Notice to creditors regarding the estate of Helen Patricia Boyette Buckhalter.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA 
PROBATE DIVISION 
Case No.: 2026-CP-000753 
Division: 14 
IN RE: ESTATE OF  HELEN PATRICIA  BOYETTE BUCKHALTER, a/k/a  HELEN B. BUCKHALTER, a/k/a  HELEN P. BOYETTE, a/k/a   HELEN P. BUCKHALTER, a/k/a  PAT BUCKHALTER, a/k/a  PAT BOYETTE, a/k/a  HELEN BOYETTE, 
Decedent. 
The administration of the estate of HELEN PATRICIA BOYETTE BUCKHALTER, a/k/a HELEN B. BUCKHALTER, a/k/a HELEN B. BOYETTE, a/k/a HELEN PATRICIA BUCKHALTER, a/k/a HELEN P. BUCKHALTER, a/k/a PAT BUCKHALTER a/k/a PAT BOYETTE, a/k/a HELEN BOYETTE, deceased, whose date of death was December 28, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida, Probate Division, the physical address of which is 255 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830-3912 for deliveries and certified mail and the mailing address of which is P.O. Box 9000, Drawer Number CC-4, Bartow, FL 33831-9000. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below. 
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. 
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 
The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedents death by the decedent or the decedents surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. 
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. 
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. 
The date of first publication of this notice is: April 10, 2026. 
Suzanne R. Eschrich 
Personal Representative 
1017 Meadowood Drive 
Lakeland, FL 33809 
G. Wrede Kirkpatrick, Esq. 
Attorney for Personal Representative 
Florida Bar No. 984116 
THE LAW OFFICE OF  WREDE KIRKPATRICK 
12201 Kelp Lane 
Riverview, FL 33569 
Telephone: 813-477-3132 
Email:  
wrede@kirkpatricklawoffice.com 
Secondary Email: 
service@kirkpatricklawoffice.com 
April 10, 17, 2026	26-00679K