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Type: PRO
Party: In the Matter of the Estate of Edna Partain
County: Lonoke
Attorney/Contact: Mike Munnerlyn

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION THIRD DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDNA PARTAIN, DECEASED

CASE NO. 43PR-24-364

NOTICE

Last known address of decedent:
103 Waggoner Street
Lonoke, AR 72086

Date of Death: March 9, 2024

The decedent’s son, James Chance Floerchinger, filed an Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by Distributee on October 17, 2024, pursuant to A.C.A. 28-41-101. Among the assets owned by the decedent and listed in the Affidavit is a tract of real property located at 202 S. Bankhead Street, Carlisle, Lonoke County, Arkansas, legally described as follows: Part of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Twenty One (21) Township Two (2) North, Range Seven (7) West, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a pont 20 feet South of the Northeast corner of said SE 1/4; thence South 208 3/4 feet; thence West 208 3/4 feet; thence North 208 3/4 Mfeet; thence East 208 3/4 feet to the point of beginning, Less and Except the following two (2) tracts, to-wit: Less and Except One: Part of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Twenty One (21) Township Two (2) North, Range Seven (7) West, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a pont 20 feet South of the Northeast corner of said SE 1/4; thence South 108 3/4 feet; thence West 208 3/4 feet; thence North 108 3/4 feet;
thence East 208 3/4 feet to the point of beginning; and Less and Except Two: Part of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 21, Township 2 North, Range 7 West, Lonoke County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a Cotton Picker Spindle being used as the Quarter corner of Sections 21 and 22; thence South 01 degree 25' 01" West along the East line of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 21 a distance of 228.75 feet to a point; thence North 88 degrees 46' 56" West a distance of 84.73 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue North 88 degrees 46' 56" West a distance of 124.30 feet to a point; thence North 01 degree 29' 12" East a distance of 100.00 feet to a point; thence South 88 degrees 46' 56" East a distance of 16.57 feet to a point on the Easterly right of way line of Relocated Ark. State Highway 13 as established by AHTD Job 06-529; thence South 45 degrees 47' 14" East along said right of way line a distance of 146.64 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 0.16 acres, and containing in the aggregate after the two Less and Excepts 0.34 acre, more or less. The decedent also owned a tract of real property located in Arkansas County, Arkansas, legally described as follows: A tract of land out of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 10, Township 6 South, Range 2 West, lying North of the County Road, containing 1.5 acres, more or less. The decedent also owned an undivided one-third interest in the oil, gas and other minerals in and to the following described real property located in Arkansas County, Arkansas, to-wit: West Half of Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 6 South, Range 2 West, containing 20 acres, more or less; Northwest Quarter of Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 6 South, Range 2 West, containing 40 acres; South Half of Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 6 South, Range 2 West, containing 80 acres; and Northeast Quarter of Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 6 South, Range 2 West, except 1 acre in a square in the Northeast corner, containing 39 acres.
All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate.
This notice first published the 29th day of October, 2024.
James Chance Floerchinger, Affidavit Affiant, c/o Mike Munnerlyn, Attorney for Estate
Arkansas Bar No. 95003, 10350 Riverview Corporate Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72113, (501) 663-5620. DR2T 10/29, 11/05/2024