News Democrat Public Notices 03/04/26

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

OF REAL ESTATE AND AFFIXED MANUFACTURED HOME

ANTHONY R. STEELE is the Trustee of a Deed of Trust executed on April 2, 2010, by ROY COOLEY and wife, MARY COOLEY.  The Deed of Trust appears of record in the Register’s Office of Humphreys County, Tennessee, at Book TD209, Page 1974 (“Deed of Trust”).  The Trustee will sell the property described below at a foreclosure sale requested by the current holder of the Deed of Trust and underlying indebtedness, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.  Pursuant to T.C.A. §47-9-604 this sale shall also include the affixed manufactured home (referenced in Affidavit of Affixation at Book WD195, Page 20, and WD195, Page 24) described as one (1) 2010 Clayton Manufactured Home bearing Serial Number CWP020291TNAB.

Sale Date and Location:  MARCH 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the front door of the Humphreys County Courthouse, 100 N Court Square, Waverly, TN 37185.  The terms of sale shall be payment by cashier’s check or certified funds immediately upon conclusion of the sale.

Third-party internet posting website:  foreclosuretennessee.com

Property Description:  Abbreviated description per TCA 35-5-104(a)(2) is the property referenced and described fully at Book WD194, Page 2519, and commonly known as 805 Lucas Ridge Road, Waverly, Humphreys County, TN 37185.

Property Address:   805 Lucas Ridge Road, Waverly, Humphreys County, TN 37185.

Tax Map Identification No.:  052-058.04 (However, the property description shall control in the event of any inconsistencies between the description and address or tax identification number).

Parties Interested:  None known.

All sales of Property, both real and personal, are "AS IS" and "WHERE IS" without representation or warranty as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or of any kind, except as to title and authority to convey.

The sale of the described property is subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes, any restrictive covenants, easements, set-back lines, prior liens, encumbrances, if any, and any other priority as may appear in the public records. Title to the manufactured home may be transferred by Bill of Sale or Certificate of Title, as the case may require.

The right is preserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT THE DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED AS A RESULT WILL BE USED FOR THAT EXPRESS PURPOSE ONLY.  THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

This the 26^th day of February, 2026.

Anthony R. Steele, Trustee

Winchester, Sellers, Foster & Steele, P.C.

P. O. Box 2428

Knoxville, TN 37901

(865) 637-1980

Publication Dates: March 4, 11, and 18, 2026.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF HEATHER MICHELL THOMPSON

(Deceased)

2026-PR-12

Notice is hereby given that on the 24^th day of February, 2026 Letters of Administration in respect to the Estate of HEATHER MICHELL THOMPSON, deceased, who died on January 2, 2026, were issued to the Administrator, Jeremiah Raymond Thompson, by the Chancery Court of Humphreys County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or un-matured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2). Otherwise their claims will forever be barred:

(1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this Notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or

    (B) Sixty (60) days from the date of the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received a copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1)(A); or

(2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.

This 24^th day of February, 2026.

Jeremiah Raymond Thompson

P.O. Box 345

Ship Rock, NM 87420

Personal Representative(s)

/s/ Michael S. Bullion, Clerk & Master

By: Abby Hurt, Chief Deputy Clerk

Morgan Peyton, Deputy Clerk

Stephanie Burney, Deputy Clerk

T. Scott Daniel

Daniel Law, PLLC

129 N. Court Sq.

Waverly, TN 37185

Attorney for Personal Representatives

Publication Dates: March 4 and 11, 2026.