LICKING COUNTY PROBATE COURT SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The Estate of Noel Rodney Smith aka Noel R. Smith has been filed in the Licking County Probate Court and lists the following individuals as next of kin, as all are so listed below at their last known addresses; on the parcels of land at the property addresses or former addresses shown below: Case No. 20260454 Estate of Noel Rodney Smith, 250 Wildwood Court, Heath, Ohio 43056; remaining unknown heirs of Noel Rodney Smith, current address unknown; Unknown spouse, heirs, guardians, or estate representative of Francis Smith, current address unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT the Estate of Noel Rodney Smith names you as next of kin. You are hereby notified that the decedent died on December 23, 2025, and that an estate was opened in the Licking County Probate Court located at 1 North Park Place, Newark, Ohio 43055 on June 22, 2026. A hearing on the appointment of the administrator is scheduled for September 15, 2026 at 9:00am in the Licking County Probate Court located at 1 North Park Place, Newark, Ohio 43055. This notice is given to all persons who would be entitled to inherit from the decedent had the decedent died intestate and to all legatees and devisees named in this will who do not waive notice. You are receiving this notice as a person who would be entitled to inherit from the decedent had the decedent died intestate. After a certificate is filed evidencing any notices given, any action to contest the appointment of the administrator must be filed no more than three months after the filing of the certified for estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2002 and no more than four months after the filing of the certificate for estates of decedents who die before January 1, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE CASE FILE AT CLERK'S OFFICE OR CONTACT LICKING COUNTY PROBATE COURT AT (740) 670-5624. NADV,Jul24,31Aug7,'26#12503492