NOTICE OF HEARING

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE PROBATE COURT

CASE NO. 2013-ES-39-00849

Perry H. Gravely, Personal Representative, Estate of Charles M. Thomas, Deceased, Petitioner, vs. Donald Thomas, Jr., Larry Wayne Thomas, Alicia Mae Thomas, Camey Lynn Thomas West, and Dennis Hendrix, Respondents.

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TO: Cammie Lynn Thomas West, Donald Thomas, Jr., and Alicia Mae Thomas:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned action was filed on June 26, 2014, in the Probate Court for Pickens County, South Carolina. This action seeks authority for the personal representative to sell real property of the Estate of Charles M. Thomas, (“Decedent”) “in aid of assets”..

A hearing has been scheduled in connection with this matter on the 4th day of December, 2014, at 2:30 o’clock p.m. in the Probate Court for Pickens County located in Room B-16, Pickens County Administration Building, 222 McDaniel Avenue, Pickens, South Carolina.

Please be present at said hearing if you are an above Respondent, heir or other interested party in the aforementioned estate of Charles M. Thomas, if so minded.

Perry H. Gravely,

Personal Representative

Petitioner

105 West Cedar Rock St.

P. O. Box 219

Pickens, SC 29671

864-878-1577

September 2014

Oct 29 Nov.5, 12

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE PROBATE COURT

CASE NO. 2013-ES-39-00849

Perry H. Gravely, Personal Representative, Estate of Charles M. Thomas, Deceased, Petitioner, vs. Donald Thomas, Jr., Larry Wayne Thomas, Alicia Mae Thomas, Camey Lynn Thomas West, and Dennis Hendrix,

Respondents.

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TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE-NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and required to answer the Petition for Sale of Real Property in this action which was filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Pickens County, South Carolina, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at 105 West Cedar Rock St., Post Office Box 219, Pickens, South Carolina, within THIRTY (30) DAYS after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the petition within that time, the relief requested therein will be granted.

Perry H. Gravely,

Personal Representative

Petitioner

105 West Cedar Rock St.

P. O. Box 219

Pickens, SC 29671

864-878-1577

June 19, 2014

Oct 29 Nov.5, 12

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NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE PROBATE COURT

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF: PICKENS

CASE NUMBER: 2007-ES-39-377

IN THE MATTER OF:

FLORINE IVESTER POWELL, a/k/a

FLORINE I. POWELL

(Decedent)

DATE: December 16, 2014

TIME: 10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

PICKENS COUNTY PROBATE COURT,

222 McDaniel Ave., B16,

Pickens, SC 29671

PURPOSE OF HEARING:

TO DETERMINE HEIRS OF

FLORINE IVESTER POWELL

Executed this

7TH day of OCTOBER, 2014.

David K. Allison

Allison Law Firm, P. A.

P. O. Box 879,

Pickens, SC 29671

864-306-3201

dkallison@bellsouth.net

Relationship to Decedent/Estate:

Attorney for Petitioner

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.

Oct 29, Nov. 5, 12

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SUMMONS

IN THE PROBATE COURT

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

COUNTY OF PICKENS

CASE NO. 2007-ES-39-377

IN THE MATTER OF:

FLORINE IVESTER POWELL A/K/A

FLORINE I. POWELL, DECEASED LLOYD POWELL Petitioner, vs. LLOYD POWELL, ESTATE OF LORETTA J. MICHELTREE, TERRY NEAL POWELL, PHILLIP TAYLOR POWELL, TIMOTHY WAYNE POWELL, KENNETH SCOTT POWELL, AND SHARON POWELL Respondent(s).

TO THE RESPONDENT(S) ABOVE-NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Petition upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Petition, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

PICKENS, South Carolina

Dated: October 7, 2014

DAVID K. ALLISON

ALLISON LAW FIRM, P.A.

P. O. BOX 879

PICKENS, SC 29671

(864) 306-3201

(864) 306-3462 FAX

Oct 29, Nov. 5, 12

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LIS PENDENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

No. 2014-CP-39-1072

MARIE BOBO, Plaintiff, vs. HEATHER LAVIGNE, JOHN LAVIGNE, AND STEVE ROPER, Defendant.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending for the Foreclosure of a Mortgage of Real Property located in Pickens County, South Carolina owned Defendant. The real property is described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying and being situate in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, containing 2.42 acres, more or less, and being more fully described as follows, to-wit:

BEGINNING at a point in Pleasant Grove Road, common corner with property of Masters and running N60-30E 276.70 feet to a point; thence N29-29W 329.67 feet to a point; thence S83-03W 237.58 feet to a point; thence S27-44W 68.12 feet to a point in Pleasant Grove Road; thence with the road S29-29E 383.91 feet to the point of Beginning.

