Notice to creditors regarding the estate of Delois Sheppard.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA 
PROBATE DIVISION 
File No. 26-CP-001258 
Division Probate 
IN RE: ESTATE OF 
DELOIS SHEPPARD A/K/A  
DELOIS LOWRANCE SHEPPARD 
Deceased. 
The administration of the estate of Delois Sheppard a/k/a Delois Lowrance Sheppard, deceased, whose date of death was January 15, 2026, is pending in the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 800 E Twiggs St., Tampa, FL 33602.  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, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.  The written demand must be filed with the clerk. 
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. 
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS 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 17, 2026. 
Personal Representative: 
Lacine Lowrance-Small  
f/k/a Lacine T. Small 
2668 Halle Ann Circle 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103 
Attorney for Personal Representative: 
s/ John A. Richert 
John A. Richert, Esq. 
Attorney for Personal Representative 
Florida Bar Number: 106613 
Richert Quarles P.A. 
5801 Ulmerton Road, Suite 100 
Clearwater, Florida 33760 
Telephone: (727) 235-6461 
E-Mail: john@rq.law 
Secondary E-Mail: emina@rq.law 
April 17, 24, 2026	26-01328H