PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SUMTER COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
BEN EUGENE GRAVES, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P2026-5119
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

NOTICE:

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to whom it may concern:
BEN EUGENE GRAVES II
to be appointed administrator(s) of the estate of BEN EUGENE GRAVES deceased, of said county. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261.) All interested persons 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 OCTOBER 13 2026.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of 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.

/s/ Stephanie Bennett
Judge of the Probate Court
By: Amethyst Hodges
Clerk of the Probate Court
PO BOX 246
AMERICUS, GA 31709
ADDRESS
229-928-4551
TELEPHONE NUMBER

Americus Times Recorder:
Sept. 16, 23, 30 Oct. 7, 2026
P2026-5119