TMS: 5117-00-52-4956

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Adam B. Lambert (100155)

Attorney for Plaintiff

The Acker & Lambert Firm, P.A.

PO Box 9

859 Pendleton Street

Pickens, South Carolina

864-878-1184

Nov. 5, 12, 19

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SUMMONS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

No. 2014-CP-39-1072

MARIE BOBO, Plaintiff, vs. HEATHER LAVIGNE, JOHN LAVIGNE, AND STEVE ROPER, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this compliant upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

THE ACKER & LAMBERT FIRM, PA

Adam B. Lambert (100155)

Attorney for Plaintiff

The Acker & Lambert Firm, P.A.

PO Box 9

859 Pendleton Street

Pickens, South Carolina

864-878-1184

Nov. 5, 12, 19

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AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

CASE NO. 12-CP-39-877

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vs- Palmer D. Hoxit, Cathy D. Hoxit, RMC Financial Services, Advance Today, and National Finance, Defendant(s)

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Palmer D. Hoxit, Cathy D. Hoxit, RMC Financial Services, Advance Today, and National Finance, I, R. Murray Hughes, Esquire, as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on December 01, 2014, 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 and being situate in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, located off of Gravely Road and being shown and designated as Tract 2, 0.74 acre, on a Survey for Palmer and Eliza Jane Hoxit and Palmer David Hoxit prepared by C. E. Shehan Surveying dated August 30, 2002, and Having such courses distances, metes and bounds as will be shown by reference to said plat recorded in Plat Book 461 at Page

19A.

This being the same property conveyed to Palmer David Hoxit on September 20, 2002, and recorded October 9, 2002, in Deed Book 699 at Page 285, Office of Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Palmer David Hoxit conveyed half interest to Cathy D. Hoxit by Deed dated April 8, 2005 and recorded April 7, 2005 in Deed Book 895 at Page 200, Pickens County records.

Tax Map# 4172-00-55-6596

1173 Gravley Road, Pickens, SC 29671

Mobile Home: 2005 CLAY VIN # CAP018358TNAB

TMS #:

Physical Address: 1173 Gravley Road, Pickens, SC 29671

Mobile Home: 2005 CLAY VIN # CAP018358TNAB

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 9.25% per annum.

R. Murray Hughes, Esquire

Special Referee for Pickens County

Theodore von Keller, Esquire

B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire

Sara Hutchins

Columbia, South Carolina

Attorney for Plaintiff

Nov. 12, 19, 26

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AMENDED

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of the Order heretofore granted in the case of SunTrust Bank vs. Roy C. Watkins; R & T Asset Management Inc. a/k/a R & T Asset Management, Inc.; Watkins Development Company, Inc.; and Bank of America, N.A., Case No. 2013-CP-39-1494, the undersigned Special Referee, or his designee, will offer for sale at public auction at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E. Main Street, Pickens, South Carolina, on December 1, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., the following described property, to-wit:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate in Old Bethlehem School District, State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, on the right hand side of the highway leading from Easley to Pickens, known as the Dorr Place, same being on the Northwestern side of the intersection of a road leading from Elljean Mill to said highway, containing one and 11/100 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described by a plat of same made by J.A. Pickens, Surveyor, on the 18th day of August, 1954, as follows:

BEGINNING at the intersection of said road on an iron pin; thence along the right-of-way of Pickens Highway N 49 W, 175 feet to an iron pin on said right-of-way; thence N 41 E, 249 feet to an iron pin; thence S 49 E, 204 feet to an iron pin; thence along the county road from Elljean Mill S 50 ¼ W, 250 feet to the BEGINNING corner.

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.

BEING the same property conveyed to R & T Asset Management, Inc. by deed of Willie D. Cooper, Jackie C. Cooper and Kathy C. Gravely dated August 23, 2005, and recorded September 2, 2005, in the ROD Office for Pickens County, South Carolina in Deed Book 935 at Page 231.

