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LEGAL NOTICE
In the Probate Court for
Pickens County, Alabama
IN RE: The Matter of the Leasing of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Rights of Daniel Lee Brock, a Disappeared Person
Case No. 2008-063
NOTICE OF LEGAL ACTION
Daniel Lee Brock or his heirs at law, if deceased, whose whereabouts are un-known, must answer the Petition of Land and Natural Resource Development, Inc. on or before Sept. 24, 2008.
Land and Natural Resource Develop-ment, Inc. has filed a Petition seeking to have the Probate Court of Pickens County, Alabama issue an Order authorizing the execution of an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease covering the interest of Daniel Lee Brock in and to the following described lands located in Pickens County, Alabama, to-wit:
TOWNSHIP 19 SOUTH, RANGE 13 WEST
SECTION 5: The West Half of the Southwest Quarter
Said Petition is set to be heard by the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama, John Earl Paluzzi presiding, on Sept. 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Done the 30th day of July, 2008.
John Earl Paluzzi
Probate Judge
Inquiries:
John Foster Tyra
1661 McFarland Blvd., N.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35406
205.366.0166
Attorney for Land and Natural Resource Development, Inc.

LEGAL NOTICE
In the Probate Court for
Pickens County, Alabama
IN RE: The Matter of the Leasing of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Rights of Edith Smith, a Disappeared Person
Case No. 2008-062
NOTICE OF LEGAL ACTION
Edith Smith or her heirs at law, if de-ceased, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Petition of Land and Natural Resource De-velopment, Inc. on or before Sept. 24, 2008.
Land and Natural Resource Develop-ment, Inc. has filed a Petition seeking to have the Probate Court of Pickens County, Alabama issue an Order authorizing the execution of an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease covering the interest of Edith Smith in and to the following described lands located in Pickens County, Alabama, to-wit:
TOWNSHIP 19 SOUTH, RANGE 13 WEST
SECTION 5: The West Half of the Southwest Quarter
Said Petition is set to be heard by the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama, John Earl Paluzzi presiding, on Sept. 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Done the 30th day of July, 2008.
John Earl Paluzzi
Probate Judge
Inquiries:
John Foster Tyra
1661 McFarland Blvd., N.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35406
205.366.0166
Attorney for Land and Natural Resource Development, Inc.

LEGAL NOTICE
FORECLOSURE NOTICE 
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Michael Dwayne Huffman, married to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns dated July 27, 2007, and Recorded in Book 229, Page 187 of the records in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Pickens County, Alabama, said indebtedness and beneficial interest in said mortgage have been transferred to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.; notice is hereby given that the undersigned as holder of said mortgage will under power of sale contained in said mortgage, sell at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder, during legal hours of sale on the September 8, 2008, at the front door of the Courthouse of Pickens County, Alabama, Courthouse Square Carrollton, Alabama 35447, the following described real property in the County of Pickens, State of Alabama, being the same property described in the above referred to mortgage:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF GORDO, COUNTY OF PICKENS, STATE OF ALABAMA, IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 20 SOUTH, RANGE 13 WEST, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE OLD U.S. HIGHWAY NUMBER 82 AND ALABAMA NUMBER 8 A DISTANCE OF 204 1/2 FEET FROM THE WEST SIDE OF A CULVERT UNDER SAID OLD HIGHWAY, THIS BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED, AND FROM THIS POINT RUN IN A WESTERN DIRECTION ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 95 FEET; THENCE RUN IN A SOUTHERN DIRECTION 233 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE G.M. & D. RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY LINE, THENCE RUN IN A EASTERN DIRECTION ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO A POINT 260 FEET WEST OF A CULVERT UNDER SAID RAILROAD, THENCE RUN IN A NORTHERN DIRECTION A DISTANCE OF 205 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY AS CONVEYED FROM KELLY HOGAN, AS AUCTIONER AND ATTORNEY IN FACT TO DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-WL2, AS DESCRIBED IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE DEED BOOK 223 PAGE 277, RECORDED 02/08/2007 IN PICKENS COUNTY RECORDS.
Said sale is made for the purpose of paying the said indebtedness and the expenses incident to this sale, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Holder of said Mortgage.
William S. McFadden
McFadden, Lyon & Rouse, L.L.C.
718 Downtowner Blvd.
Mobile, AL  36609

LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
Default having been made  in the payment of the indebtedness according to the terms of that certain mortgage executed by MICHAEL WAYNE MCGEE and wife, DALE MCGEE, to N. MARSHALL MCGEE,  as follows: Mortgage dated October 3rd, 2006, recorded in Real Book 218 at Page 733;  in the office of the Judge of Probate of Pickens County, Alabama, and the said default continuing and the said undersigned N. MARSHALL MCGEE having declared the indebtedness due and payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of said mortgage, and under the laws of the State of Alabama, will sell at public auction and outcry for cash to the highest bidder at 11:00 a.m. o ’clock on the 9th   day of September, 2008, at the north door of the Courthouse  of Pickens County, Alabama, in Carrollton, AL, the following described real estate, lying and being in the County of Pickens, State of Alabama, to-wit:
All that portion of the Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 20, South, Range 14, West, lying South of the Gordo-Bostic Road and North of transmission line; less and except 1.17 acres in the NE corner thereof as described in Deed Book 144, at Page 31; and less and except that 2 acres conveyed to Dudley E. McGee and Leevodice McGee as described in deed recorded in Real Book 194, Page 827; and less and except that 10 acres conveyed to Troy Allen McGee by deed recorded in Real Book 205, at Page 846; and less and except that portion of said property conveyed to Troy Allen McGee by deed recorded in Real Book 211, at Page 831.
THIS IS AN ACTION TO COLLECT A DEBT.  ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereupon belonging and all fixtures now attached to and used in connection with the premises herein described.
Said sale is made for the purpose of paying and collecting the entire indebtedness secured by said mortgage and all charges as provided therein and all costs of foreclosing the same, including a reasonable attorney ’s fees.
Dated this 8th day of August, 2008.
N. MARSHALL MCGEE
BY: TIMOTHY B. MCCOOL, ATTORNEY
FOR  N. MARSHALL MCGEE
TIMOTHY B. MCCOOL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
P. O. DRAWER 270
CARROLLTON, AL 35447
TELEPHONE: (205) 367-8125

LEGAL NOTICE
S&D Industrial Painting Inc. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Ala-bama for construction of Project No. 99-505-999-950-701 in Pick-ens County, Alabama.
This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on Aug. 6, 2008 and ending on Aug. 27, 2008.
All claims should be filed at 1575 Rainville Road, Tar-pon Springs, FL 34689 during this period.
S&D Industrial Painting Inc.

LEGAL NOTICE
In the Probate Court for Pickens County, Alabama
The Estate of Jimmy Frank Clardy, Deceased
Case No. 2008-065
Letters of Administration on the Estate of Jimmy Frank Clardy, deceased, having been granted to Brenda W. Clardy on the 15th day of August, 2008, by the Honorable John Earl Paluzzi, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Brenda W. Clardy,
Personal Representative of the Estate of Jimmy Frank Clardy, Deceased

LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Cynthia Gary and spouse, Anthony Gary, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, on November 20, 2003, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Pickens County, Alabama, in Book 176, Page 346, and subsequently transferred and assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2004-OPT1; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2004-OPT1, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Pickens  County Courthouse, in Carrollton, Alabama, on September 15, 2008, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Pickens County, Alabama, to-wit:
EXHIBIT “A”
Begin at the Northeast corner of Lot 12 of Block 16, of the E. L. Hendrix Map of the Town of Aliceville, as recorded in the Probate Office of Pickens County, Alabama, said point being the point of beginning; thence run N 88 degrees 49 minutes 11 seconds West, along the North line of said Lot for a distance of 113  feet to an iron rod located on the East right of way margin of Second Street; thence run S 1 degree 22 minutes 58 seconds W along said margin for a distance of 72 feet to an iron rod; thence run S 88 degrees 49 minutes 11 seconds E for a distance of 113 feet to an iron rod; thence run N 1 degree 22 minutes 58 seconds  E for a distance of 72 feet to the said point of beginning. Said tract being a part of  Lots 12 and 13 and part of Lot 14 of Block 16 of the E. L. Hendrix Map of the Town of Aliceville.
This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as  well as the expense of foreclosure.
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2004-OPT1
Transferee
Scott J. Humphrey, LLC
3829 Lorna Road, Suite 322
Hoover, Alabama   35244
(205) 988-8888
Legals, Continued____________  
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