IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR Polk COUNTY
CASE NO. ESPR086047
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Harold L. Payne
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Harold L. Payne, who died on or about January 18, 2026:
You are hereby notified that on April 15, 2026, the last will and testament of Harold L. Payne, bearing a date of August 22, 2018, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Susan M. Rich 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 date of 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 on April 15, 2026
Susan M. Rich, 3400 Jefferson Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310
Attorney: Mark V. Hanson, 4120 College Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311
Date of Second Publication: May 06, 2026
April 29, May 6 2026
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