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 16, 2025
Claim Deadline: Sunday, September 14, 2025
ESTATE NAME:HAROLD WAYNE FITZWATER
EXECUTRIXGWENDOLYN LEE BEAN KEEFER 509 SPRING CREST DRIVE EL PASO TX 79912‑4155
ESTATE NAME:BRENDA ANN THARP
EXECUTORWINFRED W THARP JR 2715 TROUT RUN RD WARDENSVILLE WV 26851‑8024
ATTORNEYNATHAN H WALTERRS WALTERS, HEISHMAN & VANCE, PLLC PO BOX 119 204 NORTH ELM
STREET MOOREFIELD WV 26836‑0119
ESTATE NAME:NORMA LOUISE BOGAN
ADMINISTRATRIXJENNIFER LYNN BOGAN 6236 RIG RD MOOREFIELD WV 26836
ESTATE NAME:JAMES WARDNEY HARDY
CO EXECUTORJOSHUA HARDY 41 CABOOSE COURT MOOREFIELD WV 26836‑8503
CO EXECUTRIXMARCIA FISHER 100 THORN VIEW DR MOOREFIELD WV 26836‑1309
ATTORNEYNATHAN H WALTERS WALTERS, HEISHMAN & VANCE, PLLC PO BOX 119 204 NORTH ELM
STREET MOOREFIELD WV 26836‑0119
ESTATE NAME:NOLAN ROOSEVELT SHREVE JR
ADMINISTRATRIXPAULA HOFFMAN SHREVE 404 JERUSALEM CHAPEL RD CHURCHVILLE VA 24421
ESTATE NAME:MICHAEL WAYNE WRATCHFORD
EXECUTRIXTAMMY S WRATCHFORD PO BOX 1005 MOOREFIELD WV 26836‑2005
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 07/08/2025
Loretta L. Humbertson
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
7/16,7/23
