IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Helen Dawson Coles, Deceased. PROBATE NO. ESPR084333 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Helen Dawson Coles, Deceased, who died on or about November 12, 2024.
You are hereby notified that on the 11th day of November, 2025, the Last Will and Testament of Helen Dawson Coles, deceased, bearing the date of the 23rd day of January, 2013, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Kirk Douglas Dawson was appointed 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 months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, 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 of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 5th day of January 2026.
Kirk Douglas Dawson
Executor of the Estate
3104 Shawnee
Des Moines, IA 50320
Michael L. Lewis
Attorney for Executor
Lewis Law Firm P.C.
PO Box 289 Cambridge, IA 50046
January 8, 15 2026
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