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, October 8, 2025
Claim Deadline: Sunday, December 7, 2025
ESTATE NAME:LORETTA SNYDER SOUDER
CO EXECUTRIXCYNTHIA WILKINS 3199 UPPER COVE RD MATHIAS WV 26812‑8122
CO EXECUTRIXANNETTE SHIPE AKA JEAN ANNETTE SHIPE 2118 DISPANET RD MATHIAS WV 26812‑8340
ESTATE NAME:ELVA MAE BOBO
ADMINISTRATORMICHAEL JOE BOBO 446 KESSEL RD FISHER WV 26818‑4095
ESTATE NAME:JUNIOR BROWN BOBO
EXECUTORMICHAEL J BOBO 446 KESSEL RD FISHER WV 26818‑4095
ATTORNEYNATHAN H WALTERS WALTERS, HEISHMAN & VANCE, PLLC PO BOX 119 MOOREFIELD WV
26836‑0119
ESTATE NAME:RICHARD WARD CRITES II
EXECUTRIXDEBRIA S CRITES 62 VALLEY VIEW ROAD MOOREFIELD WV 26836‑9733
ATTORNEYDAVID JUDY JUDY & JUDY PO BOX 636 MOOREFIELD WV 26836‑0636
ESTATE NAME:LILLIAN LOUISE KRAFT LATHE
ADMINISTRATRIX CTA DBNSHARON VOSLOH 674 MUD RUN ROAD PURGITSVILLE WV 26852‑8196
ATTORNEYNATHAN H WALTERS WALTERS, HEISHMAN & VANCE, PLLC PO BOX 119 MOOREFIELD WV
26836‑0119
ESTATE NAME:ROBERT ARTHUR ERBER
ADMINISTRATOR CTA DBNJAMES AUSTIN COX 5611 GLOSTER RD BETHESDA MD 20816‑2057
ESTATE NAME:RUTH E OTWORTH
ADMINISTRATORPAUL VERNON OTWORTH JR 103 WARDEN HOLLOW RD WARDENSVILLE WV 26851‑8134
ATTORNEYNATHAN H WALTERS WALTERS, HEISHMAN & VANCE, PLLC PO BOX 129 MOOREFIELD WV
26836
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 10/01/2025
Loretta L. Humbertson
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
10/8,10/15
