Legal Notices - September 17, 2025

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NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF KRYSTAL LYNCH, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that the original Letters of Administration were issued in the Estate of KRYSTAL LYNCH, on September 22, 2025, in Cause No. PR-04120, pending in the County Court of Newton County, Texas, to: Sheila Coburn. The residence of such Executor is Newton County, Texas. The office address is: c/o Dennis D. Horn, Attorney at Law, 1075 CR 619, Kirbyville, Texas 75956. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 6th day of October, 2025

CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WILLIAM DAVID PILINSKI, DECEASED. On September 10, 2025, Sandi Pilinski filed an APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND DECLARATION OF HEIRSHIP in Cause No. 162-25-PR, In the Estate of William David Pilinski, County Court at Law #2 in Angelina County, Texas. Said application may be heard and acted on by said court no sooner than 10:00 o’clock a.m. on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of publication of this citation, the same as being Monday, September 22, 2025. All persons interested in the above-mentioned Independent Administration are hereby cited to appear by filing a written answer contesting such application should they desire to do so. To ensure consideration, any contest, answer, or other response must be filed with the Angelina County Clerk on or before the above noted date. Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this the 10th day of September, 2025. Amy Fincher, County Clerk, Angelina County, Texas BY: /s/ Samantha Hatthorn, Deputy Clerk

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the ESTATE OF BERTIS BRYAN, DECEASED, were issued on September 25, 2025, in Cause No. CV-25-10489, pending in the County Court of San Augustine County, Texas, to Shelly Bryan Scott, Independent Executor. The address to which claims should be submitted is as follows: Shelly Bryan Scott, Independent Executor c/o Rebecca M. McMahon, Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells PLLC, 1616 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Tx 75901. All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are hereby notified to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 7th day of October, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Rebecca M. McMahon, State Bar No. 24088031 SKELTON SLUSHER BARNHILL WATKINS WELLS PLLC, 1616 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Texas 75901, Phone 936.632-2300, Fax 936.632-6545, email bmcmahon@ssbww.law, Attorney for Applicant

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Independent Administration for the ESTATE OF LENDA RUTH ROBERTSON, DECEASED, were issued on September 15, 2025, in Cause No. 136-24-PR, pending in the Angelina County Court-of-Law No. 2 to Terry Don Robertson, Independent Executor. The address to which claims should be submitted is as follows: Terry Don Robertson, Independent Executor c/o Joshua L.. McMahon IV, Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells PLLC, 501 W. Church, Livingston, Tx 77351. All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are hereby notified to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 8th day of October, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Joshua L.. McMahon IV, State Bar No. 24088030 SKELTON SLUSHER BARNHILL WATKINS WELLS PLLC, 1616 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Texas 75901, Phone 936.632-2300, Fax 936.632-6545, email JMcMahon@SSBWW.law, Attorney for Applicant

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to satisfy a landlord’s lien imposed on said property under The Self-Service Storage Act. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Wednesday, the 22nd of October 2025; at 08:00am on Selfstorageauctions.com. Said property is Mini Mall Storage 9509 US HWY 69 Huntington TX. Dianaaa Gonzalez: Several Big Bags, Household items and Mattresses. Other Said Property is Mini Mall Storage 8959 US HWY 69 Huntington, TX: Karla Layton: Household Items, Doors, Totes and Boxes. Last Said Property is 1604 NW Stallings Dr Nacogdoches, TX; Rakim Duffield: Mattress, Totes, Stand, Chairs and Household Items. Courtney Allen: Boxes, Totes, Clothing and Household Items. Angela Thorn: Refrigerator, Stand, TV, Gas Cans, Clothing and Boxes. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours (about 2 days) of the sale. Sales are subject to cancellation if settlement between owner and obligated party

