PENALTY
APPEAL CITES DOZIER ABUSE
DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
A Death Row inmate who spent time at the notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and is the first prisoner scheduled to be executed this year in Florida is asking a judge to vacate his death sentence, arguing the state is “complicit in the horrific and tragic” abuse at the reform school that “contributed to his life choices.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed a death warrant for Loran Cole to be executed by lethal injection Aug. 29 at Florida State Prison. Cole, 57, was convicted in the 1994 murder of a Florida State University student who went to the Ocala National Forest to camp with his sister. Cole would be the first inmate executed in Florida since October.
Cole was 17 when he was sent to Dozier in 1984, and his time at the now-shuttered Marianna facility is one of the key arguments his lawyers are making as part of flurry of legal action to try to prevent the execution.
A motion filed Saturday by Cole’s lawyers in Marion County circuit court said jurors who recommended a death sentence for Cole in 1995 never learned of the “torturous treatment” he suffered while confined at Dozier.
The reform school was closed in 2011 after 111 years of operation. Researchers have found remains of dozens of students buried at the site, and other former students have never been located. Former Dozier students, known as the “White House Boys,” for years have shared with state lawmakers intimate details of the abuse and torture they suffered as children.
“Cole is pleading for a life sentence, because of what Florida employees did to him while he was at Dozier. Considering how Florida has admitted to oppressing vulnerable youth at Dozier, the fact that Cole was a student there, let alone suffered horrific abuse while confined, changes the perception and impact of the mitigation his jury was presented,” Cole’s lawyers, Ali Shakoor and Adrienne Joy Shepherd, wrote.
According to court filings, Cole’s suppressed memories of his experiences at Dozier resurfaced more than a decade ago after he watched a documentary about abuse at the school.
Cole said he was raped by a guard, beaten at least twice a week and had both of his legs broken by staff after trying to escape during his six-month stint at Dozier, court documents dating back more than a decade said.
“That horrible place helped create the Loran Cole who sits on death row today,” his lawyers argued in an appeal filed at the Florida Supreme Court in 2011.
DeSantis ordered Cole’s execution less than a month after signing a bill that set aside $20 million to compensate people who attended Dozier and another state reform school between 1940 and 1975 and “who were subjected to mental, physical or sexual abuse perpetrated by school personnel.”
While Cole wouldn’t be eligible for compensation, the new law has added a twist to arguments that he should be spared.
considered as part of his lengthy deathsentence appeals.
Cole’s allegations about mistreatment at Dozier “are hardly new,” the state’s lawyers wrote in a document filed Sunday, adding that Cole’s attorneys raised the issue more than a dozen years ago.
In addition, the jury considered abuse Cole suffered as a child as a mitigating factor before recommending the death penalty, the state’s lawyers wrote.
“There is no reason to believe that this evidence of his treatment at Dozier would likely lead to a different result in Cole’s sentence,” the state’s attorneys argued.
Marion County Circuit Judge Robert Hodges this week denied Cole’s lawyers’ request for a stay of execution and said Tuesday he would decide other parts of the appeal before a 3 p.m. Friday deadline set by the Florida Supreme Court.
The death warrant just weeks after DeSantis signed the Dozier compensation bill drew harsh criticism from opponents of the death penalty.
“In passing the compensation bill for Dozier survivors, the state of Florida recognized its direct responsibility for the profound and lifelong impact of the horrific torture and abuse those men suffered there. For the state of Florida to turn around less than a month later and say they are justified in killing one of those survivors is unconscionable,” Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Executive Director Maria DeLiberato told The News Service of Florida.
Cole was sentenced to death in the February 1994 murder of John Edwards, who went to the Ocala National Forest to camp with his sister, a student at Eckerd College, court records show.
Cole and another man, William Paul, joined the brother and sister at their campsite. After they decided to walk to a pond, Cole knocked Edwards’ sister to the ground and ultimately handcuffed her, the records said. Paul took the sister up a trail, and John Edwards died from a slashed throat and blows to the head that fractured his skull, according to the court records. Edwards’ sister was sexually assaulted and was tied to two trees the next morning before freeing herself. (In most cases, The News Service of Florida does not identify sexual-assault victims by name.)
