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Missouri Unified County

Missouri

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Case Information

Filed 2023-10-18
Type Pr Supervised With Will
Docket 43 entries
Disposition disposed
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Judge

Hon. Scherer, Jason M

Dunklin County (MO)

Missouri

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Docket Entries

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  2. Notice Notice of Entry of Certificate and Order, Judgment, Letters, Notice of Letters, and Proof of Mailing sent to all parties. Certified Certificate and Order and Letters mailed to attorney John Grimm.
  3. Proof of Mailing Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Notc Ltrs Testamentary Grant +
  4. Notc Ltrs Testamentary Grant Notice of Letters Granted emailed to the Delta Dunklin Democrat for publication. Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Ltrs Testamentary + Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Proof of Mailing
  5. Ltrs Testamentary Letters Testamentary issued to Toni S Melton as Personal Representative Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Notc Ltrs Testamentary Grant +
  6. Judgment Entered Judgment Granting the Application for Letters Testamentary and Appointing Personal Representative Filed By: JASON M SCHERER
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  8. Cert/Ord Probt L/Will Testmnt Filed By: JASON M SCHERER Associated Entries: 10/23/2023 - Last Will and Testament +
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  10. Mo HealthNet Release Release of Claim. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: TONI S MELTON
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  12. Last Will and Testament Original Last Will and Testament Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM Associated Entries: 10/30/2023 - Cert/Ord Probt L/Will Testmnt
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  14. PR Costs Dec-w/costs-Assoc
  15. Filing Info Sheet eFiling Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM
  16. Certificate of Death Filed Death Certificate. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: DONNA SUE BARKLEY, TONI S MELTON
  17. Efiled Copy L/Will Testament Last Will and Testament of Donna Sue Barkley. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: DONNA SUE BARKLEY, TONI S MELTON
  18. Designation of Resident Agent Designation of Resident Agent. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: DONNA SUE BARKLEY, TONI S MELTON
  19. App-Ltrs Testamentary Application for Letters of Testamentary. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: DONNA SUE BARKLEY, TONI S MELTON
  20. ummons Personally Served Affidavit of Service- Curtis Barkley. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: TONI S MELTON Associated Entries: 11/30/2023 - Summons Issued-Circuit +
  21. nventories Filed Inventory of Independent Personal Representative. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: TONI S MELTON
  22. rder - Special Process Server Filed By: JASON M SCHERER Associated Entries: 11/30/2023 - Motion Special Process Server +
  23. otion Special Process Server Request for Appointment of Process Server. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: TONI S MELTON Associated Entries: 12/01/2023 - Order - Special Process Server
  24. ummons Issued-Circuit Document ID: 23-SMCC-469, for BARKLEY, CURTIS P.. Associated Entries: 12/11/2023 - Summons Personally Served +
  25. ummons Issued-Circuit Document ID: 23-SMCC-468, for YOUNT, SANDRA C.
  26. ummons Issued-Circuit Document ID: 23-SMCC-467, for OLDSON, BARBARA L..
  27. ummons Issued-Circuit Document ID: 23-SMCC-466, for SCHOTT, LEAH J.
  28. etition Discovery of Assets Petition for Discovery of Assets; Exhibit 1; Exhibit 2; Exhibit 3; Exhibit 4. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: TONI S MELTON
  29. ffd-Publctn Notc Ltrs Granted Affidavit of Publication of Notice of Letters of Testamentary Granted. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: TONI S MELTON Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Notc Ltrs Testamentary Grant +
  30. otice Notice of Entry of Certificate and Order, Judgment, Letters, Notice of Letters, and Proof of Mailing sent to all parties. Certified Certificate and Order and Letters mailed to attorney John Grimm.
  31. roof of Mailing Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Notc Ltrs Testamentary Grant +
  32. otc Ltrs Testamentary Grant Notice of Letters Granted emailed to the Delta Dunklin Democrat for publication. Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Ltrs Testamentary + Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Proof of Mailing Associated Entries: 11/29/2023 - Affd-Publctn Notc Ltrs Granted +
  33. trs Testamentary Letters Testamentary issued to Toni S Melton as Personal Representative Associated Entries: 10/31/2023 - Notc Ltrs Testamentary Grant +
  34. udgment Entered Judgment Granting the Application for Letters Testamentary and Appointing Personal Representative Filed By: JASON M SCHERER
  35. ert/Ord Probt L/Will Testmnt Filed By: JASON M SCHERER Associated Entries: 10/23/2023 - Last Will and Testament +
  36. o HealthNet Release Release of Claim. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: TONI S MELTON
  37. ast Will and Testament Original Last Will and Testament Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM Associated Entries: 10/30/2023 - Cert/Ord Probt L/Will Testmnt
  38. R Costs Dec-w/costs-Assoc
  39. iling Info Sheet eFiling Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM
  40. ertificate of Death Filed Death Certificate. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: DONNA SUE BARKLEY, TONI S MELTON
  41. filed Copy L/Will Testament Last Will and Testament of Donna Sue Barkley. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: DONNA SUE BARKLEY, TONI S MELTON
  42. esignation of Resident Agent Designation of Resident Agent. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: DONNA SUE BARKLEY, TONI S MELTON
  43. pp-Ltrs Testamentary Application for Letters of Testamentary. Filed By: JOHN WILLIAM GRIMM On Behalf Of: DONNA SUE BARKLEY, TONI S MELTON

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