John Lower Fitzwater, IV 3171 Butlers Chapel Road, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25403-0252Small Estate Notice of Appointment Notice to Creditors Notice to Unknown Heirs to all Persons Interested in theEstate of (15437) Helen Lucille FitzwaterNotice is given that JOHN LOWER FITZWATER, IV, 3171 Butlers Chapel Road, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25403-0252, FRANKLIN E. FITZWATER, 336 Windy Hill Drive, Keyser, West Virginia 26726-8470, were on January 2, 2026, appointed personal representative(s) of the small estate of Helen Lucille Fitzwater who died on October 12, 2025, with a will. Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney. All interested persons or unpaid claimants having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.JOHN LOWER FITZWATER, IV, FRANKLIN E. FITZWATER Personal Representative(s). True Test--Copy: RITA L. WATSON Register of Wills for Garrett County, Room 103 Courthouse 313 E. Alder Street, Oakland, Maryland 21550mh26 4147988