Legals

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY
In the District Court [24 CVD 10] [Michael Cody Bullers and Current Occupant: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed is required to be filed not later than April 27, 2024 in the above-entitled action civil proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: (Repossess a Mobile Homes) You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than (April 27, 2024) and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.
This, the 20th day of March 2024
Emily N. Barker,
Attorney for Plaintiff
700 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Ste A, Matthews, NC 28105 59899
(808091)

NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF LIEN ROLL
TAKE NOTICE that the Lien Roll for the lien against the real property of Ingenious Global Properties, LLC, a Massachusetts Limited Liability Company, located at 28 Texana Road, Murphy, NorthCarolina, for demolition and removal by the Public Officer of the Town of Murphy of the abandoned structure located on the real property so as to eliminate the conditions creating a health hazard and a safety hazard at a total cost for the project of $5,801.00 has been confirmed by Resolution adopted and passed by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Murphy at a meeting on March 4, 2024.
The lien may be paid without interest at any time before the expiration of 30 days from March 27, 2023, the date that this Notice is published, and if not paid within that time shall bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum.
This the 27th day of March, 2024.
Jamie Slate
Tax Collector
Town of Murphy
(808065)

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
FILE NO. 24 CvD 126
NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Cherokee County, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. Unknown Heirs at Law of Luther R. Gabriel, a/k/a Luther Riley Gabriel, Jr.
TO: Unknown Heirs at Law of Luther R. Gabriel, a/k/a Luther Riley Gabriel, Jr.
Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:
Foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes owing to Cherokee County on your interest in the property described as follows:
BEING that certain tract or parcel identified as 4469-00-67-1802-000 by the Cherokee County Tax Office, containing 0.67 acres, more or less, and being a portion of that parcel in Notla Township, District No. 3, Lot No. 28, of what was formerly known as the O. P. Lance property, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point where the centerline of South Cove Lane intersects the centerline of West Cove Lane and runs thence with the centerline of South Cove Lane two courses: N. 08-15 W. 76.5 feet and N. 30-28 W. 124.66 feet to a point in said centerline; thence N. 89-00 W. 366.77 feet to a point in East line of the Carl Tyler tract; thence a line common with Tyler S. 17-38 W. 266.37 feet to a point in the centerline of West Cove Lane, thence with the centerline of West Cove Lane five courses as follows: S. 74-55 E. 125.4 feet, S. 89-00 E. 90.5 feet, N. 71-05 E. 133.8 feet, N. 67-50 E. 166.7 feet and S. 74-45 E. 33.0 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 2.6 acres, more or less.
LESS AND EXCEPT: A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Notla Township and being 2.00 acres more or less and being designated as Lot 28-1 of O. P. Lance Subdivision as shown on survey entitled "Barbara J. Guidry and Luther R. Gabriel" dated November 6, 2001 by Southern Boundary Surveying Company, D. Bruce Black, North Carolina Professional Land Surveyor No. L-3544 and from said survey is more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a railroad spike set at the intersection of the centerlines of a 14-foot gravel subdivision access road (South Cove Lane) the centerline of which is also the centerline of a 30-foot ingress/egress and utility right of way easement corridor extending 15-feet on each side of the aforementioned centerline and an 8-foot existing soil subdivision access road (West Cove Lane) the centerline of which is also the centerline of a 30-foot ingress/egress and utility right of way easement corridor extending 15-feet on each side of the aforementioned centerline. Said beginning point being the Southeast corner of the property herein conveyed, corner common to Tract 1/Lot 26 (Guidry Deed Book 769 Page 174), Hawkins (Deed Book 915 Page 212) and Lot #22 of 0. P. Lance Subdivision. Said beginning point also being located South 31 deg 07' West a distance of 27.85 feet from an iron rod found on a line common to Lot #26 and Lot #26. From said point of beginning, leaving the 14-foot gravel road centerline and along with the 8-foot soil road centerline the following eleven (11) calls and distances: South 77 deg 01' West a distance of 31.60 feet; thence South 76 deg 09' West a distance of 37.84 feet; thence South 65 deg 32' West a distance of 79.81 feet; thence South 68 deg 22' West a distance of 38.56 feet; thence South 79 deg 14' West a distance of 47.21 feet; thence South 64 deg 26' West a distance of 40.78 feet; thence South 75 deg 47' West a distance of 28.45 feet; thence South 80 deg 08' West a distance of 55.38 feet; thence North 84 deg 53' West a distance of 80.03 feet; thence North 70 deg 19' West a distance of 49.18 feet; thence North 75 deg 15' West a distance of 31.72 feet; to an iron pin located at the Southwest corner of the property herein conveyed, corner common to Lot 28-2 and Lot #23 of 0. P. Lance Subdivision. Thence leaving the aforementioned centerline and along a line common to Lot 28-2 North 42 deg 02' East a distance of 11.16 feet to an iron rod set near the North side of the aforementioned right of way margin; thence continuing North 42 deg 02' East a distance of 337.92 feet to an iron rod set at the Northwest corner of the property herein conveyed, corner common to Lot 28-2 and Guidry (Deed Book 769 Page 174). Thence leaving the line common to Lot 28-2 and along a line common to Tract 2 South 86 deg 46' East a distance of 167.48 feet to an iron pipe found on the West side of the first mentioned right of way margin (said iron pipe being located South 52 deg 51' West a distance of 162.36 feet from an iron pipe found at the Southeast corner of Tract #2); thence South 86 deg 47' East a distance of 18.76 feet to a point in the center of the first mentioned 14-foot gravel access road, said point being the Northeast corner of the property herein conveyed, corner common to Tract 2 and Tract I/ (Lot #26 0. P. Lance Subdivision. Thence leaving the line common to Tract 2 and along with the aforementioned centerline the following seven (7) calls and distances: South 15 deg 09' West a distance of 3.55 feet; thence South 10 deg 55' East a distance of 17.45 feet; thence South 24 deg 40' East a distance of 23.13 feet; thence South 33 deg 05' East a distance of 22.56 feet; thence South 34 deg 22' East a distance of 38.34 feet; thence South 25 deg 10' East a distance of 40.97 feet; thence South 18 deg 18' East a distance of 47.46 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING. Containing 2.00 acres more or less according to the aforementioned survey. Should there be any discrepancy between the metes and bounds description above and the aforementioned survey plat, the survey plat shall prevail.
Together with and subject to easements, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey.
Also being identified as Parcel ID# 4469-00-67-1802-000, Cherokee County Tax Office.
Address: (4469-00-67-1 802-000) Cove Lane
Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims and interests that you may have in the property, to have a commissioner appointed to sell the Property and to deliver to the purchaser a deed to said real estate in fee simple, free and clear of all encumbrances, and that the interests and equities of redemption of the Defendants in the property be forever barred and foreclosed.
You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than April 30, 2024 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.
This day of March 12, 2024.
E. Lauren Watson Hubbard
Attorney for Plaintiff
Capital Center
82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
(828) 252-8010
Publish on
March 20, 2024
March 27, 2024
April 3, 2024
(807360)

