TRUST NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST:
Fontella M. Ezell Trust
To all persons regarding Fontella M. Ezell, deceased, who died on or about September 7, 2025. You are hereby notified that the trustee listed below is the trustee of the Fontella M. Ezell Trust dated on September 28, 2016 and First Amendment to Fontella M. Ezell Trust dated November 30, 2022. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Polk County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to the spouse of the decedent settlor, and to all heirs of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.
Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.
Dated on September 15, 2025.
Lawrence E. Ezell, Trustee
906 Washington Ave SE #704
Bondurant, IA 50035
James R. Monroe # AT0005514, Attorney for Trustee
James R. Monroe Law Firm
P.O. Box 41355,
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
Date of second publication:
OCTOBER 1, 2025