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Pursuant to the Self-Storage Act, the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to satisfy a landlord’s lien. A public competitive bidding sale will occur on StorageTreasures.com on October 29th, 2025, at 10AM. Said property is at Mini Mall Storage located at 201 N Washington Ave. Cleveland, Texas. Uniqua Anderson; dresser, mattress, folding chairs, table & washer. Kristine Collins; totes, bags, cookware, rack, lamps & couch. Shirley Davis; furniture, bed frame, boxes, mattress & speakers. Said property is at Mini Mall Storage located at 1140 US-59 Loop N Livingston, Texas. Lasandra Hill; mattress, table, kids’ items & clothes. Ashley Mendiola; speaker, bags, boxes, mattress, furniture & hoverboard. Curtis Jefferson; mattress, chairs, Nike boxes, cleats, fan & flag. Curtis Jefferson; clothes, water hose, chair, bags & ice chest. Curtis Jefferson; totes, chairs, bags & boxes. All purchases must be paid with money order or debit card within 24 hours and removed within 48 hours, sold as-is. Sales are subject to cancellation if a settlement is reached between the owner and the obligated party

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Newton County is currently seeking Bid Proposals for the following: ID# 10062025 All types of Road Material, Culverts, Bridge Materials, Cracked Fuel Oil and Hauling for Newton County Road and Bridge. Bids will be received in the office of the County Clerk, 115 Court St., Newton, Texas 75966, until 9:00 a.m. October 21, 2025. The bids will be opened in the Auditor’s office on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 and tabulated for presentation to Commissioner’s Court meeting on October 28, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. If you mail your bid in and it’s not received by the deadline, your bid will not be ac-cepted. FACSIMILES SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Product specifications may be obtained by contacting the Newton County Auditor’s Office at 409.379-5755 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday. PLEASE MAKE REFERENCE ON THE FACE OF THE ENVELOPE AS FOR WHICH YOU ARE BIDDING. PLEASE COMPLETE THE BID SHEET AND SUBMIT SIX COPIES, ALONG WITH ORIGINAL BID. PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH SEPARATE BID SHEET AND SAY SEE ATTACHED. BID SHEET CAN BE OBTAINED IN THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE. Newton County reserves the right to award by unit or lump sum discounted. Newton County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities and technicalities to negotiate sale, Sherry Moore, County Auditor, Newton County, Texas

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MARY ELLEN HORSLEY: Administration of the Estate of Mary EllenHorsley, has been commenced by issuance of original Letters Testamentary to Alisha May Harrison, on October 8, 2025, by the County Court of Jasper County, Texas, acting in Cause No. 10937, styled in Re Estate of Mary Ellen Horsley, Deceased, in which Court the matter is pending. All persons having claims against the Estate are hereby notified to present them to Alisha May Harrison at the address shown below within the time prescribed by law. Dated this 9th day of October, 2025. T. Alan Hart, Attorney for the Estate of Mary Ellen Horsley, Deceased. Address for claims: Alisha May Harrison, Independent Executrix of the Estate of Mary Ellen Horsley, Deceased, c/o T. Alan Hart, Attorney at Law, Post Office Box 2047, Jasper, Texas 75951

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the ESTATE OF KENNETH WARREN AKERS, DECEASED, were issued on September 30, 2025, in Cause No. 157-25-PR, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1 of Angelina County, Texas, to Terry Lee Akers, Independent Executor. The address to which claims should be submitted is as follows: Terry Lee Akers, Independent Executor c/o Rebecca M. McMahon, Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells PLLC, 1616 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Tx 75901. All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are hereby notified to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 7th day of October, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Rebecca M. McMahon, State Bar No. 24088031 SKEL-TON SLUSHER BARNHILL WATKINS WELLS PLLC, 1616 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Texas 75901, Phone 936.632-2300, Fax 936.632-6545, email bmcmahon@ssbww.law, Attorney for Applicant

