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Notice of Annual Meeting of Members of First Federal Bancorp, MHC
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Members of the above named mutual holding company will be held at the main office located at 4705 West U.S. Highway 90, Lake City, Florida, at 3:00 p.m. on the 17th of April, 2024.
By order of the Board of Directors.
Keith C. Leibfried, Chairman of the Board
First Federal Bancorp, MHC

810452
April 10, 17, 2024

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO. 24-112-CP
IN RE:ESTATE OF
JOHN ROBERT MASON,
deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of JOHN ROBERT MASON, deceased, whose date of death was February 5, 2024; File Number 24-112-CP, is pending in the Circuit Court for Columbia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is: April 6, 2024.
Personal Representative:
S/MELANIE MASON ALERS
1424 E. Mowry Dr., Apt. # 205
Homestead, Florida 33033
Attorney for Personal Representative:
MARLIN M. FEAGLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, P.A.
By: S/Marlin M. Feagle
Florida Bar No. 0173248
153 NE Madison Street
Post Office Box 1653
Lake City, Florida 32056-1653
386/752-7191
Tb1912@Bellsouth.net

810045
April 6, 13, 2024

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case Number: 2023-CA-000463
IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:
One (1) 2008 Honda Accord EX-L
VIN: 1HGCP26808A018958
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: Jose Luis Chavez Villeda
Last known Address: 4950 Richard St., Apt. 70, Jacksonville, FL 32207
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a forfeiture action has been filed against the above described currency by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. You are required to file an answer and any written defenses with the Clerk of the Court and to serve a copy of the answer and defenses on or before the 3rd day of May 2024, on Rebecca Pettit, Deputy Chief Counsel, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 7322 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32205. Failure to file your answer and defenses will result in a default being entered against you.
WITNESSED by hand and the Seal of the Court on this 28th day of March 2024.
The Honorable James M. Swisher, Jr.
Clerk of Court
/s/ Breanna PruettDeputy Clerk
Copies furnished: Rebecca Pettit, DHSMV
Jose Luis Chavez Villeda, pro se

809296
April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
DLC CATTLE COMPANY, INC., aCASE NO. 2024-7-CA
Florida corporation,GENERAL CIVIL DIVISIONPlaintiff,
v.
SHELLEY GILBEE and the
Unknown Tenant(s) in Possession,Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: SHELLEY GILBEE, Address Unknown
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit, in and for Columbia County, Florida, to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Columbia County, Florida:
Lot 1, Northside Acres, a subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 6, page 149, public records of Columbia County, Florida, together with a well and septic tank sold in as-is condition.
Together with that certain 2015 single-wide mobile home, Vehicle Identification Number LOHGA11415618, to be affixed to the real property and become a fixture to the aforesaid real property.
has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses to it, if any, on RALPH R. DEAS, ESQUIRE, Attorney for Plaintiff, 227 SE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32025, e-mail: ralphdeas@deaslawoffice.com, and file the original with the Clerk of the above-styled Court at the Columbia County Courthouse, Lake City, Florida, either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter, no later than 30 days after the date of first publication of this Notice of Action; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or Petition.
WITNESS MY HAND and the Seal of this Court this 27 day of March, 2024.
JAMES M. SWISHER, JR.
Clerk of the Court
By: Breanna Pruett
Deputy Clerk
(Court Seal)

809124
March 30, 2024
April 6, 13, 20, 2024

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
PURSUANT TO AN ALIAS WRIT OF EXECUTION issued in the County Court of Alachua County, Florida, on the 12th day of September 2023 in the case wherein, Chidozie V. Okike as Plaintiff and D. Williams Mobile Home Installments, LLC, c/o Demarquis A. Williams Defendant. Case Number 2023-SC-2891 in said Court.
I, Mark Hunter, As Sheriff of Columbia County, Florida, have this 20th day of March 2024 levied upon all the right, title and interest of D. Williams Mobile Home Installments, LLC, c/o Damarquis A. Williams Defendant, in and to the following described Real Property, to-wit:
Lot 2, Block C, Evergreen S/D, according to the map or play thereof, as recorded in plat book 6, page (s) 130, of the public records of Columbia County, Florida.
Parcel# 00-00-00-11516-022
Property Address: 994 NW Cray Way Lake City, FL.
And on April 30, 2024 at 10:00 am or soon thereafter at the Columbia Co Sheriff’s Office Civil Division Room #201 (Courthouse) located at 173 NE Hernando Ave, Lake City, Florida 32055. I will offer for sale, all of said defendant (s) right, title, and interest in the aforesaid real property, at public auction and will sell the same, subject to ALL taxes, prior liens, encumbrances and judgments, if any to the highest and best bidder for CASH IN HAND. The proceeds to be applied to the payment of costs and the satisfaction of the above-described execution.
MARK HUNTER, As Sheriff of
Columbia County, Florida
By: Eric Peisel, Deputy Sheriff
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the agency sending notice seven no later than days prior to the proceedings at 4917 US Highway 90 East, Lake City, Florida 32055. Phone (386) 758-1153.

