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FIRST INSERTION
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
Case No.: 532026CP001355A000BA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
Catherine M. Epstein,
Deceased.
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 Catherine M. Epstein, deceased, File Number 532026CP001355A000BA, by the Circuit Court for Polk County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 255 N Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830; that the decedent’s date of death was Fri Feb 06, 2026 0548 EST; that the total value of the estate is exempt and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Name Address
Meloney L. Witcher, trustee of the Catherine M. Epstein Living Trust Dated March 21, 2006
1326 Sorrell Way,
North Port, FL 34289
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the decedent’s estate and persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate 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 FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 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.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 10, 2026.
Petitioner:
Meloney Witcher
1326 Sorrell Way,
North Port, FL 34289
Attorney for Petitioner:
Jessica K Close, Esq.
Attorney for Russell C. Clark
Florida Bar Number: 111273
406 N. Indiana Ave., Suite 2
Englewood, FL 34223
Telephone: (941) 548-7883
Fax: (941) 841-4051
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secondary E-Mail:
[email protected]
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