CITATION BY PUBLICATION: THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MELVIN EARL HICKS, DECEASED. On March 25, 2025, Elizabeth S. Hicks filed an APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in Cause No. 048-25-PR, In the Estate of Melvin Earl Hicks, Deceased, County Court at Law No. 2 of Angelina County, Texas. Said application may be heard and acted on by said court no sooner than 10:00 a.m. on the first Monday after the expiration of ten (10) days, from the date of this publication, the same being Monday, April 07, 2025. All persons interested in the above-mentioned Dependent Administration are hereby cited to appear by filing a written answer contesting such application should they desire to do so. To ensure consideration, any contest, answer, or other response must be filed with the Angelina County Clerk on or before the above noted date. Given under my hand and seal of the Court on March 25, 2025. AMY FINCHER, County Clerk, Angelina County, Texas BY /s/Maria Solis, Deputy Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Pursuant to the Self-Storage Act, the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to satisfy a landlord’s lien. A public competitive bidding sale will occur on StorageTreasures.com on October 29th, 2025, at 10AM. Said property is at Mini Mall Storage located at 201 N Washington Ave. Cleveland, Texas. Uniqua Anderson; dresser, mattress, folding chairs, table & washer. Kristine Collins; totes, bags, cookware, rack, lamps & couch. Shirley Davis; furniture, bed frame, boxes, mattress & speakers. Said property is at Mini Mall Storage located at 1140 US-59 Loop N Livingston, Texas. Lasandra Hill; mattress, table, kids’ items & clothes. Ashley Mendiola; speaker, bags, boxes, mattress, furniture & hoverboard. Curtis Jefferson; mattress, chairs, Nike boxes, cleats, fan & flag. Curtis Jefferson; clothes, water hose, chair, bags & ice chest. Curtis Jefferson; totes, chairs, bags & boxes. All purchases must be paid with money order or debit card within 24 hours and removed within 48 hours, sold as-is. Sales are subject to cancellation if a settlement is reached between the owner and the obligated party

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MARY ELLEN HORSLEY: Administration of the Estate of Mary EllenHorsley, has been commenced by issuance of original Letters Testamentary to Alisha May Harrison, on October 8, 2025, by the County Court of Jasper County, Texas, acting in Cause No. 10937, styled in Re Estate of Mary Ellen Horsley, Deceased, in which Court the matter is pending. All persons having claims against the Estate are hereby notified to present them to Alisha May Harrison at the address shown below within the time prescribed by law. Dated this 9th day of October, 2025. T. Alan Hart, Attorney for the Estate of Mary Ellen Horsley, Deceased. Address for claims: Alisha May Harrison, Independent Executrix of the Estate of Mary Ellen Horsley, Deceased, c/o T. Alan Hart, Attorney at Law, Post Office Box 2047, Jasper, Texas 75951

CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DICK GRAY, DECEASED. On August 25, 2025, Jessica R. Skipper filed an APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION in Cause No. 150-25-PR, In the Estate of Dick Gray, County Court at Law #2 in Angelina County, Texas. Said application may be heard and acted on by said court no sooner than 10:00 o’clock a.m. on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of publication of this citation, the same as being Monday, October 6, 2025. All persons interested in the above-mentioned Independent Administration are hereby cited to appear by filing a written answer contesting such application should they desire to do so. To ensure consideration, any contest, answer, or other response must be filed with the Angelina County Clerk on or before the above noted date. Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this the 18th day of September, 2025. Amy Fincher, County Clerk, Angelina County, Texas BY: /s/ Samantha Hatthorn, Deputy Clerk

THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: The Unknown Heirs of RTHAN KADE RAYMOND, Deceased, Respondents in the cause described in this citation. You, and each of you, are commanded to appear and to answer before the County Court in the County Courthouse in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, at or before 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of ten (10) days after you were served this citation, then and there to answer Application for Administration and Declaration of Heirship of CHELSEA LAYNE BRIDWELL, in Cause Number 180-25-PR, styled “In the Estate of ETHAN KADE RAYMOND, deceased. The Application for Administration and Declaration of Heirship, filed on October 2, 2025, discloses that the nature of the suit as follows: To determine the heirs of ETHAN KADE RAYMOND, who died intestate and their percentage interest in this estate. If this citation is not served within 90 days after the date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF THIS COURT on the 15th day of October, 2025, at Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT OF ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS BY: Maria C. Solis, Deputy

