PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TROUP COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT SMITH, JR., DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2026-157-ES
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE

TO: Clarissa Smith and Nesaneia Smith and to whom it may concern:
Malcom Smith has petitioned to be appointed administrator(s) of the estate of Robert Smith Jr. deceased, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261.) All interested persons are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the Court on or before May 25, 2026.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.

/s/Debbie Wade
Judge of the Probate Court
By: Amanda Veal
Clerk of the Probate Court
100 Ridley Avenue
LaGrange, GA 30240
706-883-1690

LaGrange Daily News:
May 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2026
EST/SMITH, R. JR.