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 timely filed, 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, February 11, 2026
Claim Deadline: Sunday, April 12, 2026
ESTATE NAME: MELANIE DAWN ZIRK
ADMINISTRATOR: GREGORY M ZIRK PO BOX 678 MOOREFIELD WV 26836-0678
ESTATE NAME: GARY SMOOT FKA SNYDER
ADMINISTRATOR CTA DBN: JOSHUA R PARSONS 215 CENTRAL AVENUE MOOREFIELD WV 26836-1213
ESTATE NAME: BETTY LOU STALNAKER
ADMINISTRATOR CTA DBN: JOSHUA R PARSONS 215 CENTRAL AVENUE MOOREFIELD WV 26836-1213
ESTATE NAME: NINA R. SHOEMAKER WILKINS
EXECUTRIX: MICHELLE DEIRDRE SHOEMAKER 1030 WHETZEL HOLLOW ROAD MATHIAS WV 26812-8050
ESTATE NAME: RENICK CUNNINGHAM WILLIAMS
CO EXECUTOR: SAMUEL J WILLIAMS PO BOX 953 OLD FIELDS WV 26845-0953
CO EXECUTOR: ROBERT R WILLIAMS PO BOX 122 MOOREFIELD WV 26836-0122
ATTORNEY: JOYCE E. STEWART 113 WINCHESTER AVENUE MOOREFIELD WV 26836-1109
ESTATE NAME: HAROLD ELMER DAVIS
EXECUTRIX: RAMONA T DAVIS 206 SIONS ST MOOREFIELD WV 26836-1029
ESTATE NAME: DENNIS OWEN HELMICK
EXECUTOR: AUSTIN TYLER HELMICK PO BOX 624 MOOREFIELD WV 26836-0624
ESTATE NAME: BRENDA KAY STRAWDERMAN
EXECUTOR: TODD S STRAWDERMAN 25624 STATE RD 55 WARDENSVILLE WV 26851-8203
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 02/02/2026
Loretta L. Humbertson
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
