LEGAL NOTICES – JULY 3, 2008

AMENDED
NOTICE OF SALE
2008-CP-16-0093
BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiCorp Trust Bank, FSB against William C. Cassidy aka William C. Cassidy, III, The South Carolina Department of Revenue and FIA Card Services, N.A. fka MBNA, I, the undersigned Special Referee for Darlington County, will sell on July 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the County Courthouse in Darlington, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being about three (3) miles East of the City of Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina, and being more particularly reflected on a plat made by J.E. Tucker, RLS, with copy duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County in Plat Book 66 at page 119. Most recently shown on that certain Plat made by J.E. Tucker, Jr., RLS, for William C. Cassidy, dated October 29, 1986 and recorded November 6, 1986 in Plat Book 109 at Page 107 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County, South Carolina. Reference to said plats are hereby craved for a more complete description of said property. Be all measurements a little more or less.
Deed Book 732 at page 269 dated May 29, 1975 and recorded June 6, 1975 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County to William C. Cassidy by Deed of Henry McCuen Morrell.
TMS No. 78-00-06-030
Property Address: 1603 Morningside Drive, Hartsville, SC 29550
TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff’s debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.
The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.9692%.
THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.
NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date.
Martin S. Driggers
Special Referee Darlington County
Riley Pope & Laney, LLC
Post Office Box 11412
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 799-9993
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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SUMMONS AND NOTICES
(NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CA NO: 07-CP-16-0164
STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY
OF DARLINGTON
Robert A. Harris, Plaintiff, vs. Joseph A. Rathburn, Tony Truett, and Johnny L. Broach, Jr., D/B/A Broach’s Landscaping and Construction, Defendants.
TO: THE DEFENDANT JOSEPH A. RATHBURN ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the saidComplaint on the subscriber at his offices, 620 W. Evans St., Post Office Box 1865, Florence, South Carolina 29503 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington
County on February 21, 2007 at 12:30 p.m.
JAMES W. PETERSON, JR.
CLARKE, JOHNSON, PETERSON, & McLEAN, P. A.
P. O. Box l865
Florence, South Carolina 29503
(843) 669-240l
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
TO THE DEFENDANT JOSEPH A. RATHBURN ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Cross-Claim in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said complaint on the subscribers at their offices at 3326 W. Palmetto St., Post Office Box 6139, Florence, South Carolina 29502-6139, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the days of such service; and if you fail to answer the Cross-Claim within the time aforesaid, Judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Cross-Claim.
NOTICE OF FILING CROSS-CLAIM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cross-Claim in the above entitled action, together with the Summons , was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County on August 22, 2007 at 2:57 p.m.
KARL A. FOLKENS
FOLKENS LAW FIRM PA
P.O. Box 6139
Florence, South Carolina 2950(843)665-0100
Attorney for Defendant Johnny L. Broach, Jr.
LIS PENDENS
TAKE NOTICE that an action is pending in this Court under the foregoing title for the foreclosure of a mortgage of real estate situated in Darlington County, South Carolina, said mortgage being described as follow, to-wit:
MORTGAGOR: Joseph A. Rathburn
MORTGAGEE: Robert A. Harris
DATED: May 24, 2005
RECORDED: Book 1038 at page 7546
A description of the land as set forth in said mortgage is as follows:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land containing 26.26 acres, more or less, situate, lying and being in Forest Acres Subdivision, off Pocket Road in the County of Darlington, State of South Carolina. Said tract is shown as Tract No.8 and is more particularly described on a plat of property prepared as a Summary Map of Forest Acres Subdivision by Ervin Engineering dated August 10, 1993 and recorded in Plat Book 135 at page 157 in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County. Reference is also made to a more recent plat made by Lind, Hicks and Associates, Surveyors, dated July, 2002 and recorded in aforesaid records in Plat Book 184 at page 113. Reference said maps for a more complete and accurate description. This being the same property conveyed to Joseph A. Rathburn by deed of Robert
A. Harris, dated May 24, 2005, and recorded by May 26, 2005, in Book 1038 at page 7453 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County.
JAMES W. PETERSON, JR.
CLARKE, JOHNSON, PETERSON, & McLEAN, P. A.
P. O. Box l865
Florence, South Carolina 29503
(843) 669-240l
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
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NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NUMBER: 2008-CP-16-0207
STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY
OF DARLINGTON
American General Financial Services, Inc., Plaintiff, -versus-Howard B. Ingram and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendants.
