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 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 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, May 13, 2026
Claim Deadline: Sunday, July 12, 2026
ESTATE NAME: LILLIAN E DEANGELIS
ADMINISTRATOR: JAMES WADE PILES, PO BOX 39 BAKER WV 26801 0039
ESTATE NAME: VANDLYN LORENA COST
ADMINISTRATOR: JERRY ALLEN COST 99 FITZWATER DRIVE MOOREFIELD WV 26836 8509
ESTATE NAME: DONALD LEE JESS
EXECUTRIX: ARLINE COON 1584 OLD JERSEY RT MD ROMNEY WV 26757
ATTORNEY: C CARTER WILLIAMS C CARTER WILLIAMS, PLLC PO BOX 367 MOOREFIELD WV 26836
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 05/04/2026
Loretta L. Humbertson
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission








