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 14, 2026
Claim Deadline: Sunday, December 13, 2026
ESTATE NAME: RICHARD DOUGLAS OLER
ADMINISTRATRIX PATRICIA ANNE BLAKE 251 MERRITT RD PURGITSVILLE WV 26852
ESTATE NAME: SHARON ANNE THOMAS
ADMINISTRATOR JOHN ROBERT VAN HORN JR 420 LINDSAY CT BERRYVILLE VA 22611
ESTATE NAME: RONALD LOVE CRITES
EXECUTOR RONALD LOVE CRITES II 220 ROCK RIDGE ACRES WARDENSVILLE WV 26851
ATTORNEY JULIE FRAZIER 56 EAST MAIN STREET ROMNEY WV 26757
ESTATE NAME: DAVID TODD SNYDER
EXECUTRIX LORENA ANNE SNYDER 503 EVENING SUN DRIVE MOOREFIELD WV 26836
ATTORNEY JAMES HIESHMAN WALTERS, HEISHMAN & VANCE PO BOX 119 204 NORTH ELM STREET
MOOREFIELD WV 26836
ESTATE NAME: WILLIAM HAYWARD CRAIG
EXECUTRIX CATHERINE C CRAIG 205 HOLLY AVENUE MOOREFIELD WV 26836
ATTORNEY NATHAN H WALTERS PO BOX 119 204 NORTH ELM STREET MOOREFIELD WV 26836
ESTATE NAME: SHIRLEY CATHERINE CRITES
EXECUTOR PHYLLIS JEAN HEAVENER PO BOX 21 PETERSBURG WV 26847
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 10/02/2026
Loretta L. Humbertson
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