(001294)
BY VIRTUE OF DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County dated May 29, 2008, in the case of American General Financial Services, Inc., the Plaintiff, against Howard B. Ingram, the Defendant, under Case No. 2008-CP-16-0207, I, the undersigned will offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder, Darlington County Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, South Carolina, on July 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. the following described real property, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in the County of Darlington, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot A. containing 1.14 acres on a plat prepared for Giordano Real Estate Investments Corp. by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. dated 01/27/05 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County in Plat Book192, at Page 65, in the Darlington County Records.
This being the same property conveyed to Giordano Real Estate Investments by deed of Fannie Mae, a/k/a Federal National Mortgage Association dated 08/04/04 and recorded 09/10/04, in Book 1035, at Page 1428 in the Darlington County Records.
This being the same property conveyed to Howard B. Ingram by deed of Giordano Real Estate Investments dated March 11, 2005 and recorded May 16, 2005 in Book 1038, at Page 5977 in the Darlington County Records.
TMS #068-00-01-055 (LAND); 068-00-01-055.002 (MOBILE HOME)
Property Address - 826 Joye Road, Lamar, South Carolina 29069
This includes any manufactured home owned by the Defendant (s) located on this property. The Plaintiff makes no warranty or representation as to the title of any mobile home located on the property. 1993 DESTINY OMNI, SERIAL # 034989A&B.
NOTE:As no Deficiency Judgment was granted, the bidding will not remain open for a period of thirty (30) days and compliance with the bid shall be made thirty (30) days after the sale.
TERMS OF SALE:Cash purchaser to pay for deed and revenue stamps; the successful bidder will be required to deposit the sum of five (5%) percent of amount of bid as evidence of good faith or bid will not be accepted and the premises will be immediately resold.
EUGENE P. WARR, JR.
SPECIAL REFEREE
FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY
THOMAS H. BRUSH
SC BAR #974
J. CHRIS LANNING
SC BAR #73957
___________, 2008
Darlington, South Carolina
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NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NUMBER: 2008-CP-16-0056
STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY
OF DARLINGTON
American General Financial Services, Inc., Plaintiff,-versus-William Lester Gandy; Justin Robert Gandy; Julia Halaine Gandy; Tanya Marie Cook and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Defendants.
(07-3368)
BY VIRTUE OF DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County dated May 29, 2008, in the case of American General Financial Services, Inc., the Plaintiff, against William Lester Gandy, the Defendant, under Case No. 2008-CP-16-0056, I, the undersigned will offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder, Darlington County Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, South Carolina, on July 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. the following described real property, to-wit:
ALL THOSE THREE (3) CERTAIN PARCELS OR LOTS OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF DARLINGTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND DESIGNATED AS LOTS NOS 41, 43-1 AND 43-2 IN SECTION O OF PROPERTY OWNED BY DARLINGTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY AS REPRESENTED ON A MAP SHOWING SUBDIVISION THEREOF MADE BY T.E. WILSON, C.E., DATED MAY 10, 1939, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 9, AT PAGE 174, WHEREON THE SAID THREE (3) LOTS ARE SHOWN AS TOGETHER FORMING ONE LOT, WHICH IS BOUNDED ON THE SOUTHEAST BY UNNAMED EIGHTEEN (18) FOOT STREET, ON WHICH IT FRONTS AND MEASURES TWO HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT (248) FEET; ON THE SOUTHWEST BY DITCH OR BRANCH LINE ON WHICH IT MEASURES ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX (126) FEET; ON THE NORTHWEST BY TEN (10) FOOT ROAD OR RIGHT OF WAY, ON WHICH IT MEASURES TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SIX (246) FEET, AND ON THE NORTHEAST BY LAND DESIGNATED ON SAID MAP AS LOT NO. 45-1 IN SECTION C, ON WHICH IT MEASURES ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN (119) FEET.
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED FROM ILA MILDRED LEE BARBER TO WILLIAM GANDY, BY DEED RECORDED 03/26/1975, IN BOOK 725, AT PAGE 605, IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
TMS #164-13-03-035
Property Address - 529 CAGLE STREET, DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29532
This includes any manufactured home owned by the Defendant (s) located on this property. The Plaintiff makes no warranty or representation as to the title of any mobile home located on the property. 1998 FLEETWOOD, SERIAL # NCFLV41A39077V013.
