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, November 11, 2026
Claim Deadline: Sunday, January 10, 2027
ESTATE NAME: CONNIE JO COPELAND
ADMINISTRATOR ZACHARY ROLLINGS COPELAND 32476 SR 55 WARDENSVILLE WV 26851
ESTATE NAME: VIRGINIA M LANDIS
EXECUTOR WILLIAM L LANDIS 1409 SNYDERVILLE ROAD FISHER WV 26818
ESTATE NAME: PHYLLIS JANE JEFFERS
EXECUTOR JAMES STRAWDERMAN PO BOX 312 MOOREFIELD WV 26836
ESTATE NAME: THOMAS RICHARD RALSTON SR
EXECUTRIX WANDA V KACPERSKI 332 BOWMAN RD MOOREFIELD WV 26836
ESTATE NAME: GALE GENE TURNER
ADMINISTRATOR GALE GENE TURNER II 141 SEMINARY AVENUE GETTYSBURG PA 17325
ATTORNEY SCOTT J STRAUSBAUGH 335 BROADWAY HANOVER PA 17331
ESTATE NAME: HOWARD LEONARD JEFFERS
ADMINISTRATOR JAMES RAY STRAWDERMAN PO BOX 312 MOOREFIELD WV 26836
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 11/02/2026
Loretta L. Humbertson
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
