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NOTICE OF HEARINGNotice is hereby given

of the Petitioners filing aPetition with the Court ofCommon Pleas ofMonroe County, Ohio,requesting approval of theconveyance of the LocustGrove United MethodistChurch located at 46330Joe Frobish Road, Sardis,OH 43946 to the Board ofTrustees of JacksonTownship together withthe adjacent grounds pur-suant to Ohio RevisedCode Section 517.27 and

Ohio Revised CodeSection 1815.39.Such conveyance is

necessary to provide forthe suitable maintenanceof the church andgrounds by the Board ofTrustees of JacksonTownship. The hearing onsaid Petition is being heldbefore The HonorableJulie R. Selmon, Judge,of the Court of CommonPleas of Monroe County,Ohio, on the 7th day ofNovember, 2012, at 1p.m.

Board of Trustees ofLocust Grove United

Methodist ChurchAn Ohio Non-Profit

Corporation

By: Zelda Cline, TrusteeBy: Daniel Fox, TrusteeSept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11,2012- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

IN THE COURT OFCOMMON PLEAS

MONROE COUNTY, OHCase No. CVH 2012-277

Phillip J. Billick, et al.,Plaintiff

vsJacob A. Craig, et al.,

DefendantsJACOB A. CRAIG,

deceased, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; and MARYCRAIG, deceased, herunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plainti ffs; VIRGILCRAIG, deceased, hisunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; DELBERTCRAIG, deceased, hisunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; VERNONCRAIG, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-

tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; BERNARDCRAIG, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; PAULCRAIG, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; HAROLDCRAIG, deceased, hisunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,

relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; HARRYCRAIG, deceased, hisunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; HELENCRAIG, her his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; EVELYNCRAIG, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, and

assigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; DORISCRAIG, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; GOLDIECRAIG, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; ROSECRAIG, deceased, herunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whose

addresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; NANCYCRAIG, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknown

to Plaintiffs; PHILIP H.DRUM, deceased hisunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; MARY L.DRUM, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; FERNANDOE. DRUM, deceased, hisunknown heirs, devisees,

executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; CHARLES E.DRUM, deceased, hisunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; THOMAS E.DRUM, deceased, hisunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; CLARA E.KEYLOR, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,

relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; ARLIE M.ROTH, deceased, herunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; MINNIE L.HAWKINS, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; JOSEPHINEDRUM, HER unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, and

assigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; RALPHEMERSON DRUM,deceased, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; LUELLAMARIE DRUM, lastknown address of 2344Middlecoff Dr., Dunedin,Fla 33528, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; GILBERTDRUM, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; DALE DRUM,his unknown heirs,devisees, executors,administrators, relicts,next of kin, and assigns,all of whose addressesare unknown to Plaintiffs;RAYMOND E. DRUM,deceased, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; SILBURNDRUM, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,

relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; JAMES S.DRUM, HIS unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; CHARLES W.HAWKINS, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; KATHRYNAYERS, her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, and

assigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; CLYDEHAWKINS, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; EDWARDHAWKINS, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; CHARLESVIRGIL ROTH, last knownaddress of 1059 SouthPortage Dr., Doylestown,OH 44230, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-

tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; RALPHEDWIN ROTH, deceased,his his unknown heirs,devisees, executors,

administrators, relicts,next of kin, and assigns,all of whose addressesare unknown to Plaintiffs;LELAND WAYNE ROTH,last known address of6730 Bevelheimer Rd.,New Albany, OH 43054,his unknown heirs,devisees, executors,administrators, relicts,next of kin, and assigns,all of whose addressesare unknown to Plaintiffs;LOUISE A. SEEBACH,fka LOUISE A. REITHER,deceased, her unknown

heirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plainti ffs; JAMESDRUM, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; ALICE SWIN-DALL, her unknown heirs,devisees, executors,administrators, relicts,next of kin, and assigns,all of whose addressesare unknown to Plaintiffs;MARY WIGGINS, herunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; T.J. EDDY,deceased, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; ETHALINDAEDDY, deceased, herunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; DARRELLEDDY, his unknown heirs,devisees, executors,administrators, relicts,next of kin, and assigns,all of whose addresses

