2026: 7-29,8-5,12,19 Bratton Letters Testamentary Granted

In the Estate of 

ROBERT LEE BRATTON,
 Deceased.

Estate Number 26B4-PR00028

TO All PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT LEE BRATTON, deceased: 

On July 6, 2026, the Last Will and Testament of the decedent having been admitted to probate, Deborah Ann Ivey was appointed Personal Representative by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri. The business address of the Personal Representative is PO Box 432, Lamar, Missouri 64759, whose telephone number is 417-682- 5580 and whose attorney is Joe Zuzul whose business address is 208 W 10th, Lamar, Missouri 64759 and whose telephone number is 417-295-1144. 

All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in the probate division of this court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to section 537.021, RSMo. 

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that he necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri. 

Date of decedent's death was December 8, 2025.

Date of first publication of this notice is the 29th day of July, 2026. 

s- Janie Williams

Clerk of the Probate Division Barton County Circuit Court

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