STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
COUNTY OF BEAUFORT
CASE NO. 2023-CP-07-01899
Greymorr Real Estate, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Raymond H. Paige; the Estate of Sibbie Jenkins; Heirs-at-Law of Sibbie Jenkins; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Sibbie Jenkins, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of Geneva Sheppard aka Geneva Washington; Heirs-at-Law of Geneva Sheppard aka Geneva Washington; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Geneva Sheppard aka Geneva Washington, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of Phoebe Paige; Heirs-at-Law of Phoebe Paige; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Phoebe Paige, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of Rebecca Jenhrett; Heirs-at-Law of Rebecca Jenhrett; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Rebecca Jenhrett, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of W. Reed Sheppard aka Walter Reed Sheppard; Heirs-at-Law of W. Reed Sheppard aka Walter Reed Sheppard; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of W. Reed Sheppard aka Walter Reed Sheppard, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of Jenevia M. Paige; Heirs-at-Law of Jenevia M. Paige; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Jenevia M. Paige, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; James Washington; Nelson R. Paige, Jr.; Ann Brown; Larry J. Paige; Rickey E. Paige; Sherry L. Paige; Rose M. Paige; Mary Stoney; Jenny Paige; and John Doe and Mary Roe, representing all unknown persons having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in or to, or lien upon, the real estate described as Lots 7 & 8 in Section 19 Township One (1) South Range One (1) West, Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, SC, DMP: R120 008 000 0012 0000, their heirs and assigns, and all other persons, firms, or corporations entitled to claim under, by or through the above-named Defendant(s), and all other persons or entities unknown claiming any right, title, interest, estate in, or lien upon, the real estate described as Lots 7 & 8 in Section 19 Township One (1) South Range One (1) West, Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, SC, DMP: R120 008 000 0012 0000, Defendants.
THIRD AMENDED SUMMONS
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Third Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the Third Amended Complaint on the subscriber at his office, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., 1201 Main Street, 22nd Floor (29201), Post Office Box 11889, Columbia, South Carolina (29211-1889), within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Third Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in this Third Amended Complaint.
NOTICE OF THIRD AMENDED LIS PENDENS
Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 15-11-10 to -50, Plaintiff hereby gives notice that Plaintiff has commenced an action in this Court against the above-named defendants to quiet tax title to the following described real property: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land situate, lying and being on Port Royal Island, in the County of Beaufort, State of South Carolina, measuring seventy-five (75) feet on the North and South and one hundred (100) feet on the East and West, also being described as a portion of Lots 7 & 8 in Section 19 Township One (1) South Range One (1) West. Also known as R120 008 000 0012 on the Beaufort County Tax Maps. This is the same lot of land sold at the delinquent tax sale of October 7, 2019, for delinquent 2018 taxes in the name of PAIGE RAYMOND H; being the same property conveyed to NAR Solutions Inc. by tax deed dated November 17, 2021, and recorded on December 2, 2012, in the Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office in Book 4090, page 538; and being the same property conveyed to Greymorr Real Estate, LLC by quitclaim deed dated March 23, 2022, and recorded on April 5, 2022, in the Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office in Book 4132, page 2766. DMP: R120 008 000 0012 0000.
NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Complaint in the above-captioned action (Case No. 2023-CP-07-01899) was filed in the Beaufort County Clerk of Court's Office on October 4, 2023, the Amended Complaint was filed on November 2, 2023, the Second Amended Complaint was filed on March 5, 2024, and the Third Amended Complaint was filed on February 27, 2025. Copies of the Complaint, the Amended Complaint, the Second Amended Complaint, and the Third Amended Complaint are available for review and inspection by all interested persons.
NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Beaufort County an Order Appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esq., whose address is 18 Myrtle Bank Place (29209), P.O. Box 6432 (29260), Columbia, South Carolina, as the Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for the above-captioned estates and unknown defendants designated as John Doe and Mary Roe. This appointment becomes absolute thirty (30) days after the service of the Notice and publication of the Summons herein, unless you or someone on your behalf shall, before the expiration of the thirty (30) days after the service hereof, procure to be appointed for you a Guardian Ad Litem to represent your interests in this action. s/ A. Parker Barnes III; SC Bar No. 68359; Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.; Post Office Box 11889; Columbia, SC 29211-1889; (803) 779-3080; Attorneys for Plaintiff
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint a Guardian Ad Litem Nisi and for an Order for Service by Publication, through which Plaintiff seeks to appoint Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for the Estate of Sibbie Jenkins; Heirs-at-Law of Sibbie Jenkins; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Sibbie Jenkins, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of Geneva Sheppard aka Geneva Washington; Heirs-at-Law of Geneva Sheppard aka Geneva Washington; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Geneva Sheppard aka Geneva Washington, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of Phoebe Paige; Heirs-at-Law of Phoebe Paige; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Phoebe Paige, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of Rebecca Jenhrett; Heirs-at-Law of Rebecca Jenhrett; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Rebecca Jenhrett, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of W. Reed Sheppard aka Walter Reed Sheppard; Heirs-at-Law of W. Reed Sheppard aka Walter Reed Sheppard; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of W. Reed Sheppard aka Walter Reed Sheppard, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; the Estate of Jenevia M. Paige; Heirs-at-Law of Jenevia M. Paige; unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Jenevia M. Paige, Deceased; their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown owners, unknown heirs or unknown devisees of any deceased person, or by any such designation; John Doe and Mary Roe, the same being fictitious names used for the true names of all unknown persons, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real property described in Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint and Notice of Third Amended Lis Pendens (the "Property"), their heirs and assigns; all other persons, firms, or corporations entitled to claim under, by, or through any of the defendants; and all other persons or entities unknown claiming any right, title, interest, estate in, or lien upon, the Property (collectively, the "Estates and Unknown Defendants"). It appearing that some or all of the Estates and Unknown Defendants are or may be residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, minors, incompetent, imprisoned, under legal disability, or in the military service, and that the Estates and Unknown Defendants are unknown to Plaintiff and cannot with reasonable diligence be located or their whereabouts ascertained; It further appearing that Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is a suitable and competent person to understand and protect all rights and interests of the Estates and Unknown Defendants, and that Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. has no interest adverse to the interests of the Estates and Unknown Defendants and is not connected in business with Plaintiff or its counsel;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED as follows:
1. Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is hereby appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of the Estates and Unknown Defendants, the same being fictitious names used for the true names of all unknown persons, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the Property, their heirs and assigns; all other persons, firms, or corporations entitled to claim under, by, or through any of the defendants; and all other persons or entities unknown claiming any right, title, interest, estate in, or lien upon, the Property, some or all of whom are or may be residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, minors, incompetent, imprisoned, under legal disability, or in the military service.
2. Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and to represent the Estates and Unknown Defendants, unless any one of them, or someone on behalf of any one of them, shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem.
3. A copy of this Order shall be served upon the Estates and Unknown Defendants by publication in the Beaufort Gazette, a newspaper of general circulation published in Beaufort County, South Carolina, once a week for three consecutive weeks, together with the Notice of Third Amended Lis Pendens, Third Amended Summons, Notice of Filing Complaint, and Notice of Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem in this action. s/ Jerri Ann Roseneau, Beaufort County Clerk of Court
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION AS TO DEFENDANTS JAMES WASHINGTON AND SHERRY L. PAIGE
Based on the Motion for Order of Service by Publication and the Affidavit of Duly Diligent Search, it appears that this is an action to quiet tax title arising out of a tax deed recorded in the Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office on December 2, 2021, in Book 4090, page 538, and that Defendants James Washington and Sherry L. Paige cannot, after due diligence, be located in Beaufort County or in the State of South Carolina, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that service in this matter be made on Defendants James Washington and Sherry L. Paige by publishing a copy of the Notice of Third Amended Lis Pendens and Third Amended Summons in the Beaufort Gazette, newspaper of general circulation published in Beaufort County, South Carolina, once a week for three consecutive weeks and by forwarding a copy of the pleadings to Defendants James Washington and Sherry L. Paige at their last known addresses. s/ Jerri Ann Roseneau, Beaufort County Clerk of Court
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