are unknown to Plaintiffs;RUSSELL E. EDDY, hisunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; RALPHEDDY, his unknown heirs,devisees, executors,administrators, relicts,next of kin, and assigns,all of whose addressesare unknown to Plaintiffs;TOM EDDY, his unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; WALTEREDDY, his unknown heirs,

devisees, executors,administrators, relicts,next of kin, and assigns,all of whose addressesare unknown to Plaintiffs;MYRTLE LALLATHIN, herunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; RUTH LOCK-HART, her unknown heirs,devisees, executors,administrators, relicts,next of kin, and assigns,all of whose addressesare unknown to Plaintiffs;ADDA NORRIS, herunknown heirs, devisees,executors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, and

assigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; NELLONEAL, his/her unknownheirs, devisees, execu-tors, administrators,relicts, next of kin, andassigns, all of whoseaddresses are unknownto Plaintiffs; you are here-by notified that you havebeen named asDefendants in a legalaction entitled PHILLIP J.BILLICK, et al., Plaintiffs,vs JACOB A. CRAIG, etal., Defendants. Thisaction has been assignedCase Number CVH 2012-277 and is pending in theCourt of Common Pleasof Monroe County, Ohio,

Woodsfield, OH 43793.The object of the com-plaint is to quiet title andextinguish theDefendants oil and gasrights in the followingdescribed real estate:

Situated in the Countyof Monroe, State of Ohio,and Township of Greenand bounded anddescribed as follows:

TRACT I: Being theSoutheast Quarter ofSection 1, Township 4,Range 5, and containing158.32 acres, more orless.

Except 20 acres, moreor less, off the West sideof said premises and leav-ing in Tract I 138.32acres, more or less.

Except 0.91 feet hereto-fore conveyed to Paul F.Eddy by Deed recordedVol. 206, Page 258,Monroe County DeedRecords. Leaving 137.41acres, more or less.

TRACT II: That portionof the Northwest Quarterof the Southwest Quarterof Section 31, Township 3,Range 4, Green Townshipin the County of Monroe,State of Ohio describedas follows:

Beginning for thedescription at an iron rodset at the West Quartercorner of said Section;thence South 86 31 19East 1273.48 feet alongthe North line ofNorthwest Quarter of theSouthwest Quarter of said

Section to an iron rodset at the Northeast cor-ner of said NorthwestQuarter and also beingthe Northwest corner ofTract II as described toRussell Eddy in Vol. 206,Page 257 of the DeedRecords of the Office ofthe County Recorder ofsaid County; thence North87 01 20 West 557.76feet along the North line ofsaid Tract II to an iron rodset at the Northwest cor-ner of said Tract II; thencesouth 08 26 51 West100.22 feet along theWest line of said Tract II toa 1/2 iron rod found 2.5feet West of an existingutility pole per said deed;

thence containing alongsaid West line 84.22 feetto an iron rod set; thencecontinuing along saidWest line 18.08 feet to thecenter line of TR 471;thence along said centerline South 53 28 55East 27.06 feet; South 6612 12 East 46.07 feet;South 84 19 20 East28.18 feet; North 79 5056 East 79.00 feet; North75 28 22 East 37.98feet; North 83 11 00East 97.51 feet; South 7944 10 East 89.93 feet;South 75 14 23 East100.26 feet; South 77 1332 East 85.63 feet to theEast line of saidNorthwest Quarter;

thence leaving said centerline, South 03 20 00West 15.15 feet alongsaid East line to an ironrod set; thence continu-ing along said East line207.16 feet to an iron rodset; thence North 87 0551 West 1270.09 feet toan iron rod set in theWest line of saidNorthwest Quarter;thence North 02 54 09East 327.15 feet alongsaid West line to an ironrod set in the Easterlyline of the land reservedto Paul R. Eddy on Page258 of said Volume;thence North 36 08 18East 112.39 feet to an ironrod set; thence continu-ing on said Easterly line17.35 feet to the centerline of TR 471; thenceNorth 84 01 15 West71.21 feet along the cen-ter line of said road to theWest line of saidNorthwest Quarter;thence leaving said centerline North 02 5409 East15.00 feet along saidWest line to the point ofbeginning, containing10.230 acres.

The above descriptionwas prepared by MichaelK. Austen PLS No. S-7546 from an actual fieldsurvey performed inJanuary 1995. All ironrods described as beingset are 5/8 x 30 rebaridentified by a yellow plas-

tic cap stamped AUSTENS-7546.

