Notice of Administration to Creditors, Distributees & Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Hardy County Clerk’s
Office at 204 Washington Street, Moorefield, WV 26836‑0200. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will
must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of West Virginia Code 41‑5‑11 through 13. Any
interested person objecting to the qualifications of the personal representative or the venue or jurisdiction of the
court, shall file notice of an objection with the County Commission within 60 days after the date of the first
publication or within 30 days of the service of the notice, whichever is later. If an objection is not filed timely, the
objection is forever barred. Any person interested in filing claims against an estate must file them in accordance
with West Virginia Code 44‑2 and 44‑3 and/or 44‑1‑14A(10).
Settlement of the estate(s) of the following named decedent(s) will proceed without reference to a fiduciary
commissioner unless within 60 days from the first publication of this notice a reference is requested by a party of
interest or an unpaid creditor files a claim and good cause is shown to support reference to a fiduciary
commissioner. If no reference to a fiduciary commissioner is listed herein, claims against the estate(s)
must be filed in accordance with West Virginia Code 44‑1‑14A(10).
First Publication Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Claim Deadline: Sunday, September 6, 2026
ESTATE NAME: WANDA LEE KUYKENDALL
ADMINISTRATOR STEVEN R DAWSON HARDY COUNTY SHERIFF 204 WASHINGTON STREET MOOREFIELD WV
26836‑0200
ESTATE NAME: KENNETH DALE POWELL
EXECUTOR BENJAMIN E MASKELL 937 N DANIEL ST ARLINGTON VA 22201
ESTATE NAME: LARRY ELWOOD HELMAN
EXECUTRIX JOYCE ANN HELMAN 188 COLD SPRINGS ROAD MOOREFIELD WV 26836
ATTORNEY JAMES PAUL GEARY II 104 NORTH MAIN ST PETERSBURG WV 26847
ESTATE NAME: GLORIA JEAN HUGHES
ADMINISTRATRIX KATHY HINKLE BEASLEY PO BOX 32 OLD FIELDS WV 26845
ESTATE NAME: KAREN KAY HANOR
EXECUTOR CHRISTOPHER JOHN CALLAHAN 30 TUMBLEWEED DR PETERSBURG WV 26847
ESTATE NAME: DONNA RAE SMITH
ADMINISTRATOR IRA WILLIAM SMITH 1507 JC MARKWOOD ROAD PURGITSVILLE WV 26852
ESTATE NAME: GEORGE ROBERT SHERMAN
EXECUTRIX JOAN F MCARTHUR PO BOX 951 OLD FIELDS WV 26845
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 07/02/2026
Loretta L. Humbertson
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
