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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: ) ESTATEOF ) JOHN DOYLESTEMBRIDGE )No. 2024-CP-1496 Deceased. )Probate Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of John Doyle Stembridge, deceased, whose date of death was August 16, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN 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 decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice isOctober the 3rd2024. Personal Representative: David Green Stembridge, 4182 Ailey Ct., Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. Personal Representative’s Attorney: Bracken Law, P.A.: Levin F. Bracken, Esq., Attorney for Petitioner, Florida Bar No. 0039611, 2930 W. County Hwy 30A, Suite 210, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459; Telephone: (850) 792-2677 CR3076

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2024 CP 1177 F PROBATE IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GARY GENE SMITH, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of GARY GENE SMITH, deceased, File Number 2024 CP 1177, by the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 32547. The names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such orderare:Nora Walsh, 797 Spring Lake Drive, Destin, FL 32541 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. A personal representative or curator has no duty to discovery whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in §§732.216-732.228 of the Fla. Stat., applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under §732.2211. The date of the first publication of this Notice isOctober 3rd, 2024. Person Giving Notice: /s/ Nora Walsh Nora Walsh, Petitioner /s/ Olivia M. Brooks Olivia M. Brooks, Esq. Brooks Law 2629 Mitcham Drive Tallahassee, FL 32308 850-201-0942 850-201-0909 omb@brookslawyers.net ded@brookslawyers.net Attorney for Petitioner CR3075

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, a Municipality in the State of Florida, CASE NO.: 2023 CA 003420 C Plaintiff, v. TERENZIO N. BAKER; and LARA BAKER, Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, pursuant to the Order Granting Plaintiff’s Amended Motion For Summary Judgment Of Foreclosure (hereinafter the “Judgment”) dated September 9, 2024, and entered in the above-styled action, wherein THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, a Municipality in the State of Florida is the Plaintiff, and TERENZIO N. BAKER and LARA BAKER are the Defendants, JD Peacock II, as the Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, in the manner established as Okaloosa County’s foreclosure sale procedures through https://www.okaloosa.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 a.m., CST on October 10, 2024, the following described property as set forth in the Judgment: Lot 13, Block 6, SULLIVAN’S ADDITION TO CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, according to plat thereof on file in Plat Book 1, Page 81A, In the Office of The Clerk of Circuit Court, Okaloosa, County, Florida. Parcel ID No.: 20-3N-23-2390-0006-0130 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed, or within 60 days of the date of sale, whichever occurs earlier. Dated: September 20, 2024 /s/ Billy T. Harris III PHILLIP A. PUGH, FL Bar No. 0505501 HALEY E. HADDEN, FL Bar No. 1028227 BILLY T. HARRIS III, FL Bar No. 1049394 Litvak Beasley Wilson & Ball, LLP 40 Palafox Place, Suite 300 Pensacola, FL 32502 Service email: ROBservice@lawpensacola.com (850) 432-9818 Telephone Attorneys for Plaintiff, The City of Crestview Filing # 207386099 E-Filed 09/20/2024 04:38:49 PM CR3073

CITY OF CRESTVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Florida Statute, the City Code, Land Use Regulations and Operating Policies, the City of Crestview proposes to adopt the following Ordinances set forth by title. A Public Hearing will be held before the Planning and Development Board on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible to consider and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the requests. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments from the public and make decisions regarding the above matters. Public hearings for the first readings of the Ordinances will be held before the Crestview City Council on Monday, October 28, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. The second and final readings will be held before the Crestview City Council on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible to consider enactment of the Ordinances. All meetings will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers, 198 Wilson Street North, Crestview, Florida 32536. ORDINANCE 1975 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, ± 9.24 ACRES OF CONTIGUOUS LANDS LOCATED IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST, AND BEING DESCRIBED AS SET FORTH HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR LAND DESCRIPTION; PROVIDING FOR BOUNDARY; PROVIDING FOR LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE BASE, LAND USE AND ZONING MAPS; PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF OKALOOSA COUNTY AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR LIBERAL INTERPRETATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING CODES AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE 1976 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, AMENDING ITS ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM OKALOOSA COUNTY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED-USE (MU) ON APPROXIMATELY 9.27 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST; PROVIDING FOR FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR LIBERAL INTERPRETATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING CODES AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE 1977 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF 9.24 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF REAL PROPERTY, LOCATED IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST, FROM THE OKALOOSA COUNTY RESIDENTIAL-1 ZONING DISTRICT TO THE MIXED-USE (MU) ZONING DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY;PROVIDING FOR THE UPDATING OF THE CRESTVIEW ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR LIBERAL INTERPRETATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING CODES AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. All citizens and interested parties are encouraged to attend the meetings and to provide written and/or verbal comments on the items under consideration. Written comments will be heard and considered and will be made a matter of public record at the meeting. The files pertinent to the above items may be inspected by the public at the Community Development Services Department, City Hall, 198 Wilson Street North, Crestview, Florida, 32536 during regular business hours. No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of these meetings. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal a decision involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimony and evidence at these meetings upon which any appeal is to be based. (See F.S.S. 286-0105). Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk’s officeat(850) 682-1560 at least five (5) days prior to the meeting to make appropriate arrangements. The City of Crestview does not discriminateon the basis ofrace, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, family or religious status in administration of its programs, activities or services. September 26 & October 3, 2024 CR3071 Instructions: Publication:Crestview News Bulletin Section:Main Run Date(s):September 26, 2024 October 3, 2024 Ad Size:2 x 14

