ORDER OF PUBLICATIONIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
MARY ANN ICE, EXECUTRIX OF THEESTATE OF CHARLES MORRIS, DECEASED,
PETITIONER.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-2026-P-6JUDGE: Jasmine R. H. Morton
TO: Charles Morris, Jr., Adult Respondent
To the above named Adult Respondent
By Petition filed in this action by the Petitioner, it appears that you may be a statutory beneficiary as set forth in West Virginia Code, §55-7-6, resulting from the wrongful death of Charles Morris on November 1, 2025. The object of this civil action is to approve a proposed settlement and distribute wrongful death settlement proceeds to statutory beneficiaries. The Petitioner in this matter is represented by Gerald R. Lacy, Gara Hoke Lacy, Lacy Law Offices, L.C., Post Office Box 589, Charleston, West Virginia 25322; telephone number 304 741-5565. A copy of the Petition filed in this case may be obtained from the Circuit Clerk of Clay County, West Virginia, 246 Main Street, Post Office Box 129, Clay, West Virginia, 25043; telephone number 304 587-4256. If you wish to assert a claim in this matter as a statutory beneficiary, you must notify the Circuit Clerk of this Court on or before July 10, 2026. You are further notified that a hearing on the Petition shall be held on July 15, 2026, beginning at 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Circuit Court of Clay County, West Virginia, before the Honorable Jasmine R.H. Morton, Judge, Clay County Courthouse, 246 Main Street, Clay, West Virginia. Your failure to timely respond to the Petition or appear at the hearing will result in your forfeiture of any potential claim.
/s/ Clarissa HanshawCLARRISA HANSHAW, ClerkCircuit Court of Clay County, West VirginiaThe Sun (San Bernardino)Published: 5/18, 5/25/26