NOTE:As no Deficiency Judgment was granted, the bidding will not remain open for a period of thirty (30) days and compliance with the bid shall be made thirty (30) days after the sale.
TERMS OF SALE:Cash purchaser to pay for deed and revenue stamps; the successful bidder will be required to deposit the sum of five (5%) percent of amount of bid as evidence of good faith or bid will not be accepted and the premises will be immediately resold.
_________________________________
EUGENE P. WARR, JR.
SPECIAL REFEREE
FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY
THOMAS H. BRUSH
SC BAR #974
J. CHRIS LANNING
SC BAR #73957
___________, 2008
Florence, South Carolina
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SUMMONS
IN THE FAMILY COURT
CA# 08-DR-16-0199
STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY
OF DARLINGTON
Olivia Lynne Howell Kennedy, Plaintiff, vs. Joseph Alan Kennedy, Defendant.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber, at his office at Post Office Box 4198, 201 Graham Street, Florence, South Carolina, 29502 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Ray Coit Yarborough Jr.
P.O. Box 4198
Florence, South Carolina 29502
Attorney for Plaintiff
(843) 676-0580
Florence, South Carolina
February 20, 2008
The Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County on February 22, 2008 at 11:11 a.m.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Judy W. Odom
Personal Representative: Daisy G. Cox
Address: 1230 William Lane; Florence, SC 29501
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Mary Lee Terry
Personal Representative: Clarence Sims and Andrew Gurley
Address: 703 Chestnut Street, Darlington, SC 29532 and 405 Jennifer Lane, Darlington, SC 29532
Attorney: William J. Tuck
Address: Post Office Box 933, Darlington, SC 29540
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Denise R. Gandy
Personal Representative: Charles F. Gandy
Address: 315 N. Springville Road; Darlington, SC 29540
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Neil H. Windham, Jr.
Personal Representative: Terie D. Windham
Address: 955 Windhamtown Road; Lamar, SC 29069
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NOTICE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the following property will have a title applied for in 30 days if the owner does not make claim:
1997 LS Blazer Chevrolet 4x4 Automatic 2 Door, VIN 1GNCT18W7WK115640, owes $1443, miles 12685.7; 1971 Mercury Cyclone GT, VIN 1HI6M01427 Stick Shift, 2 Door, owes $1656, miles 18268.3; abandoned at L.A. Salvage, 505 E. Lynches River Road, Lamar, SC 29069.
Owner to contact (843) 326-1108.
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NOTICE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the following property will have a title applied for in 30 days if the owner does not make claim:
1993 Ford Mustang, blue, VIN 1FACP40M6PF158777 abandoned at 840 N. Gov. Williams Hwy., Darlington.
Owner to contact Tim Briske (843) 245-9985.
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NOTICE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the following property will have a title applied for in 30 days if the owner does not make claim:
1975 Admiral, ID 602753373 on Lot 3 ; 1970 National mobile home, 12’ x 52’ ID 800-00679 on lot 4 abandoned at Lots No. 3 and 4, 2971 Republic Ave., Florence, SC 29501.
Owner to contact (843) 393-4549.
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NOTICE
OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that MITT LLC dba Short Trip 6 intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale of off premises consumption of beer and wine at 415 Boykin Ave., Lamar, SC 29069. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 5, 2008. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information:
(1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest;
(2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied;
(3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant);
(4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and,
(5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, Attn: ABL, PO Box 125, Columbia, S.C. 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899.
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NOTICE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the following property will have a title applied for in 30 days if the owner does not make claim:
1963 Black 4dr Cadi VIN 63K154093 miles 35096; 1979 Dodge Truck, red in color, very rusty, VIN D13JS9S223986 miles 92114; abandoned at 832 S. Gov. Williams Hwy., Darlington.
Owner to contact Palmetto Auto Auction 843-393-5006.
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SUMMONS AND NOTICES
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A NO.: 2008-CP-16-0078
STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY
OF DARLINGTON
CitiMortgage Company, Inc. Plaintiff, Nora W. Mangum and LVNV funding Defendant(s).
(BFC0829)
TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Nora W. Mangum and LVNV Funding, LLC
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 140 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 450, Columbia, South Carolina 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of South Carolina Code §29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the attached mortgage is perfected and Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original note and mortgage and the Complaint attached hereto.