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice is given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of ROBERT A. GARDNER, Deceased, were issued on October 1, 2025 in Docket No. 127-25-PR, pending in the County Court at Law, No. One (1) of Angelina County, Texas, to: JENNIFER GARDNER. The Independent Administrator hereby gives notice that all claims against the Estate may be presented to her by mailing the same to the address as follows: JENNIFER GARDNER, Independent Administrator of the Estate of ROBERT A. GARDNER c/o Law Offices of Jason S. Armstrong, P.L.L.C., 104 W. Lufkin Ave., Lufkin, Texas 75904. All persons having claims against the Estate, which is presently being administered, are required to present them, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 16th day of October, 2025. JASON S. ARMSTRONG, P.L.L.C. BY: JASON S. ARMSTRONG

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice is given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of AMY M. KIRK, Deceased, were issued on September 30, 2025 in Docket No. PB2514370, pending in the County Court at Law of Nacogdoches County, Texas, Texas, to: BRETT KIRK. The Independent Executor hereby gives notice that all claims against the Estate may be presented to him by mailing the same to the address as follows: BRETT KIRK, Independent Executor of the Estate of AMY M. KIRK c/o Law Offices of Jason S. Armstrong, P.L.L.C., 104 W. Lufkin Ave., Lufkin, Texas 75904. All persons having claims against the Estate, which is presently being administered, are required to present them, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 17th day of October, 2025. JASON S. ARMSTRONG, P.L.L.C. BY: JASON S. ARMSTRONG

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice is given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of JOHN S. KIRK, Deceased, were issued on September 30, 2025 in Docket No. PB2514368, pending in the County Court at Law of Nacogdoches County, Texas, Texas, to: BRETT KIRK. The Independent Administratorhereby gives notice that all claims against the Estate may be presented to him by mailing the same to the address as follows: BRETT KIRK, Independent Executor of the Estate of JOHN S. KIRK c/o Law Offices of Jason S. Armstrong, P.L.L.C., 104 W. Lufkin Ave., Lufkin, Texas 75904. All persons having claims against the Estate, which is presently being administered, are required to present them, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 17th day of October, 2025. JASON S. ARMSTRONG, P.L.L.C. BY: JASON S. ARMSTRONG

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice is given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of WILLIAM M. KIRK, Deceased, were issued on September 30, 2025 in Docket No. PB2514369, pending in the County Court at Law of Nacogdoches County, Texas, Texas, to: BRETT KIRK. The Independent Executor hereby gives notice that all claims against the Estate may be presented to him by mailing the same to the address as follows: BRETT KIRK, Independent Administrator of the Estate of WILLIAM M. KIRK c/o Law Offices of Jason S. Armstrong, P.L.L.C., 104 W. Lufkin Ave., Lufkin, Texas 75904. All persons having claims against the Estate, which is presently being administered, are required to present them, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 17th day of October, 2025. JASON S. ARMSTRONG, P.L.L.C. BY: JASON S. ARMSTRONG

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NOTICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS TO: Rebecca Jolene Rigby, Respondent: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following expiration of twenty days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgement may be taken against you. In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than thirty days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org. The first amended petition of James Tiller, Petitioner, was filed in County Court at Law Number Two of Angelina County, Texas, on September 24, 2025 against Rebecca Jolene Rigby, Respondent, numbered CV-00524-25-09 and entitled “In the Interest of Alizu Marie Tillery, a child.” The suit requests the establishment of paternity. The date and place of birth of the child who is the subject of the suit: Alizu Marie Tiller, October 7, 2010, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. The Court has authority in this suit to render an order in the child’s interest that will be binding on you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity, and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child’s adoption. Issued and given under my hand and seal of the Court at Lufkin, Texas, on XX XXX, 2025. Meagan Moore Clerk of the County Court of Angelina County, Texas. By: XXX XXX, Deputy