwards, C.E. in June 1907 and being a fifty foot front on Lathem Street and a depth of one hundred fifty feet. This being the lot conveyed to me by S.J. Valley on the 14th day of April, 1919 by deed recorded in Office of Clerk of Court for Pickens County in Book 3 at Page 6 referenced to which deed is hereby made.

TMS: 5109-15-74-4708

Property Address: 211 N. 2nd St., Easley, SC 29640

This is the property conveyed to Will C. Johnson by deed dated December 2, 1919 and recorded in Deed Book 3E at Page 345, records of Pickens County, South Carolina.

NOTICE NISI
Non-Jury
Quiet Title Action
TO THOSE DEFENDANTS JOHN DOE, REPRESENTING A CLASS MADE UP OF ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO MAY HAVE SOME RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HAVING TAX MAP # 5109-15-74-4708 AND RICHARD ROE, REPRESENTING A CLASS MADE UP OF ALL UNKNOWN INFANTS AND ALL UNKNOWN DISABLED PARTIES WHO MAY HAVE SOME RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY that Brian K. James, Esq. of 609 W. Main St., Easley, SC 29640 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem, for all Defendants who may be incompetent, minors, person under disability, and person in the military of the United States of America by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Pickens County dated April 18, 2022 and the said appointment shall become absolute thirty (30) days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone on their behalf, shall procure a proper person to be appointed as Guardian ad Litem for them with (30) days after the final publication of this Notice.
Acker Lambert Hinton P.A.
By: s/ Adam B. Lambert
Adam B. Lambert
(Adam@ALHFirm.com)
SC Bar No.: 100155
Sean J. Hinton
(Sean@ALHFirm.com)
SC Bar No.: 100123
J. Baker Cleveland, III
(Baker@ALHFirm.com)
SC Bar No.: 78744
Attorneys for Plaintiff
PO Box 9
859 Pendleton Street
Pickens, South Carolina
864-878-1184

Pickens, SC
May 2, 2022

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NOTICE OF SALE
Case No. 2021-CP-39-00052
BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Estate of Billy L. Hicks and Cindy P. Hicks v. Zachary Derrick, Nikki Derrick, 1st Franklin Financial, Credit Central, and RMC Financial Services, Case No. 2021-CP-39-00052, I, the undersigned Special Referee, or my Designee, for Pickens County, will sell on June 6, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, SC, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, being shown and designated as Lot 50, on Plat entitled “Long Creek Acres”, prepared by Robert R. Spearman, R.L.S # 3615, dated December, 1973 and recorded in Plat Book 19 at page 541, in the Register of Deeds Office for Pickens County, South Carolina. Reference being hereby given for a more complete metes and bounds description thereof.”

This being the same property conveyed unto Zachary Derrick and Nikki Derrick by deed from Billy L. Hicks and Cindy P. Hicks dated February 25, 2009, and recorded on March 6, 2009, in Deed Book 1241 at Page 66, in the Register of Deeds Office for Pickens County, South Carolina.

This conveyance is made subject to any and alt existing reservations, easements, rights of way, zoning ordinances, setback lines, and restrictions or protective covenants that may appear of record, on the recorded plat(s), or on the premises, of record, including matters shown on recorded plats.

TMS No: 5039-11-57-0353
Property Address:
137 Long Creek Drive
Easley, SC 29640
ALSO: the mobile home identified as 1972 LNXP Model SM144, Vehicle ID 3942

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee, or his Designee, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, 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 successful bidder fail or refused to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee or his Designee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the deed and interests in the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of Five Percent (5%) per annum.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS, AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

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.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sales date.
__________________________
Honorable Adam B. Lambert
Special Referee, Pickens County

Dated: April 28, 2022
Pickens, SC

BRIAN K. JAMES, L.L.C.
Attorney for the Plaintiff
Post Office Box 93
Easley, South Carolina 29641
Tel. 864.859.5918
Fax. 864.859.8848

May 18, 25, June 1
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SPECIAL REFEREE’S SALE
CASE NO. 2022-CP-39-00104

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Provident Funding Associates, L.P. against Lindsay Ann Koenig, I, the Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on Monday, June 6, 2022, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the Pickens County Courthouse, Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, in Hurricane Township, being shown and designated as Lot 3 on a survey entitled “Survey for McShire Associates, Inc.,” dated 04/10/2008, prepared by Stephen R. Edwards & Associates, Inc., and recorded in the ROD Office for Pickens County, SC in Plat Book 600 at Page 82. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more complete metes and bounds description thereof.

This being a portion of property conveyed to Sterling Custom Homes, LLC by deed from McShire Associates, LLC, dated 04/02/14 and recorded 04/07/14 in the Register of Deeds Office for Pickens County, SC in Deed Book 1595, at Page 155.

LESS HOWEVER: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, in Hurricane Township, being shown and designated as Pt Lot 3 on a survey entitled “Survey for Anna L. Gravely,” dated 7/27/2015, prepared by Jay Dunn Land Surveyor, PLS #24276, and recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Pickens County, SC, in Plat Book 602 at Page 129. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more complete metes and bounds description thereof.

This is the same property conveyed unto Lindsay Ann Koenig by deed from Sterling Custom Homes, LLC dated 10/19/16 and recorded on 10/20/16 in the Register of Deeds Office for Pickens County, South Carolina in Deed Book 1809 at Page 300.

The above-described property is subject to any and all easements and/or rights of way for roads, utilities, drainage, etc. as may appear of record and/or on the premises and to any and all restrictions, covenants or zoning ordinances affecting such property as may appear of record.

TMS#: 4069-00-43-8178

494 Belle Shoals Road
Six Mile, South Carolina 29682

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee for Pickens County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the 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 non-compliance. If the Plaintiff’s representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Special Referee for Pickens County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.750% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Pickens County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

s/Benjamin E. Grimsley
S.C. Bar No. 103116
D’Alberto, Graham & Grimsley, LLC
Attorney for the Plaintiff
PO Box 11682
Columbia, SC 29211
803-233-1177
bgrimsley@dgglegal.com

May 18, 25, June 1
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