IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
FOR POLK COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF
THE ESTATE OF
FRANCIS R. CLARK, Deceased
PROBATE NO. ESPR085366
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To: All Persons Interested in the Estate of Francis R. Clark, Deceased, who died on or about September 17, 2025:
You are hereby notified that on November 17, 2025, the Last Will and Testament of Francis R. Clark, deceased, bearing the date of April 7, 2021, was admitted to probate in the above named Court and that Amy Clark was appointed as executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the District Court of said county within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one (1) month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonable ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice further hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the Executor at the address below, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or one (1) month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated: November 20, 2025.
Amy Clark, Executor
13789 NE 29th St.
Elkhart, IA 50073
Jenna L. Shader,
ICIS PIN No: AT0016529
Katheryn J. Thorson,
ICIS PIN No: AT0012002
Attorney for the Executor
Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross
and Baskerville, P.L.C.
666 Grand Avenue, Suite 2000,
Des Moines, IA 50309
Date of second publication:
December 10, 2025