NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: James Timothy Finley
Date of Death: 11/3/2025
Case Number: 2026ES3900225
Personal Representative:
Fonda Gail Finley
Address: 291 Gibson Road,
Easley, SC 29640
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate:
Diane Searcy Barnes Collins
Date of Death: 2/1/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900099
Personal Representative:
Christopher Lee Barnes
Address: 542 Laurel Meadows Parkway, Greenville, SC 29607
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate:
Shelby Chambers Barnwell
Date of Death: 02/01/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900109
Personal Representative:
Teressa B. Black
Address: 106 Raven Court, Cleveland, SC 29635
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate: David Edward Gilstrap
Date of Death: 1/25/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900212
Personal Representative:
Michael S. Gilstrap
Address: 106 Dale Street, Moore, SC 29639
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate: Fred Hayward Thomson
Date of Death: 7/25/2025
Case Number: 2025ES3900607-2
Personal Representative:
Gary Russell Thomson
Address: 10612 Burkwood Court, Chester, VA 23831
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate:
Richard Allan Underwood
Date of Death: 01/03/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900144
Personal Representative:
Janice Hayes Young
Address: PO Box 7, Athens,
MI 49011
Attorney: William K. Hubbard
Address: 1510 Blue Ridge Blvd., Ste. 205, Seneca, SC 29672
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate: Roger Lee Spangler
Date of Death: 05/03/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900208
Personal Representative:
Aaron Anthony Spangler
Address: 124 Stalling Ridge Rd., Pickens, SC 29671
Attorney: Daniel E. Hunt
Address: P.O. Box 887,
Easley, SC 29641
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate: Ryan Douglas Bradford
Date of Death: 08/12/2025
Case Number: 2026ES3900210
Personal Representative:
Sheila Bradford
Address: 3365 Liberty Hill Rd., Hartwell, GA 30643
Attorney: J. Baker Cleveland, III
Address: Post Office Box 9,
Pickens, SC 29671
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate: Mark H. France
Date of Death: 2/9/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900206
Personal Representative:
Roy Lewis France
Address: 167 Dalton Hill Dr., Pickens, SC 29671
Attorney: Nathan M. Clark
Address: Post Office Box 1539, Clemson, SC 29633
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate: Benjamin G. Crosland, Jr.
Date of Death: 03/06/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900205
Personal Representative: Charles D. Vaughn
Address: 4496 Belvedere Place SE, Marietta, GA 30067
Attorney: Charles S. Verdin, IV
Address: Post Office Box 10589, Greenville, SC 29603
Mar. 25, April 1, 8

Estate: Gussie Jane McCollum, AKA G. J. McCollum,
AKA G. Jane McCollum
Date of Death: 12/29/2025
Case Number: 2026ES3900006
Personal Representative:
Nellie Elizabeth Virgil
Address: 121 Brunson Drive, Pickens, SC 29671
April 1, 8, 15

Estate: Alvin Thomas Dallas
Date of Death: 02/09/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900130
Personal Representative: Thomas Blakely Dallas
Address: 203 B Palmetto Way, Easley, SC 29642
April 1, 8, 15

Estate: Margaret B. Black
Date of Death: 02/14/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900131
Personal Representative:
William F. Black
Address: 140 Willow Pond Dr., Seneca, SC 29678
April 1, 8, 15

Estate: Paul Randal Stewart, Sr.
Date of Death: 02/07/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900127
Personal Representative:
Paul Randal Stewart, Jr.
Address: 251 Naples Avenue, Cayce, SC 29033
April 1, 8, 15

Estate: Clarence Roger Merck
Date of Death: 2/4/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900248
Personal Representative:
Linda F. Merck
Address: 207 Shemaiah Rd., Central, SC 29630
April 1, 8, 15

Estate: Willie Floyd Scott
Date of Death: 10/23/2025
Case Number: 2026ES3900244
Personal Representative:
Willie Todd Scott
Address: 412 Old Central Road, Apt. 3, Clemson, SC 29631
April 1, 8, 15

Estate: Joyce Edna Lillehamer
Date of Death: 02/18/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900252
Personal Representative:
Jon M. Lillehamer
Address: 213 Brook Street, Clemson, SC 29631
Attorney: William K. Hubbard
Address: 1510 Blue Ridge Blvd., Ste. 205, Seneca, SC 29672
April 1, 8, 15

Estate:
Geneieve Ismay Rodrigues
Date of Death: 01/12/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900236
Personal Representative:
Dennis Gerald
Address: 1001 Leamington Circle, Irmo, SC 29063
April 1, 8, 15

Estate: John Theodore Poulos, Jr.
Date of Death: 2/11/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900163
Personal Representative:
Ann Michele Poulos
Address: 111 Oaks Court,
Pickens, SC 29671
Attorney: J. Baker Cleveland, III
Address: Post Office Box 9,
Pickens, SC 29671
April 1, 8, 15

Estate: Michael Wayne Farmer
Date of Death: 1/31/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900116
Personal Representative:
Mary Evelyn Farmer
Address: 125 Praters Creek Rd., Pickens, SC 29671
April 8, 15, 22

Estate:
Geralene Isenhower Cooke
Date of Death: 2/15/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900256
Personal Representative:
Katherine C. Turner
Address: 136 Riverpoint Dr., Clemson, SC 29630
Attorney: Robert H. Breakfield
Address: Post Office Box 36061, Rock Hill, SC 29732
April 8, 15, 22

Estate: Gary Ronald Hunter
Date of Death: 1/18/2026
Case Number: 2026ES3900121
Personal Representative:
Margaret Julia Hunter
Address: 538 E. Cedar Rock St., Pickens, SC 29671
April 8, 15, 22

Estate: Thomas Jackson Tant
Date of Death: 5/28/2025
Case Number: 2025ES3900463-2
Personal Representative:
Cynthia T. Rogers
Address: 113 James Way, Apt. B3, Easley, SC 29642
April 8, 15, 22