TMS#: 5100-13-03-1267

SUBJECT TO PICKENS COUNTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Court, at the conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) percent of the bid, in cash or its equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price only in case of compliance with the bid, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Special Referee or his designee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent date to be determined by the Court, at the risk of the said highest bidder.

As the right to seek a deficiency judgment has been waived, the bidding will not remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the judicial Deed, any documentary stamps on the Deed, recording of the Deed, and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.44% per annum.

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Charles B. Simmons, Jr., Special Referee

A. Smith Podris

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

200 Meeting Street, Suite 301

Charleston, SC 29401

(843) 727-2650

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Nov. 12, 19, 26

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Notice of Sale

C/A No: 2013-CP-39-00116

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of CitiMortgage, Inc. vs. Benjamin Hiott, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, and Equicredit Corporation of America,, I the undersigned as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 11:00 AM , at the County Courthouse, Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

Legal Description and Property Address:

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Cartee Road in the Township of Liberty, in the County of Pickens, State of South Carolina, shown as a lot labeled `Stephen & Pamela Burgess, Plat by T.C. Keith, dated December 9, 1998` on a plat of proposed lot for Mark A. Isle prepared by T. Craig Keith, RLS, dated December 9, 1998, recorded January 4, 1999 in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Pickens County in Plat Book 334 at Page 20-A. Reference is hereby made to said plat for a more accurate and complete metes and bounds description thereof. Said lot is bounded on the Northeast by Lot 1 as shown on said plat for 207.76 feet; on the Southeast by property now or formerly of Keith Harris for 108.64 feet; on the Southwest by property now or formerly of Jane Hamby for 201.44 feet; and on the Northwest by Cartee Road for 103.10 feet.

TOGETHER with improvements on said property which includes a 1998 Peachstate Mobile Home, 28 x 52, Serial Number PSHGA21451AB.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Benjamin Hiott by virtue of a Deed from Asrey Properties & Investments, Inc., dated August 22, 2002 and recorded August 28, 2002, in Deed Book 693 at Page 40, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina.

314 Cartee Road, Liberty, SC 29657

TMS#: 5007-00-17-2492 (land and mobile home), ,

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six and 625/1000 (6.625%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Special Referee for Pickens County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Thirty (30) days, the Special Referee shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days pursuant to the S.C. Code Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

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Special Referee

For Pickens County

Pickens, South Carolina

____________________________, 2014.

KORN LAW FIRM, P.A.

Attorney for Plaintiff

1300 Pickens Street

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 252-5817

Nov. 12, 19, 26

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SUMMONS AND NOTICES

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

C/A NO: 14-CP-39-1278

(NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)

First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., PLAINTIFF, vs. 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, DEFENDANT(S).

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, 704 East McBee Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO THE 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 Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Special Referee for Pickens County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County on October 16, 2014 at 3:20 p.m.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading and filing of the Petition of the Plaintiff for the appointment of Lori S. Murray, attorney in Columbia, South Carolina, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a legal disability, it is ORDERED that Lori S. Murray, Attorney at Law, be and she is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi on behalf of unknown minors or persons under a legal disability, all of whom may have an interest in or claim to have some interest in the real property known as Lot 73, Phase 1, Keowee Mountain Lakes Estates; that she is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless the said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem for the said Defendants; AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendants by publication thereof in the Pickens County Courier, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Pickens, State of South Carolina, once a week for three consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the above-referenced foreclosure action. If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Kenison, Dudley & Crawford, LLC, 704 E. McBee Ave, Greenville, SC 29601, or call (864) 242-4899 within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. Kenison, Dudley & Crawford, LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you and is not authorized to provide you any legal advice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE MAY PROCEED. NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.): This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information you provide will be used for that purpose. However, if you have previously received a discharge from bankruptcy, this message is not and should be construed as an attempt to collect a debt, but only as a requirement pursuant to the administrative order. Pat Welborn Clerk of Court for Pickens County, Pickens, South Carolina November 10, 2014.

KENISON, DUDLEY & CRAWFORD, LLC,

F. Lee Prickett, Esq.,

704 E. McBee Ave,

Greenville, SC 29601

(864) 242-4899,

Attorney for Plaintiff

Nov. 12, 19, 26

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