808659
March 28, 2024
April 4, 11, 18, 2024

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IN THE COUNTY COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.:23001367CCAXMX
DIVISION:
121 FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SCOTT PHILLIPS,
Defendant.
AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION/ALIAS SUMMONS
To the following Defendant:
Scott Phillips
9566 S Us Highway 441
Lake City, FL 32025
OR
Whose residence is unknown
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for damages has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jimerson Birr, P.A. whose address is One Independent Drive, Suite 1400, Jacksonville, Florida 32202, and file the original with the Clerk of the above-styled Court on or before thirty (30) days from the first publication, otherwise a Judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice:
If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055; (386)758-2163 or complete the ADA Request form located at https://thirdcircuitfl.org/ada-accommodation-request/ at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired call 711.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 13 day of February, 2024.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Columbia County, Florida
As Clerk of the Court by:
By: Shanetha Anthony
As Deputy Clerk
Publish: (Please publish in Lake City Reporter)

807739
March 21, 28, 2024
April 4, 11. 2024

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NUMBER: 24-14-CA
BULLARD MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.,
a Florida corporation,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MARY PIKE, PAUL RAMSAY,
HILLS OF FT. WHITE
HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION,
INC.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: PAUL RAMSAY
547 SW Pewter Drive
Fort White, FL 32038
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose an Agreement for Deed on the following described property in Columbia County, Florida:
PARCEL 2 OF HILLS OF FT. WHITE (UNRECORDED)
PART OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT, LS 1079, MARKING THE NW CORNER OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THENCE N.88 DEGREES 55'51" E, ALONG THE MONUMENTED NORTH LINE OF SAID NW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 601.39 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT, LS 4708, AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED LANDS; THENCE CONTINUE N.88 DEGREES 55'51" E, STILL ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 706.88 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT, LS 4708, MARKING THE NE CORNER OF SAID NW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 30; THENCE S.01 DEGREES 18'29" E, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID NW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 600.91 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT, LS 4708, ON THE NORTH LINE OF A 60 FOOT WIDE ROAD EASEMENT; THENCE CONTINUE S.01 DEGREES 18'29" E, 30.10 FEET TO A 5/8" IRON ROD, LS 4708, ON THE CENTERLINE OF SAID 60 FOOT WIDE ROAD EASEMENT, SAID CENTERLINE BEING DEFINED BY A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTH AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 300.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 04 DEGREES 40'57" AND BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD HAVING A BEARING OF N.88 DEGREES 43'40" W AND A CHORD LENGTH OF 24.51 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AN ARC DISTANCE OF 24.52 FEET TO A 5/8" IRON ROD, LS 4708, MARKING THE POINT OF TANGENCY OF SAID CURVE; THENCE S.88 DEGREES 55'51" W, STILL ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, 619.75 FEET TO A 5/8" IRON ROD, LS 4708, MARKING THE POINT OF CURVE OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTH AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 300.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 12 DEGREES 33'57" AND BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD HAVING A BEARING OF N.84 DEGREES 47'10" W, AND A CHORD LENGTH OF 65.66 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AN ARC DISTANCE OF 65.79 FEET TO A 5/8" IRON ROD, LS 4708; THENCE N.01 DEGREES 04'09" W, DEPARTING SAID CENTERLINE, 30.82 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT, LS 4708, ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 60 FOOT WIDE ROAD EASEMENT; THENCE CONTINUE N.01 DEGREES 04'09" W, 591.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH PRIVATE ROAD EASEMENT AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT DESCRIBED IN THE RESTRICTIONS RECORDED AT BOOK 1261, PAGE 820 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.
Tax Parcel Identification Number: 30-6S-16-04002-000
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on BONNIE S. GREEN, DARBY PEELE & GREEN, PLLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 1241 South Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32025, on or before April 30, 2024, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated this 15th day of March, 2024.
JAMES M. SWISHER, JR., Clerk of Circuit Court
(COURT SEAL)
By: /s/Anna Swearengin
Deputy Clerk

807798
March 21, 28, 2024
April 4, 11, 2024