__________________________
Sandra L. Burr, SC Bar No. 1045
Brett F. Kline, SC Bar No. 15661
BURR & ASSOCIATES, LLC
140 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 450
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
(803) 404-5555
Attorneys for Plaintiff
March 24, 2008
Columbia, South Carolina
NOTICE
TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Nora W. Mangum and LVNV Funding LLC
YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE that the Cover Sheet for Civil Actions, Certificate of Exemption/Withdrawal from Arbitration and Mediation, Summons and Notices, and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Edgefield County, South Carolina on January 24, 2008.
TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Nora W. Mangum and LVNV Funding LLC:
YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE that the Cover Sheet for Civil Actions, Certificate of Exemption/Withdrawal from Arbitration and Mediation, Summons and Notices, and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Darlington County, South Carolina on January 24, 2008. ___________________________
Sandra L. Burr, SC Bar No. 1045
Brett F. Kline, SC Bar No. 15661
BURR & ASSOCIATES, LLC
140 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 450
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
(803) 404-5555
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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NOTICE OF SALE
Deficiency Judgment Waived
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NO. 2007-CP-16-0421
STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF
DARLINGTON
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP FOR THE BENEFIT OF HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, v. THOMASENA D. JAMES A/K/A THOMASENA JAMES; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC; DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Defendant
BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP FOR THE BENEFIT OF HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION against THOMASENA D. JAMES A/K/A THOMASENA JAMES; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC; DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, the undersigned Master in Equity for DARLINGTON County, South Carolina, will sell on July 15, 2008 at 12:30pm, at the Darlington County Courthouse, City Darlington, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN DARLINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRONTING ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) FEET ON ROAD S-16-151 AND BEING BOUNDED ACCORDING TO A PLAT MADE BY LIND SURVEYING COMPANY DATED DECEMBER 11, 1972, AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY SAID ROAD; ON THE EAST BY LAND OF J.E. MOZINGO, JR. FOR A DISTANCE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LAND OF J.E. MOZINGO, JR. FOR A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) FEET; ON THE WEST BY LAND OF J.E. MOZINGO, JR. FOR A DISTANCE OF TWO HUNDRED (250) FEET. FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION, REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO PLAT ABOVE REFERRED TO, A COPY OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY IN DEED BOOK 701 AT PAGE 676. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THOMASENA D. JAMES BY DEED FROM TROY GIORDANO DBA HOMEFIELD HOUSING DATED SEPTEMBER 22, 2006 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 3, 2006 IN BOOK 1045 AT PAGE 6593 DARLINGTON COUNTY RECORDS.
TMS NO.: 062-00-02-092
CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 625 Philadelphia Street, Hartsville, SC 29550
TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.44% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.
_________________________
Haigh Porter
Special Referee for DARLINGTON County
Date:___________________
Darlington, South Carolina
BUTLER & HOSCH, P.A.
April L. Gremillion
Attorney for Plaintiff
Westpark Center II
107 Westpark Blvd., Suite 130
Columbia, SC 29210
Telephone: 803-798-2112
Facsimile: 803-798-2175
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SPECIAL REFEREE’S SALE
CASE NO. 2008-CP-16-269
BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority against Glenn A. Carpenter, I, the Special Referee for Darlington County, will sell on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at 12:30 o’clock p.m., at the Darlington County Courthouse, Darlington, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Burnt Branch School District, in Darlington County, State of South Carolina, and being more particularly designated as Lot Fourteen (14) in the Sunny Acres Subdivision as the same is shown on plat thereof made for Glenn A. Carpenter by Lind, Hicks and Assoc. on March 26, 1984 and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County in Plat Book 96 at Page 183. Reference to said plat is hereby craved for a more complete description of said property. Be all measurements a little more or less.
This being the same property conveyed to Glenn A. Carpenter by deed of Edwin K. Moseley and Clara E. Moseley dated September 28, 1983 and recorded on April 12, 1984 in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County in Book 872 at Page 122.
TMS#:036-00-03-002
TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff’s representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Special Referee may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 11.1% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Darlington County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.
GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC
1703 Laurel Street
P. O Box 11682
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 233-0797
By:____________________________
W. Haigh Porter
Special Referee for Darlington County
Edward L. Grimsley
Benjamin E. Grimsley
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
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SUMMONS
IN THE FAMILY COURT
FOR THE
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO. 07-DR-16-1124
STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF
DARLINGTON
Robert Black, Plaintiff, vs. Lonzena Black, Defendant.
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Plaintiff’s attorney, Deatrice Barrett Curtis, at her office located at 104 Exchange Street/ Post Office Box 185, Darlington, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the date of service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
DATED at Darlington, South Carolina, the 17 day of December, 2007.
DEATRICE BARRETT CURTIS
104 Exchange Street
Post Office Box 185
Darlington, SC 29532
(843) 393-5650
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
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NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO. 07-CP-16-1024
STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF
DARLINGTON
Marie I. Jackson and Edward Jackson, Jr., Plaintiffs, vs. Darlington County, a Political Subdivision of the State of South Carolina; John Doe, A Fictitious Person Representing any and all Unknown Persons Who Have or May Claim Some Interest in and to Real Property Currently Owned and Occupied by the Plaintiffs at 841 Ponderosa Drive and Being More Particularly Described as 1.36 Acres on a Plat Prepared for Plaintiff, Marie I. Jackson, and Recorded in Plat Book 195 at Page 19; and Richard Roe, a Fictitious Person Representing Any Unknown Heirs of Lugenia Thomas, Defendants.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing for the purpose of establishing the unknown heirs of Lugenia Thomas and conforming the deed to the subject property will be held before Haigh Porter, Esquire, as Special Referee in this case at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at his office located at 152 S. McQueen Street, Florence, South Carolina.
B. KENDALL HILLER
McGOWAN, ROGERS, STEWART, HILLER & McLAURIN, P.A.
Attorney for Plaintiffs
P.O. Box 1461
Florence, SC 29503
(843) 669-6395
Florence, South Carolina
June 18, 2008
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Richard L. Britt, Sr.
Personal Representative: Donna B. Weatherford
Address: 1228 Syracuse Street; Darlington, SC 29532
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Craig S. Weatherford, Sr.
Personal Representative: Darlene B. Weatherford
Address: 2661 Indian Branch Road; Hartsville, SC 29550
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Patrick S. Isaac
Personal Representative: Janice Isaac Perkins
Address: 236 Floyds Road; Darlington, SC 29532
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Walter Wilson
Personal Representative: Franklin Hines
Address: 833 South Sixth Street, Hartsville, SC 29550
Attorney: Deatrice Barrett Curtis Attorney
Address: 104 Exchange St., Darlington, SC 29532
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: James Wright
Personal Representative: Janie Wright
Address: 207 First Street, Darlington, SC 29532
Attorney: Deatrice Barrett Curtis Attorney
Address: 104 Exchange St., Darlington, SC 29532
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Charles E. Zimmerman, Sr.
Personal Representative: Ruth M. Zimmerman
Address: 3629 Sandy Flats Road; Society Hill, SC 29593
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NOTICE
OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that Janet Williams dba Eclipse intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale of on premises consumption of liquor at 3340 Lamar Highway, Darlington, SC 29532. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 12, 2008. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information:
(1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest;
(2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied;
(3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant);
(4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and,
(5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, Attn: ABL, PO Box 125, Columbia, S.C. 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Estate of Sue Flinn James I Clarkson
Personal Representative: Emeline James Clarkson
Address: 105 Woodland Drive, Darlington, SC 29532
Attorney: John Jay James, II
Address: P.O. Box 507, Darlington, SC 29540
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NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County, South Carolina, heretofore granted in the case of Bank of America, NA -v- Estate of Wade H. Walters, Jr., et al, C/A NO. 2007-CP-16-1027, I the undersigned Haigh Porter, as Special Referee will sell on July 15, 2008, at 12:30 o'clock P.M. at the County Courthouse in Darlington County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
All that parcel of land in Darlington County, State of South Carolina, as found in Deed Book 742, Page 355, ID#0361101023 being known and designated as all that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being West of the City of Hartsville, in the County of Darlington, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 27 on plat of survey made by J.E. Tucker, Jr. Reg. Surv. Recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County, South Carolina in Plat Book 64 at Page 129, reference to which plat is craved as forming a part of these presents. Said lot measuring and being bounded Northeast by Lot No. 26 on said plat having a distance of two hundred and one tenths (200.1) feet; Southeast by lands now or formerly of Hicks, for a distance of one hundred (100) feet; Southwest by South Carolina Highway No. 151 bypass for a distance of two hundred (200) feet; and Northwest by Dunlap Drive for a distance of one hundred (100) feet.
