IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY ARKANSAS, PROBATE DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY VALJEAN ECHOLS, DECEASED
NO. 29PR-25-166
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND FILING OF CLAIMS
Decedent: Mary Valjean Echols
Last known address 4803 Highway 29 N., Hope, AR 71801 in Hempstead County, Arkansas
Date of death: May 31, 2025
An instrument dated January 19, 2005 was on September 15, 2026, admitted to probate as the Last Will of the above-named decedent, and the undersigned have been appointed as co-executors thereunder. A contest of the probate of the Will can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law.
All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. All claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent shall be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate.
Tinkes Law Firm, PLLC
Stella A. Tinkes
Attorney for Personal Representatives
Brian Wayne Echols &
Kevin Blake Funderburk
360 N. Second Street
Ashdown, AR 71822
Tel: (870) 898-0337
Fax: (800) 650-8796
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