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: 2022 CA 003549 C VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. Plaintiff(s), vs. DOUGLAS ALLEN SENTERFITT A/K/A DOUGLAS A. STENTERFITT; et al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Plaintiff's Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 5, 2024 in the above-captioned action, the Clerk of Court, JD Peacock, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.okaloosa.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 29th day of October, 2024 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure or order, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF OKALOOSA, FLORIDA: PARCEL A: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 24 WEST, OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 27, THENCE NORTH 00°00`00" EAST 50.01 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88°41`02" WEST 3933.08 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°00`46" EAST 3559.94 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 49°55`45" EAST 2160.18 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH CAPPED IRON ROD (4150); THENCE SOUTH 21°18`14" WEST 715.70 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH CAPPED IRON ROD (6469) SAID POINT MARKING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 21°18`14" WEST 297.20 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH CAPPED IRON ROD (7421); THENCE SOUTH 89°47`12" EAST 367.56 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH CAPPED IRON ROD (7421); THENCE NORTH 00°01`36" EAST 277.29 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH CAPPED IRON ROD (6469); THENCE NORTH 89°47`12" WEST 259.72 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO A 20 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT FOR INGRESS/EGRESS ACROSS THE EAST 20 FEET THEREOF. TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOWING EASEMENTS: A 20 FOOT WIDE INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT LYING ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID PROPERTY AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAIDSECTION 27, THENCE RUN NORTH 00°00`00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 50.01 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 88°41`02" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 3933.08 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 00°00`46" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 3559.94 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 49°55`45" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2160.18 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 21°17`33" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1014.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 21°17`33" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 342.69 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 90°00`00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 492.66 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF A 20 FOOT WIDE INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT SAID EASEMENT BEING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE; THENCE RUN NORTH 00°00`00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 319.30 FEET TO THE POINT OF TERMINATION OF SAID INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT. TOGETHER WITH A 20 FOOT WIDE INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 27, THENCE RUN NORTH 00°00`00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 50.01 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 88°41`02" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 3933.08 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 00°00`46" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 3559.94 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 49°55`45" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2160.18 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 21°17`33" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1356.69 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 21°17`33" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 174.20 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 85°02`06" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 403.56 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHWEST HAVING A RADIUS OF 272.58 FEET, SAID POINT BEING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A 66 FOOT EASEMENT; THEN RUN ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, A DISTANCE OF 191.59 FEET THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 40°16`18" (CHORD BEARING NORTH 55°04`31" EAST; CHORD DISTANCE OF 187.67 FEET) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF A 20 FOOT WIDE INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT, SAID EASEMENT BEING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE; THENCE DEPARTING THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 66 FOOT EASEMENT RUN NORTH 00°00`00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 89.79 FEET TO THE POINT OF TERMINATION OF SAID INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT. TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN 2009 DOUBLE-WIDE MANUFACTURED HOME VIN # WHC017585GAA AND VIN # WHC017585GAB., Mobile Home Serial Number(s):WHC01758SGAA, WHC01758SGAB. Property address: 1921 Cotton Creek Road, Baker, FL 32531 Pursuant to the Provisions of Administrative Directive OCAD-2010-7 the Newspaper is directed to deliver the Proof of Publication directly to the Clerk of Court of Okaloosa County. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of thelispendens, must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT: COURT ADMINISTRATION, ADA LIAISON, OKALOOSA COUNTY, 1940 LEWIS TURNER BOULEVARD, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA 32547, PHONE (850) 609-4700 FAX (850) 651-7725, ADA.OKALOOSA@FLCOURTS1.GOV, AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE, OR IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTIFICATION IF THE TIME BEFORE THE SCHEDULED APPEARANCE IS LESS THAN 7 DAYS; IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, CALL 711. I HEREBY CERTIFY a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished to all parties on the attached service list by e-Service or by First Class U.S. Mail on this 19 day ofSeptember,2024: Respectfully submitted, /s/BetzyFalgas PADGETT LAW GROUP BETZY FALGAS, ESQ. Florida Bar # 76882 6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203 Tallahassee, FL 32312 (850) 422-2520 (telephone) (850) 422-2567 (facsimile) attorney@padgettlawgroup.com Attorney for Plaintiff CR3070