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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 25-CP-003783
Division Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
LUELLA SMITH aka
LUELLA C. SMITH,
Deceased.
The administration of the estate of LUELLA SMITH aka LUELLA C. SMITH, deceased, whose date of death was December 15, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 2075 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., 2nd Floor, Fort Myers, FL 33901. 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 required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE 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 FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL 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.
The date of first publication of this notice is January 9, 2026.
Personal Representative:
Lois Smith-Weiss
14529 N. Greater Hills Blvd.
Clermont, FL 34711
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Lynn R. Emerson, Esq.
Florida Bar Number: 55757
BusinessLegal, PC
1145 SW 45th Ter.
Cape Coral, FL 33914
239-329-2151 (P)
239-329-2150 (F)
[email protected]
January 9, 16, 2026 26-00146L

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