26-01700S

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR SARASOTA COUNTY,
FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
File Number 2026 CP 003587 NC
IN RE: ESTATE OF
NANCY GAY TOWNSEND,
Deceased.
The administration of the ESTATE OF NANCY GAY TOWNSEND, deceased, whose date of death was September 4, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Sarasota County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 2026 CP 003587 NC, the address of which is P. O. Box 3079, Sarasota, Florida 34230. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ 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 DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME 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.
The personal representatives have no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228 applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this Notice is July 24, 2026.
Personal Representative:
DEBORAH T. STEWART
c/o 1515 Ringling Blvd., 10th Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
ELIZABETH N. TOWNSEND
c/o 1515 Ringling Blvd., 10th Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Attorney for Personal Representatives:
JAMES O. FERGESON, JR.
Florida Bar No. 171298
FERGESON SKIPPER, P.A.
1515 Ringling Boulevard, 10th Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
(941) 957-1900
[email protected]
[email protected]
July 24, 31, 2026 26-01700S

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