PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

No. 24-4-00044-38

In the Matter of the Estate of

BENJAMIN F. NORTON Ill,

Deceased

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s

death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative's attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Clerk of this Court. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW Section 11 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: March 21, 2024

Personal Representative: Kathleen A. Paris

Attorney for Personal Representative: L.R. “Rusty” McGuire

Address for Mailing or Service:

McGuire, DeWulf, Kragt & Johnson, P.S.

503 Morgan Street, P.O. Box 1187

Davenport, Washington 99122

Published March 21, 28 and April 4, 2024