This being the same property conveyed to Wade H. Walters, Jr. by deed of Thomas J. Watkins recorded November 22, 1975 in Deed Book 742 at Page 355.
TMS # 036-11-01-023
The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record, the senior mortgage lien of Carolina Bank and Trust Company, and the statutory 120 day right of redemption of the United States of America.
Haigh Porter
Special Referee for Darlington County
Weston Adams Law Firm
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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NOTICE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the following property will have a title applied for in 30 days if the owner does not make claim:
1968 Cornet RT VIN WS23L8A255681 abandoned at 157 W. McIver Road.
Owner to contact Knights Body Shop 669-3196.
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NOTICE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the following property will have a title applied for in 30 days if the owner does not make claim:
1995 Pace American 28ft white enclosed trailer with ramp door VIN 4FPWB2826SG008551; and a Black Tow Master Trailer with red ramps VIN 4KNUT20297L161890; abandoned at Palmetto Auto Auction, 832 S. Gov. Williams Hwy., Darlington, SC.
Owner to contact (843) 393-5006.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Jobe F. Reynolds
Personal Representative: Nannette R. Bradshaw
Address: 1709 Buck Reynolds Road; Lamar, SC 29069
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Estate of David E. Law, Sr.
Personal Representative: Dorothy L. Martin
Address: P.O. Box 1587, Darlington, SC 29540
Attorney: John Jay James, II
Address: P.O. Box 507, Darlington, SC 29540
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estate are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer this estate, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Rm. 208, Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, S.C. 29532, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Ruth J. Washington
Personal Representative: Harrison Washington
Address: 4328 Evanston Blvd., N. Charleston, SC 29148
Attorney: Deatrice Barrettt Curtis
Address: 104 Exchange St., Darlington, SC 29532
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SUMMONS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NUMBER: 2008-CP-16-0545
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF DARLINGTON
Tom Swift, Plaintiff, -vs- Glenn S. Silliman, Jr., John Doe and Richard Roe as representatives of all persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, including, but not limited to any unknown owners, unknown heirs or unknown devisees of Glenn S. Silliman, Jr., or any other person, any unknown adult being in a class designated as John Doe and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in the military service designated in a class as Richard Roe as to property designated as Darlington County Tax Map Number 186-00-01-029, Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office at 100 St. Johns Street, Post Office Box 186, Darlington, South Carolina 29540, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof except that the United States of America, if it is a Defendant, shall have sixty (60) days exclusive of the day of such service, and if you should fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NEWTON I. HOWLE, JR.
Attorney for the Plaintiff
S. C. Bar No. 2729
100 St. Johns Street
P. O. Box 186
Darlington, South Carolina 29540 Telephone - 843-395-1519
Telefax - 843-393-0342
June 24, 2008.

NOTICE OF FILING
TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County, the object and prayer of which is to declare Plaintiff owner of the property described in said Complaint and to quiet title in connection with said property, and for such other and further relief as is set forth in the Complaint.
NEWTON I. HOWLE, JR.
Attorney for the Plaintiff
S. C. Bar No. 2729
100 St. Johns Street
P. O. Box 186
Darlington, South Carolina 29540
Telephone - 843-395-1519
Telefax - 843-393-0342
June 24, 2008.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County upon a Complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants to quiet title to certain real property obtained pursuant to a tax sale deed dated June 7, 2004 and recorded in Book1033 at page 7352-7355 in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County. The description of the premises in said deed is as follows:
All that 6.21 acres, more or less, situate at Palmetto in Darlington County, South Carolina, as will more fully appear on a Plat prepared by Ervin Engineering Co., Inc., dated June 5, 1989 and recorded in the Clerk of Court’s Office for Darlington County in Plat Book 125, at page 247, reference to which plat is hereby craved.
This being the same property conveyed to Tom Swift by Deed of Pamela G. Osbourne, Tax Collector for Darlington County dated June 7, 2004 and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County in Book 1033 at page 7352-7355.
NEWTON I. HOWLE, JR.
