NOTICE OF SALE

2014-CP-39-1076

By virtue of an Order of Foreclosure in the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, granted in the case of Ermiena M. Miles vs. Bobby Owens a/k/a Bobby M. Owens a/k/a Bobby M. Owens, Jr., et al., Daniel E. Hunt, Special Referee for Pickens County will sell on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 11 o’clock a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse, Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit:

“All those certain pieces, parcels or lots of land, with any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, being shown and designated as “Tract 1”, containing 0.80 acres, AND “Tract 2”, containing 0.52 acres, according to plat entitled “Survey for Ermiena M. Miles”,prepared by Jay Dunn Land Surveyor, dated July 15, 2013 and recorded July 24, 2013 in the Pickens County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book 599 at Page 42, incorporated herein by reference, and having such metes and bounds as are more particularly described thereon.”

This is the same property conveyed to Bobby Owens and Dawn Owens by deed of Ermiena M. Miles individually and as Trustee, dated November 1, 2013 and recorded November 12, 2013 at the Register of Deeds Office for Pickens County, South Carolina in Deed Book 1564 at page 37.

TERMS OF SALE: CASH to the highest bidder, other than plaintiff, with 5% of the successful bid due in cash or certified check as a deposit at the conclusion of the sale. The successful bidder shall comply with his bid within (20) days after the sale or the deposit shall be forfeited, applied to costs first and Plaintiff’s attorney fee next, and the property shall be resold at a subsequent Sales Day at the risk of the defaulting bidder. The Purchaser shall pay any current or delinquent property taxes thereon and the cost of the deed, stamps and recording.

Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not close on the Sales Day, but will remain open for a period of 30 days from the date of the sale. Plaintiff reserves the right to waive the request for a deficiency judgment up to and including the date of the sale. Bidding will reopen on April 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Office of the Special Referee.

If Plaintiff or its representative does not appear at the Sale, then the sale shall be postponed. The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Neither Plaintiff nor its attorney make any representations to third parties as to the status of the title to the property. Prospective purchasers should consult an attorney and examine the title to the property being sold.

Daniel E. Hunt,

Special Referee

Feb. 5, 2015

Robinson Law Firm, P.A.

Attorney for Plaintiff

P.O. Box 738

Easley, S.C. 29641

864-859-7501

Feb. 11, 18, 25

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LIS PENDENS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE # 2014-CP-39-1493

CASE # 2014-LP-39-335

Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Plaintiff, vs- Monica Lynn Aiken, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Melinda Pilgrim Davis, deceased, Phillip G. Pilgrim, Austin Derrick Gilstrap Christy Brooks, a/k/a Melinda Christine Aiken Zinc; Asset Acceptance, LLC; Citibank, NA; Mike Aiken, Phillips & Cohen Associates; Verizon Wireless; and all other Persons unknownb claiming thru Melinda Pilgrim Davis, 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; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. Defendants

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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 Melinda Pilgrim Davis to Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A., in the original principle sum of $36,000.00, dated September 11, 2012, and recorded September 19, 2012 in Mortgage Book 4516 at Page 350 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina.

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, and being shown and designated as Lots 35 and 36 as shown on a survey prepared by T. H. Walker, Jr., PLS #3812, dated March 20, 1997, and recorded on July 25, 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 426 at Page 8.”

ALSO: one 1994 27X56 Horton Mobile Home, Serial Number H10G085GLR, titled to Melinda Pilgrim (Davis).

This conveyance also includes the right of ingress and egress over any common areas or roads as shown on the referenced plats, surveys or property descriptions located in the subdivision with the right to transfer this right of ingress and egress to any subsequent purchaser.

This being the identical property conveyed unto Melinda Pilgrim by deed of Larry E. Anderson, et al., dated December 19, 2007, and recorded December 20, 2007, in Deed Book 1155 at page 317, Pickens County records.

TMS #4151-00-98-1709

Property Address: 104 Eugene Road, Pickens, S.C. 29671

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R. MURRAY HUGHES, III

Attorney for Plaintiff

P. O. Box 1389

Pickens, SC 29671

(864) 878-2124

SC Bar #2800

December 11, 2014

Pickens, South Carolina

Feb. 11, 18, 25

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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE # 2014-CP-39-1493

Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Plaintiff, vs- Monica Lynn Aiken, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Melinda Pilgrim Davis, deceased, Phillip G. Pilgrim, Austin Derrick Gilstrap Christy Brooks, a/k/a Melinda Christine Aiken Zinc; Asset Acceptance, LLC; Citibank, NA; Mike Aiken, Phillips & Cohen Associates; Verizon Wireless; and all other Persons unknown claiming thru Melinda Pilgrim Davis, 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; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. Defendants

