Legal & Public Notices

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO. : 26 CP 118 C IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLENE JEANNE HIERS, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Charlene Jeanne Hiers, deceased, File No. 26 CP 118C, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 601-B N. Pearl Street, Crestview, Florida 32536. The name and address 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 served within three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the decedent's estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first Publication of this notice is: 3/26/2026 Cherrie Loomis Personal Representative Post Office Box 1056 Crestview, Florida 32536 Dennis L. Pratt Florida Bar No. 814954 770 Baldwin Avenue DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435 (850) 951-2244 CR4091

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. : 2025-CA-002545-C FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. GENESIS VARGAS AND DAVID VELAZQUEZ PEREZ A/K/A DAVID PEREZ, ET AL. , DEFENDANT(S). NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Genesis Vargas Last Known Address: 95136 Woodbridge Parkway, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Current Residence: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: Lot 29, Rolling Ridge Subdivision, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 23, Pages 14 through 21, Public Records of Okaloosa County, Florida. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on MILLER, GEORGE & SUGGS, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 600 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Suite 600, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441, on or before, within or before a date at least thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in the Crestview News Bulletin, 602 S Main St, Crestview, FL 32536 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint 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. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 12th day of March, 2026. JD PEACOCK, II As Clerk of Court By: /s/ Jackie Dunlap As Deputy Clerk Publish: Crestview News Bulletin, 602 S Main St, Crestview, FL 32536 CR4090

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. : 2022 CA 003397 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, VS. ROBERT LANE; CARDHOLDERS ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, AS ASSIGNEE OF DIRECT MERCHANTS CREDIT; LEE FARM HOA, INC. ; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s). NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment. Final Judgment was awarded on February 8, 2026 in Civil Case No. 2022 CA 003397, of the Circuit Court of the FIRST Judicial Circuit in and for Okaloosa County, Florida, wherein, LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC is the Plaintiff, and ROBERT LANE; CARDHOLDERS ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, AS ASSIGNEE OF DIRECT MERCHANTS CREDIT; LEE FARM HOA, INC. ; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS are Defendants. The Clerk of the Court, Brad E. Embry will sell to the highest bidder for cash at www.bid4assets.com on April 30, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM CST the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 8, BLOCK F, LEE FARM, PHASE II, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED AT PLAT BOOK 23, PAGES 82 AND 83, 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. Dated this 16 day of March, 2026. ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 401 W. Linton Blvd. Suite 202-B Delray Beach, FL 33444 Telephone: 561-392-6391 Facsimile: 561-392-6965 By: /s/ Zachary Ullman FBN: 106751 Primary E-Mail: ServiceMail@aldridgepite.com IMPORTANT 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. CR4089

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO. : 25 CP 1433A IN RE: ESTATE OF BRYAN EUGENE O’BRIEN, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Bryan Eugene O’Brien, deceased, File No. 25 CP 1433A, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 601-B N. Pearl Street, Crestview, Florida 32536. The name and address 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 served within three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the decedent's estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first Publication of this notice is: 3/19/2026 George T. Brannon, Sr. Personal Representative 155 Emerald Ridge Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459 Dennis L. Pratt Florida Bar No. 814954 770 Baldwin Avenue DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435 (850) 951-2244 CR4088

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO. 2026-CP-368 IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES C. ANDERSON, DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of JAMES C. ANDERSON, deceased, whose date of death was February 25, 2026, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Okaloosa County Courthouse, Crestview, Florida. 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 the 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 THREE MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF 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 the 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 FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WITH BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. Date of the first publication of the Notice to Creditors: 3/19, 2026. JOHNNIE ANDERSON Personal Representative JASON R. MOULTON, P. A. 660 North Ferdon Boulevard Crestview, Florida 32536 (850) 689-3180 Florida Bar No. 0150126 Attorney for Personal Representative CR4087