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
FILE NO. 24 CvD 129
NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Cherokee County, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. Unknown Heirs at Law of Nelle E. Ingersoll
TO: Unknown Heirs at Law of Nelle E. Ingersoll
Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:
Foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes owing to Cherokee County on your interest in the property described as follows:
BEING Lot No. 2, Block No. 2, Section No. 9, of Bear Paw (formerly known as Hiwassee Lake Estates Subdivision), as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 66, Cherokee County Registry, reference to which is made hereby for incorporation herein.
Together with and subject to easements, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey.
Also being identified as Parcel ID# 4554-06-48-0968-000, Cherokee County Tax
Office.
Address: Mallard Circle
Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims and interests that you may have in the property, to have a commissioner appointed to sell the Property and to deliver to the purchaser a deed to said real estate in fee simple, free and clear of all encumbrances, and that the interests and equities of redemption of the Defendants in the property be forever barred and foreclosed.
You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than April 30, 2024 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.
This day of March 12, 2024.
E. Lauren Watson Hubbard Attorney for Plaintiff
Capital Center
82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, North Carolina 28801 (828) 252-8010
Publish on
March 20, 2024
March 27, 2024
April 3, 2024
(807362)

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE FIRE DISTRICT OF THE UNAKA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT (“VFD”).
A public hearing will be held on April 4th, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. at the Unaka Community Center - 14945 Joe Brown Hwy. Murphy, North Carolina, for the purpose of approving a proposed tax-exempt loan by First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company to the VFD. At this meeting, you may submit written comments or participate orally. All members of the public are invited to attend. In connection with this public meeting, please note the following: The purpose of the loan is for the construction of a fire station for the VFD. The maximum principal amount of the loan is $125,000.00. The VFD will own and operate the station to be financed at the VFD's address which is 15015 Joe Brown Hwy. Murphy, North Carolina. (807461)

NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
BEFORE THE CLERK
FILE NO. 24-E-64
CREDITOR'S NOTICE
In the Matter of the Estate of:
ARNOLD F. STARKS,
deceased.
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of ARNOLD F. STARKS, deceased, late of Cherokee County, State of North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present such claims to the undersigned at Christopher Starks, 2920 Lower Bear Paw Rd., Murphy, North Carolina 28906 on or before the 13th day of June, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment.
This the 13th day of March, 2024.
Christopher Starks
Executor of the Estate of
ARNOLD F. STARKS,
deceased.
2920 Lower Bear Paw Rd.
Murphy, NC 28906
Charles W. McHan, Jr.,
Attorney for the Estate
84 Valley River Ave.
P.O. Box 463
Murphy, North Carolina 28906
828-837-6393
(806196)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
I, Ashleigh Weeden, having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Beverly Ann Weeden, deceased, Estate File number 24-E-68, of Cherokee County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Beverly Ann Weeden, to exhibit them to the undersigned attorney at the address below, on or before June 25th, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 11th day of March, 2024.
ASHLEIGH WEEDEN,
Administrator
Larry G. Simonds, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Stricker Law Firm, PLLC
102 Hiwassee Street
Murphy, NC 28906
(806609)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DAVID WAYNE LEDFORD, JR.
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of DAVID WAYNE LEDFORD, JR., deceased of Cherokee County, North Carolina, I hereby notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the following address: P.O. Box 714, Murphy, NC 28906, on or before the 13th day of June, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said decedent will please make immediate payment.
This 13th day of March, 2024.
Rebecca Ledford Ensley,
Administrator
Walker Law Firm
P.O. Box 714
Murphy, NC 28906
(828) 837-6178
(806319)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
I, Tammy Jones Ware, having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of John Paul Jones, deceased, Estate File number 23-E-216, of Cherokee County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of John Paul Jones, to exhibit them to the undersigned attorney at the address below, on or before June 18th, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 6th day of March, 2024.
TAMMY JONES WARE,
Administrator
Larry G. Simonds, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Stricker Law Firm, PLLC
102 Hiwassee Street
Murphy, NC 28906
(806200)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
I, Susan Lee Harman, having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of Azilee M. Alexander, deceased, Estate File number 24-E-57, of Cherokee County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Azilee M. Alexander, to exhibit them to the undersigned attorney at the address below, on or before June 11th, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 4th day of March, 2024.
SUSAN LEE HARMAN,
Executrix
Larry G. Simonds, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Stricker Law Firm, PLLC
102 Hiwassee Street
Murphy, NC 28906
(805449)