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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,III, 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

December 11, 2014

Pickens, South Carolina

Feb. 11, 18, 25

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE No. 2014-CP-39-1493

Pickens Savings and Loan Association, F.A., Plaintiff, vs. Monica Lynn Aiken, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Melinda Pilgrim Davis, deceased, Phillip G. Pilgrim, Austin Derrick Gilstrap Christy Brooks, a/k/a Melinda Christine Aiken Zinc; Asset Acceptance, LLC; Citibank, NA; Phillips & Cohen Associates; Verizon Wireless; and all other Persons unknown claiming thru Melinda Pilgrim Davis, 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; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. Defendants

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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 Defendants 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/Alexander S. Macaulay #2063

JUDGE, THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OR CLERK OF COURT

FOR PICKENS COUNTY

PICKENS, SOUTH CAROLINA

February 3, 2015

Feb. 11, 18, 25

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Public Hearing Notice

The Oolenoy Watershed Conservation District will host a public hearing at 6:00 PM on March 5, 2015 at the Pickens Soil and Water Conservation District office at 144 McDaniel Avenue in Pickens. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comment on the 2016 budget. The District had no revenues in 2015. The proposed 2016 budget is $12,698 which will be a 2.1 mil tax rate.

Feb. 18, 25

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SUMMONS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE FAMILY COURT

2014-DR-39-134

Michael David Litten, Plaintiff v. Kenneth Shaw, et al., Defendants

TO KENNETH SHAW

You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in the foregoing cause of action and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint upon Erwin Law Firm, P.A. at 413 Gentry Mem. Hwy., Easley, SC 29640 within thirty (30) days after service hereof. If you fail to answer within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief requested.

James S. Erwin, III, Esquire

413 Gentry Mem. Hwy.

Easley, SC 29640

864-855-4595

Feb. 18, 25, March 4

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DEMAND HEARING

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE PROBATE COURT

CASE NUMBER: 2014ES390026

IN THE MATTER OF:

WILLIAM GEORGE ELLIS, JR.

(Decedent)

As an interested person in the above Estate, you are hereby notified that the documents necessary to close this Estate have been filed with the Probate Court. These documents are the full Accounting (if applicable) for this Estate, the Proposal for Distribution (if applicable), and the Application for Settlement.

From the date this proof is filed with the Court, YOU HAVE THIRTY (30) DAYS TO DEMAND IN WRITING A HEARING (use FORM 113ES) concerning any matter included in these closing documents.

If you do not file WITH THE COURT written demand for hearing (on FORM 113ES) within this time period, the Court may enter such orders on such conditions as may be requested and as the Court deems appropriate.

If you do file a written demand for hearing (use FORM 113ES) within this time period, a hearing date will be set, and Notice of Hearing will be sent to you.

The address of the Court is:

Pickens County Probate Court

222 McDaniel Ave. B-16

Pickens, SC 29671

Executed this 2nd day of February, 2015.

Personal Representative: Susan R. Parker

Address: P.O. Box 723

Liberty, SC 29657

(Cell): 864-238-6725

Feb. 25, March 4, 11

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SPECIAL REFEREE’S SALE

CASE NO. 2014-CP-39-1278

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of FIRST CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, INC. against Jill Andrea Fernandez a/k/a Jill Andrea Jones Soto; The Estate of Ramon M. Fernandez, deceased, and any other Heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors, Assigns, Spouses, Creditors, and all others claiming any right, title, or interest in the real estate known as Lot 73, Phase 1, Keowee Mountain Lakes Estates, SC; any adults or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any minors or persons under legal disability, being a class known as Richard Roe, I, the Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 East Main Street, Pickens, SC, 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, and being known and designated as Lot(s) Seventy-Three (73), Phase 1, Keowee Mountain Lakes Estates Subdivision as more fully shown on a Plat recorded in Plat Book/Slide 520 at Page 9-14, records of Pickens County, South Carolina, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

This being the property conveyed to Mortgagor(s) by deed of Keowee Mountain, Inc. dated March 2, 2005 and recorded in Deed Book 896 at Page 107, records of Pickens County, South Carolina.

Property Address: Lot 73, Phase 1, Keowee Mountain Lakes Estates Subdivision, Pickens, SC

TMS # 4151-00-08-8551

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee 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, then the Special Referee 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 demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

Purchaser to 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 6.00% per annum. Subject to assessments, Pickens County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

R. Murray Hughes, III, Esquire

Special Referee for Pickens County

Kenison, Dudley & Crawford, LLC

F. Lee Prickett, III, Attorney for Plaintiff

Feb. 25, March 4, 11

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