You are herebyrequired to answer theComplaint within 28 daysafter the last publication ofthis notice which will bepublished once weekly forsix (6) successive weeks.The last publication will bemade on Nov. 1, 2012 andthe 28 days for answerwill commence on thatdate.

In case of your failure toanswer or otherwiserespond as required bythe Ohio Rules of CivilProcedure, judgment bydefault will be renderedagainst you for the reliefdemanded in the

Complaint.September 28, 2012.

Beth Ann RoseClerk of Courts

Court of Common PleasMonroe County, OHCraig E. Sweeney

Counsel for PlaintiffYoss Law Office122 North Main St.

Woodsfield, OH 43793Telephone

(740) 472-0707Fax (740) 472-0707

Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18,25, Nov. 1, 2012- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -COURT OF COMMON

PLEAS, MONROECOUNTY, P.O. BOX 563,

WOODSFIELD, OH43793

Case # CVH 2012-279Barbara Hines, Adm. ofthe Estate of Benjamin L.Hines, Plaintiff vs MichaelFarnsworth, Rep. of theEstate of Virgil C.Farnsworth, unknownheirs of Virgil C.

Farnsworth (deceased),unknown heirs of EstherFarnsworth (deceased),David Farnsworth, SusanJ. Farnsworth, MichaelFarnsworth, Barbara J.Austin , Carl Austin,Michael Farnsworth, Rep.of the Estate of Virgil C.Farnsworth, Jr. andunknown heirs of Virgil C.Farnsworth Jr.(deceased), Defendants.

Heirs of Virgil C.Farnsworth, EstherFarnsworth and Virgil C.Farnsworth, Jr., whose

last known address wasInman, SC, are unknownand cannot be ascer-tained and verified, andupon whom service of thesummons cannot be hadin the State of Ohio, willtake notice that on09/04/2012, BarbaraHines, Adm. of the Estateof Benjamin L. Hines,Plaintiff, filed her com-plaint for Action to QuietTitle in the Common PleasCourt of Monroe County,Ohio, Case #CVH2012-279. Following is a sum-mary of the complaint anddemand for relief;

James H. Hines andBenjamin L. Hines pur-chased real property at

50953 TR 847,Summerfield, OH 43788from Virgil C. Farnsworthand Esther Farnsworth viaLand Contract recordedon 01/11/1980 in Vol. 104,Pg. 5 of the MonroeCounty Records.

James H. Hines died05/27/1983 and his inter-est in the Land Contractwas assigned to Mary L.Hines on 09/27/1983 inthe margin of land con-tract filed in Vol. 104, Pg.5 of the Monroe CountyMortgage Records.

Mary L. Hines died08/02/1983 and her inter-est in the Land Contractwas transferred toBenjamin L. Hines on07/09/1984 as noted inthe margin of land con-tract filed in Vol. 104, Pg.5 of the Monroe CountyMortgage Records.Benjamin L. Hines as soleBuyer satisfied all theterms and conditions con-tained in the LandContract.

Esther Farnsworth died11/09/2003 and was sur-vived by her spouse, VirgilC. Farnsworth, and herfour children, DavidFarnsworth, Barbara J.Austin , MichaelFarnsworth and Virgil C.Farnsworth, Jr.

Virgil C. Farnsworthdied 08/21/2010 widowedand un-remarried leavingthree surviving issue, the

Defendants, DavidFarnsworth, Barbara J.Austin and Michael G.Farnsworth. Michael G.Farnsworth was the repre-senttive of the Estate ofVirgil C. Farnsworth.

Virgil C. Farnsworth, Jr.,died 02/24/2009 an un-remarried person leavingno known issue, survivingor deceased. Michael C.Farnsworth was the repre-sentative of the Estate ofVirgil C. Farnsworth, Jr.

Banjamin L. Hines died03/27/ 2011 and hisspouse, Barbara Hines isthe Administrator of theEstate of Benjamin L.Hines.

Virgil C. Farnsworth and

Esther Farnsworth nevertransferred their interest inthe Property to the remain-ing sole buyer, Benjamin L.Hines in accordance withthe Land Contract andAssignments. The subjectProperty remains in thename of Virgil C.Farnsworth and EstherFarnsworth.

