IN THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, COOPER COUNTY, MISSOURI Judge or Division: PROBATE Case Number: 25CO-PR00062   In the Estate of VERNON BERNARD ZELLER, Decedent.   Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration)   To All Persons Interested in the Estate of VERNON BERNARD ZELLER, Decedent: On 12/08/2025, the last will of Decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individuals were appointed the personal representatives of the estate of VERNON BERNARD ZELLER, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of COOPER COUNTY Missouri. The personal representatives may administer the estate independently without adjudication, order, or direction of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court, unless a petition for supervised administration is made to and granted by the court. The names, business addresses and phone numbers of the personal representatives are: KEITH J STROPE, 1901 WILSON AVENUE , CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005 CHRISTOPHER B ZELLER, 17531 HIGHWAY 41 , BOONVILLE, MO 65233 The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: TIMOTHY DANIEL YEAGLIN , STE 2500, 600 WASHINGTON, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63101-1311. All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo.   Date of the decedent's death: 03-AUG-2025   /S/ Nancy Fisher Circuit Clerk   Date of first publication: December 15, 2025   Receipt of this notice by mail should not be con-strued by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court.