NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE 22CVD003028-100

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE 22CVD003028-100 Under and by virtue of an order of the District Court of Buncombe County, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, made and entered in the action entitled "County of Buncombe, plaintiff, vs. Roger Lunsford, Pat Doe 1, Jackie Shelton, Pat Doe 2, Lisa Williamson, Pat Doe 3, Lenny Lunsford, Pat Doe 4, Lloyd Lunsford, Pat Doe 5, Leonard Lunsford, Pat Doe 6, The Heirs of Helen Louise Lunsford, by and through Timothy J. Tyson, Defendants" the undersigned commissioner will at the time and date listed below, offer for sale and sell for cash to the last and highest bidder at public auction, at the Courthouse door in Buncombe County, North Carolina, in Asheville, North Carolina, the following described property: The property listed by the County of Buncombe as parcel identification number 9775-39-2342-00000 and 9775-39-0376-00000; Known as and located at 55 Whittemore Branch Road; and more particularly described as follows: 2 Dock Branch Road, Barnardsville, NC 28709 Being all the lands, easements and appurtenances as conveyed by deed from Oliver Rice, unmarried, to Helen L. Lunsford dated May 12, 1995, recorded in Book 1848, Page 510, Buncombe County Registry, being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center of a branch, same being the terminus of the 9th call in Deed Book 794 at Page 609, and runs with the center of said branch South 28 deg. 10 min. 55 sec. East 143.49 feet to an iron pin; thence South 36 deg. 18 min. 05 sec. East 72.12 feet to a point in the center of said branch; thence South 56 deg. 59 min. 33 sec. East 82 feet to a stake in the center of Whittemore Branch Road (SR 2167); thence with the center line of Whittemore Branch Road the following calls and distances: South 35 deg. 21 min. 32 sec. West 32.93 feet; South 29 deg. 16 min. 58 sec. West 48.07 feet; South 22 deg. 01 min. 52 sec. West 48.80 feet; South 16 deg. 22 min. 33 sec. West 49.83 feet; South 10 deg. 56 min. 57 sec. West 49.41 feet; South 08 deg. 13 min. 37 sec. West 111.21 feet to a nail in the center of Whittemore Branch Road; thence leaving said road and running North 68 deg. 01 min. 10 sec. West 34.37 feet to an iron pin set at the top of the bank; thence North 68 deg. 01 min. 10 sec. West 166.73 feet to an iron pin set; thence North 01 deg. 06 min. 40 sec. East 159.76 feet to an iron pin set; thence North 00 deg. 43 min. 55 sec. East 193.10 feet to an iron pin set; thence North 29 deg. 17 min. 30 sec. East 75.86 feet to an iron pin set; thence North 49 deg. 27 min. 23 sec. East 24.86 feet to an iron pin set and North 49 deg. 27 min. 23 sec. East 60.42 feet to the place of BEGINNING containing 2.24 acres as shown on a plat by Joseph Frank Laird, III, R.L.S., dated May 5, 1995 and being a portion of that deed to Oliver M. Rice and wife, Ossie W. Rice recorded in Deed Book 794 at Page 609. Buncombe County Tax PIN 9775-39-0376–00000. 55 Whittemore Branch Road, Barnardsville, NC 28709 Being all the lands, easements and appurtenances as conveyed by deed from Oliver Rice, widower, to Helen Lunsford, unmarried, dated March 28, 1995, recorded in Book 1842, Page 295, Buncombe County Registry, being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING on a stake in the center of Public Road, corner of L.A. Atkins and runs with center of road, North 14 deg. East 10 poles to a stake; thence North 22 deg. East 6 poles to the center of Foster Branch to a planted rock in branch; thence down and with said branch an East course about 5 poles, more or less, to the center of main Whittemore Branch; thence down and with Whittemore Branch to a stake in Atkins' line about 9 poles to a stake; thence a West course with L.A. Atkins' line about 7 poles to the BEGINNING, containing one acre, more or less; also ingress and egress to a spring on the plat of land conveyed. Buncombe County Tax PIN 9775-39-2342–00000. [1] The sale will be made subject to all outstanding city and county taxes and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause. [2] Subject to any right of redemption of the United States of America. A deposit of 5 percent of the successful bid will be required. TIME: August 5, 2026 at 10:00 am PLACE: Courthouse Door, Buncombe County, North Carolina. TERMS: Cash [1]§ 1-339.17. Public sale; posting and publishing notice of sale of real property (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, notice of public sale of real property shall: (1) Be posted, in the area designated by the clerk of superior court for the posting of notices in the county in which the property is situated, for at least 20 days immediately preceding the sale; and (2) Be published once a week for at least two successive weeks: a. In a newspaper qualified for legal advertising published in the county; or b. If no newspaper qualified for legal advertising is published in the county, in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. (b) When the notice of public sale is published in a newspaper: (1) The period from the date of the first publication to the date of the last publication, both dates inclusive, shall not be less than seven days, including Sundays; and (2) The date of the last publication shall be not more than 10 days preceding the date of the sale in a sale by auction or the date on which sealed bids are opened in a sale by sealed bid. [2]For cases with NCDOR judgment that must be paid prior to Buncombe County lien: This sale made SUBJECT TO ALL BUNCOMBE COUNTY TAXES DUE, Including the costs of this action, interest, and attorneys fees which are currently $xx.xx For Cases involving an IRS Lien, send notice of sale to IRS address in Greensboro(?) To trigger the start of their redemption period. This the 23rd and 30th days of July, 2026. James M. Ellis, NC State Bar# 23087 Stone & Christy, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 110 N. Dougherty St. Black Mountain, NC 28711 (828) 669-7642 Ext. 9 james@stoneandchristy.com July 23, 30 2026 LGSC0553343