Since the LandContract was paid in full in1988, the Plaintiff is therightful owner of theProperty.

The Plaintiff has a validand enforceable interestin quieting title to the sbc-ject Property and declar-ing the Property as ownedby The Estate of Benjamin

L. Hines. Plaintiff has theentire fee ownership inter-est in the Property superi-or to any claimed interestof any other person,including without limitationthe other namedDefendants, and seeks ajudgment accordingly.

Said above namedDefendants will furthertake notice that they arerequired to answer theComplaint on or beforeNov. 29, 2012.Barbara Hines, Admin.

of the Estate ofBenjamin L. Hines,

Plaintiff, byAttorney Bruce J. May,

480 W. Tuscarawas Ave.#102, Barberton, OH

44203Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18,25, Nov. 1, 2012- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

IN THE COURT OFCOMMON PLEAS MON-

ROE COUNTY, OHIOCase No. 12-CV-294

Judge Julie R. SelmonStephen Holiday, aka

Stephen A. Holiday, andLorraine J. Holiday, et al.,

Plaintiffsvs

N.M. Biddle, et al.,Defendants

PUBLIC NOTICETO: N.M. Biddle, J.T.

Biddle, Carrie B. Horner,W.S. Patterson, ArthurPatterson, J.B. Patterson,Nathan Patterson, RichardPatterson, and Lowell DanPatterson, all presumeddeceased, and their

unknown spouses, heirs,guardians of minor heirs,executors, administrators,estate representatives,guardians, successors,devisees, personal repre-sentatives and/or assigns;and John Doe and/or JaneDoe, being all other per-sons unknown claimingany legal or equitable right,title, estate, lien, or interestin the Pittsburgh No. 8 veinof coal mineral estate inthe land described in theComplaint adverse toPlaintiffs ownership, orany cloud on Plaintiffs title.

You are hereby notifiedthat Stephen Holiday, akaStephen A. Holiday,Lorraine J. Holiday, Paul

Jr. Holiday, aka Paul E.Holiday, Jr., and PaulHoliday, aka Paul HolidaySr., have filed a Complaintin the Monroe CountyCourt of Common Pleas,located at 101 N. MainSt., Rm. 33, Woodsfield,Oh 43793, whose objectand demand for relief is toquiet title in them andagainst you of thePittsburgh No. 8 vein ofcoal mineral estate and toforever enjoin you or any-one claiming under youfrom claiming any legal orequitable right, title, estateor interest therein:

FIRSTTRACT: Situatedin the County of Monroe,in the State of Ohio and inthe Township of Sunsburyand bounded anddescribed as follows:Known as the North partof the West half of theNortheast Quarter ofSection 21, of Range 5,Township 5, beginning forthe same at the quarterpost between saidSections 21 and 22, ofsaid township and range,running thence with thequarter section line south112 rods to a stake;thence East withBurkharts line 65 rods tothe Southwest corner of atract of land deeded byAdam Gertler to BishopRosecranes; thence withsaid line North 12 rods;thence East to the

Woodsfield and BeallsvilleRoad; thenceNorthwestardly with saidroad to the section linebetween said sections 21and 22; thence West withthe section line to theplace of beginning, con-taining 51 1/5 acres,excepting the open rightof way commencing 41rods South of the abovenamed quarter post;thence running aNortheast directionthrough said 52 acre tractas now traveled to saidWoodsfield and BeallsvilleRoad.

SECOND TRACT:Situated in the Townshipof Sunsbury, in the County

of Monroe and State ofOhio.

The east half of the NW1/4 of Section 21,Township 5, Range 5,containing 80 acres, bythe same more or less.

Except all the mer-chantable Pittsburgh orNo. 8 vein of coal in andunderlying the premises,together with all the min-ing rights and surfaceprivileges as contained inthe deed to Richard L.Biddle, Trustee, datedDec. 12, 1908 and record-ed in Vol. 73, Page 85 and86 of the Deed Records ofMonroe County, Ohio.

Also excepting the undi-vided one-half of all oil

and gas in place as thesame was excepted in thedeed from Federal FarmMortgage Corporation toAlber t C. Poeter datedJan. 20, 1943 as recordedin Vol. 112, Page 527 ofthe Monroe County DeedRecords, and to whichrecord reference is heremade for a more completedescription of said excep-tion.