S. C. Bar No. 2729
100 St. Johns Street
P. O. Box 186
Darlington, South Carolina 29540
Telephone - 843-395-1519
Telefax - 843-393-0342
June 24, 2008.
ORDER
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Deatrice Barrett Curtis be and she hereby is designated and appointed Guardian ad Litem nisi for said unknown minor Defendants and for those other Defendants under legal disability, if any, herein collectively designated as John Doe and Richard Roe and she is authorized to appear and defend such action on behalf of said Defendants, unless said minor Defendants or other Defendants under legal disability, if any, or either of them shall, within thirty (30) days after the service of a copy of this Order upon them, exclusive of the date of service, as provided herein procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for said minor Defendants or other Defendants under legal disability, if any, for the purposes of this action.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that service in this matter be made on the Defendants by publishing copies of the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice of Filing Complaint, and this Order of Publication and Appointing a Guardian ad Litem in The News and Press, a newspaper published in Darlington County, South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.
SCOTT B. SUGGS, CLERK OF COURT
FOR DARLINGTON
Darlington, South Carolina
June 27, 2008
CONSENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM nisi
PERSONALLY appeared before me, Deatrice Barrett Curtis, who being duly sworn deposes and says that she has no interest adverse to the interest of the said unknown minors or unknown parties under legal disability, and is not connected in business with the adverse party or with his counsel and hereby consents to serve as Guardian ad Litem nisi.
Deatrice Barrett Curtis
SWORN to before me this
27th day of June, 2008.
Mary Frances McCoy
Notary Public for S. C.
My Commission Expires: 9/26/2012
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
DOCKET NO: 2006-CP-16-409
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF DARLINGTON
CitiFinancial Mortgage Company, Inc. v. Whitfield Sims, Jr., Justin W. Sims, The Estate of Essie E. Sims, Willa Mae McBride, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devises of Essie E. Sims, Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as Class Richard Roe.
AMENDED SUMMONS
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in the above entitled action copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at his office, 1812 Lincoln Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, within Thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.
AMENDED LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon the Amended Complaint of the above named Plaintiff for the purpose of quieting title, reforming the mortgage, and foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Beatrice Sims, Whitfield Sims, Jr., and Justin W. Sims to TranSouth Financial Corporation bearing date of March 7, 2000 and recorded March 9, 2000 in Mortgage Book M-453 at page 94 in the ROD Office for Darlington County, in the original principal sum of Twenty Six Thousand Five Hundred Forty Eight and 48/100 Dollars ($26,548.48), and that the premises affected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof is situated in the County of Darlington, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows:
Originally described as follows:
ALL that certain lot of land situated, lying and being in the County and State above named, designated as Lot No. 1 on a plat of Amelia Small land recorded in Plat No. 2 Page 144. Said lot measuring one hundred and fifty nine and five-tenths (159.5) feet on its East and West lines, and one hundred and one and six-tenths (101.6) feet on its North and South lines, bounded north by lands of Sarah Small; East by remainder of Lot. No. 1, South by Fletcher McIver, and West by Lot of John and Ida Stevenson.
This being the same property conveyed to Jerry M. Sims by deed of Philip Johnson dated December 15, 1926, filed and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County in Deed Book 155 at Page 625.
Also, all that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situated, lying and being in City and County of Darlington, State of South Carolina, fronting and measuring one hundred ten and one fourth (110 1/4) feet on South Pine Street; and running back ninety-nine and two-tenths (99.2) feet along Allen Street. The same being now or formerly as follows: on the North by Allen Street which separates it from the lot now or formerly of Dr. PA Bethea; on the South by lot now or formerly of Mary Sims; on the West by lot heretofore set off the Wesly Smalls; on the East by South Pine Street.
This being the same property conveyed to Whitfield Sims by Deed of Dr. M.D. Brantley dated September 28, 1962, filed and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County in Deed Book 155 at page 625.
Being that parcel of land conveyed to Whitfield Sims from Dr. M.D. Brantley by that Deed dated 9/28/62 and recorded 9/28/62 in Deed Book 514, at page 457 of the Darlington County, SC Public Registry.
Being that parcel of land conveyed to Beatrice Sims, Life Estate remainder to Justin W. Sims and Whitfield Sims, Jr., Life Estate from Whitfield Sims, Sr. By that Deed dated 1/29/99 and recorded 2/1/99 in Deed Book D-228, at page 189 of the Darlington County, SC Public Registry.
