Who must file a claim against these estates?

Anyone who believes the estate owes them money must file a claim using FORM #371ES.

Where do I file FORM #371ES for these Lancaster County estates?

File with the Lancaster County Probate Court at P.O. Box 1809, Lancaster, SC 29721.

What is the deadline to file a claim?

File within eight months after the first publication of this notice or within one year of the decedent's death, whichever is earlier.

What information must be on FORM #371ES?

Claimant name/address, basis and amount of claim, due date, uncertainties, and any security description.

May 9, 2026 Probate: P.O. Box 1809, Lancaster, SC

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court for Lancaster County at P.O. Box 1809 Lancaster, SC 29721, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of claimant, basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Sonja Catherine Basore Date of Death: 11/8/2025 Case Number: 2026ES2900111 Personal Representative: Waneta Linner Address: 5410 Orchid Bloom Drive Indian Land, SC 29707 Attorney: Virginia S Spencer Address: 504 W 5th North Street Summerville, SC 29483 Estate: Tommy Lewis Ward Date of Death: 12/21/2025 Case Number: 2026ES2900168 Personal Representative: Sandra Lynn Ward Address: 3384 New Hope Rd Lancaster, SC 29720 Estate: Debra Lynn Ray Date of Death: 2/7/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900190 Personal Representative: Harrison Ray Address: 607 Peachtree Road Kingston, TN 37763 Estate: Jim Brady McGuirt Date of Death: 1/11/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900203 Personal Representative: Phillip Wayne McGuirt Address: 2205 Harmon Lane Lancaster, SC 29720 Estate: Edith Carol Ghent AKA Carol Parker Ghent Date of Death: 2/20/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900208 Personal Representative: Annette G Melton Address: 4109 Rowell Rd Lancaster, SC 29720 Estate: Iris Helms Perez AKA Iris Loftin Helms Date of Death: 3/26/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900209 Personal Representative: Mark L Helms Address: 2741 Smithfield Dr Monroe, NC 28110 Estate: John George Van Horn Date of Death: 12/7/2025 Case Number: 2026ES2900217 Personal Representative: Terry L Van Horn Address: 1008 Beckstead Court Lancaster, SC 29720 Attorney: Julia C Khaled Address: 1430 Ebenezer Road, Suite 104 Rock Hill, SC 29732 Estate: Danny Reese Blackwell Date of Death: 3/11/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900223 Personal Representative: Anne Griffith Blackwell Barre Address: 5115 Lakeshore Drive Columbia, SC 29206 Attorney: Kenneth B Wingate Address: 1515 Lady Street Columbia, SC 29201 Estate: John Joseph Colligan Date of Death: 10/31/2025 Case Number: 2026ES2900224 Personal Representative: Patricia A Colligan Address: 8103 Lazy Lane Austin, TX 78757 Attorney: John E Peterson Address: 1030 Assembly Drive Fort Mill, SC 29708 Estate: Archie Lane Starnes Date of Death: 3/7/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900231 Personal Representative: Angela Moree Address: 3941 Shiloh Unity Rd Lancaster, SC 29720 Estate: Hattie Mae Hinson Polston Date of Death: 3/25/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900235 Personal Representative: Dianna Polston Doster Address: 7301 Shiloh Unity Rd Lancaster, SC 29720 Estate: Calvin Carson Blackmon Date of Death: 3/27/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900238 Personal Representative: Linda Blackmon Taylor Address: 1411 Shiloh Ranch Road Lancaster, SC 29720 Estate: Joseph Walter Catledge Date of Death: 3/11/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900244 Personal Representative: Kathy Stover Catledge Address: 1113 Tarram Court Lancaster, SC 29720 Estate: Harold Melton Date of Death: 4/7/2026 Case Number: 2026ES2900255 Personal Representative: Betty Jean Melton Address: 124 Penny Street Lancaster, SC 29720 Attorney: T Alston Devenny, Jr Address: PO Box 1657 Lancaster, SC 29721 104-33-37-3S Probate

Probate — P.O. Box 1809, Lancaster, SC

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