Also excepting rights-of-way for pipelines asheretofore granted.

Last Transfer: DeedRecord Vol. 146, Page 99,Monroe County DeedRecords.

You are further notifiedthat you are required to

Answer the Compla intwithin twenty-eight (28)days after the final publi-cation of this Notice,which shall be publishedonce a week for six (6)consecutive weeks, or adefault judgment shall be

entered against you. YourAnswer is to be servedupon Plaintiffs attorney,John R. Estadt, Esq.,whose address is:Hanlon, Estadt,McCormick & SchrammCo., LPA, 46457 NationalRoad West, St. Clairsville,OH 43950.Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18,25, Nov. 1, 2012- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

IN THE COURT OFCOMMON PLEAS OF

MONROE COUNTY, OHWOLF PEN OIL AND

GAS COMPANYET AL, PlaintiffsVS

GEDCO OIL & GASJOINT VENTURES, ET

AL, DefendantsCase No. 2012-266

NOTICE OFPUBLICATION

TO: GEDCO OIL &GAS JOINT VENTURES,BOULDER OIL & GASASSOCIATES, DER-RINGER OIL & GASA S S O C I A T E S ,GARFIELD OIL & GASASSOCIATES, MAGNUMOIL & GAS ASSOCI-ATES, MONROE OIL &GAS ASSOCIATES,MONROE OIL & GASASSOCIATES, REMING-

TON OIL & GAS ASSOCI-ATES, TECHNOLOGYOIL & GAS ASSOCI-ATES, WHITE RIM OIL &GAS ASSOCIATES, WIN-CHESTER OIL & GASASSOCIATES, GLENDAEXPLORATION &DEVELOPMENT COR-PORATION, CROMWELLOIL & GAS ASSOCI-ATES, WINFIELD OIL &GAS ASSOCIATES, THEUNKNOWN SUCCES-SORS OR ASSIGNS OFANY OF THE FOREGO-ING, all formerly of 329South Seventh St.,Marietta, Oh 45750 butwhose current addressesare unknown to plaintiff:

You are hereby notifiedthat you have beennamed as a defendant inthe above described legalaction now pending in TheCourt of Common Pleasof Monroe County, Ohio,101 North Main St.,Woodsfield, Oh 43793,The object of which is toquiet title to the lessesinterest in the following oiland gas leaseholdestates: (1) That certainoil and gas lease datedSept. 20, 1900, of recordin the Office of theRecorder of MonroeCounty, Ohio, in LeaseVol. 32 at Page 208, fromI.B. Wilson to John Okey,covering 52 acres locatedin and being all or part oParcels 1 and 15 in

Section 1, Range 7,Township 6 of FranklinTownship, MonroeCounty, Ohio, and beingthe same real estateowned by I.B. Wilson atthe time of said lease andthe same land underwhich he reserved the oiland gas when he subse-quently conveyed the landto W.F. Anderson byinstrument dated Feb. 23,1907, of record in DeedVol. 70, at page 622; and(2) That certain oil andgas lease dated Sept. 20,1900, of record in theOffice of the Recorder oMonroe County, Ohio, inLease Vol. 33 at page105, from Frank McVay to

John Okey, covering 71acres located in and beingall or part of Parcel 2 inSection 1, Range 7,Township 6 of FranklinTownship, MonroeCounty, Ohio, and beingthe same real estate con-veyed to Frank McVay byinstrument dated March12, 1900, of record inDeed Vol. 57, at page599; and that certaininstrument dated June 22,1979, of record in theOffice of the Recorder oMonroe County, Ohio, inLease Vol. 114 at page127, in which DonaldLafferre, the then currentowner of a portion of saidlease, assigned the same

to Lauderman Oil & GasDrilling.You are hereby

required to answer theComplaint within 28 daysafter the date of last publi-cation of this Notice whichshall be the 4th day oOctober, 2012. Your fail-ure to answer or other-wise respond to theComplaint as required bythe Ohio Rules of CivilProcedure may result in adefault judgment ren-dered against you for therequested relief.Dated: Aug. 20, 2012.

Beth Ann RoseThe Honorable BethAnn Rose, Clerk of

Courts

Monroe CountyCommon Pleas CourtP.O. Box 563

Woodsfield, OH 43793Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13, 20,27, Oct. 4, 2012- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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