PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DECATUR
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES BUFORD MATTHEWS, III, DECEASED
ESTATE# 2026. PC-106

PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

NOTICE

Virginia A. Matthews has petitioned to be appointed Administrators of the estate of Charles Buford Matthews, III, deceased of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties 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 September 14, 2026.

BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds for 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.

Eric L. Gay, Probate Judge
By: Jessica L. Hood, Clerk
P.O. Box 234-112 W. Water Street
Bainbridge GA 39818
229-248-3016

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