PUBLIC NOTICE

IN RE: ESTATE OF IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TROUP COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA Mary Elizabeth Rather, f/k/a Ellison f/k/a Epps, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2026-12-ES
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE

TO: whom it may concern: Michael Lloyd Epps has petitioned for Michael Lloyd Epps to be appointed administrator(s) of the estate of Mary Elizabeth Rather, f/k/a Ellison 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 February 17, 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.

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

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