More accurately described as follows:
All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being located in the Town of Darlington, County of Darlington, State of South Carolina, being known and designated as a portion of Lot1, containing 0.38 acres, more or less, and a portion of Lot 2, containing 0.23 acres, more or less, upon a prepared for Atlantic Title Ins. Co. by Arthur E. White, Jr., Esq., RLS, SCPLS #14196, dated May 30, 2007, which Plat is incorporated herein by reference and which is to be recorded, reference to said Plat being craved for the metes and bounds description.
Which has the address of:304 Southern Pine Street
Darlington, South Carolina 29532
TMS# 165-11-01-033, 165-11-01-034, 165-11-01-035 (n/k/a 165-11-01-034 only)
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the original Amended Summons and Amended Complaint in the above-entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County, the object and prayer of which is set forth in the Amended Complaint.
Louis H. Lang, Esq.
Latrinda D. Simpson, Esq.
1812 Lincoln Street, Suite 200
Post Office Box 1390
Columbia, SC 29202-1390
Telephone: (803) 256-2371
Facsimile: (803) 256-6431
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Upon reading the Affidavit of the Plaintiff in the above captioned action, and it appearing that the names and addresses of such Defendants collectively referred to as John Doe and Richard Roe, representing the unknown and unnamed heirs of Defendant Essie E. Sims, including any minor Defendants, other Defendants under legal disability, or those in the military, whether residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, and Whitfield Sims, Jr. are unknown to the Plaintiff and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained;
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that these parties, collectively referred to as John Doe and Richard Roe, and Whitfield Sims, Jr., shall be served by publication with the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice of filing of the Complaint, and Notice of the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem, as required by law in a newspaper of general circulation in Darlington County, South Carolina, once a week for three consecutive weeks.
The Honorable Scott B. Suggs
Darlington, SC
June 25, 2008
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NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A #: 08-CP-16-415
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COUNTY OF DARLINGTON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Plaintiff, vs. PEARL G. MCELVEEN a/k/a PEARL S. MCELVEEN, RICKY LISBON a/k/a RICK LEE LISBON, JUDY ANN HICKMAN, SURLINDA MACK, TEARSE MAE LISBON and JAMES HUBERT LISBON, AS HEIRS AT LAW OF SARAH W. LISBON a/k/a SARAH JANE LISBON, DECEASED, AND ANY OTHER HEIRS-AT-LAW OR DISTRIBUTEES OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR SPOUSES, IF NY THEY HAVE, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; ALSO ANY UNKNOWN ADULTS AND THOSE PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALL OF THEM BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; AND SCOTT B. SUGGS, CLERK OF COURT FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY, Defendants
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TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Kelley E. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, in the military service or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County.
YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi shall be made absolute.
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Edward L. Grimsley
Benjamin E. Grimsley
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
June 4, 2008
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street, Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County on May 21, 2008.
GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC.
P.O. Box 11682
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
(803) 233-1177
BY: _____________________
Benjamin E. Grimsley
Attorney for Plaintiff
June 4, 2008
LIS PENDENS
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by Sarah W. Lisbon a/k/a Sarah Jane Lisbon (now deceased) to Plaintiff, its successors and assigns, dated February 5, 1985, and recorded on February 5, 1985, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County, South Carolina in Book 885 at Page 490 (the “Mortgage”).
At the time of the filing of this notice, the premises affected by the said action were situated in the County of Darlington, State of South Carolina, and are described as follows:
All that certain parcel or lot of land near Lamar, S.C. fronting 150 feet on S.C. Highway S-16-363, which forms its Southern boundary, and bounded on the East 162.24 feet by Baron L. Watford estate, on the North 150.78 feet by a canal separating lot of land of Mrs. M. J. Parnell, and on the West 197.5 feet by land of Alma W. Grady.
This being the same property conveyed to Sarah W. Lisbon by deed of United States of America, Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, dated January 10, 1985 and recorded on February 5, 1985 in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County, South Carolina in Deed Book 883 at Page 663.
TMS No.: 065-00-01-088
For a complete description of the property encumbered by the Mortgage, the undersigned craves reference to the Mortgage, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC
Post Office Box 11682
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
(803) 233-0797
By:
Edward L. Grimsley
Benjamin E. Grimsley
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
May 14, 2008
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