Legal & Public Notices

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 2021CA003623
FIRST FEDERAL BANK,
Plaintiff,
-vs-
WILLIAM JOSEPH MERRITT A/K/A
WILLIAM J. MERRITT, ET. AL.,
Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF ACTION
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TO: TIFFANY J. MERRITT
You are notified of an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Okaloosa County:
LOT 36, BROOKWOOD, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE(S) 38, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Property Address: 360 Brookwood Boulevard, Mary Esther, FL 32569.
The action was instituted in the Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit in and for OKALOOSA County, Florida; Case No. 2021CA003623; and is styled FIRST FEDERAL BANK VS. WILLIAM JOSEPH MERRITT A/K/A WILLIAM J. MERRITT (SUBSTITUTE 02/22/2022); TIFFANY J. MERRITT; REDBRICK FINANCIAL GROUP INC., (CORPORATE 11/17/2021). You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on Mark W. Hernandez, Esq., Plaintiffﾒs attorney, whose address is 255 S. Orange Ave., Ste. 900, Orlando, FL 32801, on or before 30 days from the first date of publication) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiffﾒs attorney or immediately after service; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.
The Court has authority in this suit to enter a judgment or decree in the Plaintiffﾒs interest which will be binding upon you.
Dated: March 28, 2022
JD PEACOCK II
As Clerk of the Court
/s/ Jennifer Leibold
As Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO. 2019 CA 000437 F

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT,
Plaintiff,

vs.

JAMES LEON DEAN; DIANNE D. HOLCOMB; UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DEAN A/K/A FRANK B. DEAN, DECEASED, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY AND THROUGH, UNDER, AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANT(S); SUZANNE B. DEAN UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED,
Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgment of foreclosure dated March 30, 2022, and entered in Case No. 2019 CA 000437 F of the Circuit Court in and for Okaloosa County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT is Plaintiff and JAMES LEON DEAN; DIANNE D. HOLCOMB; UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DEAN A/K/A FRANK B. DEAN, DECEASED, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY AND THROUGH, UNDER, AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANT(S); SUZANNE B. DEAN UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, are Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash website of www.okaloosa.realforeclose.com, 11:00 a.m., on May 3, 2022 , the following described property as set forth in said Order or Final Judgment, to-wit:

LOT 9, ANDALUSIA PLACE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 22, PAGE 27, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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. THE COURT, IN ITS DESCRETION, MAY ENLARGE THE TIME OF THE SALE. NOTICE OF THE CHANGED TIME OF SALE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

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, FL, 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.

DATED at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on April 7, 2022.

JD PEACOCK II
As Clerk, Circuit Court

By:_/s/ Rusti Maynard
As Deputy Clerk

Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
P.O. BOX 19519
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33318
Telephone: (954) 564-0071
Service E-mail: answers@dallegal.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:

PLAYGROUND SHELL SERVICE, INC. DBA/PLAYGROUND AUTO SERVICE gives notice that on 05/02/2022 at 10:00 AM the following vehicles(s) may be sold by public sale at 12 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. SW., FT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548 to satisfy the lien for the amount owed on each vehicle for any recovery, towing, or storage services charges and administrative fees allowed pursuant to Florida statute 713.78.

1HGEM225X5L074550 2005 HONDA
4T4BE46K68R014565 2008 TOYT

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Whitehurst-Powell Funeral Home, at 436 W. James Lee Boulevard, in the County of Okaloosa, in the city of Crestview, Florida, 32536, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Crestview, Florida, this 8th day of April 2022. Heritage Funeral Service, Inc., owner, or Corporation full name.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF
LEO FRANCIS WALSH,
Deceased.
CASE NO.: 2022 CP 421
DIVISION: STONE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of LEO FRANCIS WALSH (ﾓDecedentﾔ), whose date of death was November 23, 2021, and whose social security number was xxx-xx-2883, is pending in the Circuit Court for the First Judicial Circuit in and for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and her attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedentﾒ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 THREE (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 of persons having claims or demands against the Decedentﾒs estate must file their claims WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTE ﾧ733.702 (FLORIDA PROBATE CODE) SHALL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTﾒS DATE OF DEATH SHALL BE BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is April 14, 2022.
Personal Representative:
MARILYN L. COSTELLO
23 Hilltop Road
Weymouth, Massachusetts 02191

Attorney for Personal Representatives:
JENNIFER H. COPUS, Esq.
Florida Bar No: 0470988
Copus & Copus, P.A.
25 Walter Martin Rd., NE, Ste. 200
Ft. Walton Beach, Florida 32548

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