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NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Estate of Jean Rice Smith, Deceased

Sep 16, 2025 at 01:00 am by WGNS News


NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
Estate of Jean Rice Smith, Deceased
Case Number: 75PR1-2025-PR-536

Notice is hereby given that on August 22, 2025, Letters Testamentary in respect of the estate of Jean Rice Smith, deceased, who died July 25, 2025, were issued to the undersigned by the Rutherford County Probate Court of Rutherford County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the Probate Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in T.C.A. §30-2-306, or their claims will be forever barred:

  1. (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the first publication (or posting); or
    (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice if received less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the first publication (or posting); or

  2. Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.

Executor/Administrator: Christopher Vernon Morrow, August 22, 2025
Attorney: Jack E. Gritton, August 22, 2025
Clerk & Master/Deputy Clerk: Amy Wells, August 22, 2025

Sections: Public Notices