Cole isn’t the only former Dozier student who has received a death sentence, according to research provided by Melanie Kalmanson, an attorney and author of the “Tracking Florida’s Death Penalty” blog. Other former Dozier students sentenced to death include:
• Craig Wall, 49, who was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to firstdegree murder in 2015. Wall, who was 15 when he attended Dozier, remains on Death Row.
• William Sweet, 56, who was sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering a 13-year-old girl in 1990. He remains on Death Row.
sive process for local governments that want to have customary-use ordinances, including requiring them to receive judicial approval.
Redington Beach passed its ordinance in June 2018. If local governments adopted ordinances before July 1, 2018, the state law said they could raise customary use as what is known as an “affirmative defense” if the ordinances were challenged in court.
Covington wrote that, under the law, Redington Beach could “keep its ordinance in effect if the court finds that the town’s evidence establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the town’s residents and visitors have gained, by way of customary use, the right to use the privately-owned portions of the dry sand beach in the town.”
“The court finds that the evidence provided by the town at trial substantially surpassed the quantum of proof necessary to establish its affirmative defense,” she wrote in a conclusion. “Therefore, the court finds that the town has proven the customary use of the privately-owned dry sand beach in the town, and that those uses are consistent with the limited permitted uses set out in the ordinance. Further, the town has proven that this customary use has been by both town residents and those who may visit the town either as vacation renters or guests of residents.”
In one of the cases, which were consolidated later, U.S. District Judge James S. Moody in 2020 ruled in favor of a group of waterfront property owners. But a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that ruling in 2021, sending the case back to district court.
“If Cole’s jury had known about the severe abuse that happened at Dozier, and Florida’s willingness to acknowledge the severe problems at Dozier to the extent that designated victims are entitled to reparations, there is a reasonable probability the newly discovered evidence would yield a less severe sentence,” Cole’s lawyers argued in the motion filed Saturday. “There is a reasonable probability a jury presented with the newly discovered information would recommend a sentence of life for Cole.”
But lawyers in Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office and State Attorney William Gladson, whose office prosecuted Cole, said the condemned inmate’s experiences at Dozier don’t warrant special attention because the issue already has been
• Joe Nixon, 63, who was confined at Dozier at age 10, and was sentenced to death in 1985 for the murder of a Leon County woman. He remains on Death Row.
• Gregory Mills, 67, who was sentenced to death in 1980, requested records from Dozier during his appeals, suggesting he attended the school. Mills was later resentenced to life in prison.
• Kristopher Sanders, 50, who attended Dozier in his teens and was sentenced to death for a Pasco County murder in 1996. He was resentenced to life in prison and remains in custody.
• Richard Gibson, who was sent to Dozier in 1962, was sentenced to death for crimes that occurred in 1975. His death sentence was later reduced to life in prison, where he died in 2014.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN HERMAN MCDONALD, Deceased.
FILE NO.: 2024 CP 001119 DIVISION:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of John Herman McDonald, deceased, File Number 2024 CP 001119, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is August 21, 2024.
Herman Franklin McDonald 1300 Highway 297-A Cantonment, Florida 32533
JOSEPH W.C. BOYLES, ESQUIRE Attorney at Law 212 W. Cervantes Street (32501) P.O. Box 13464 Pensacola, FL 32591-3464 (850) 433-9225
FLORIDA BAR #14188 Attorney for Personal Representative jwcb@boylesandboyleslaw.com jennifer@boylesandboyleslaw.com
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF PAMELA JEAN MANTIA Deceased. File No. 2024-CP-000334
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Pamela Jean Mantia, deceased, whose date of death was January 27, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s 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 ON OR BEFORE 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 FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS 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 August 14, 2024.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF WANDA JEAN BAKER Deceased.
File No. 2024-CP-275 Division D AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Wanda Jean Baker, deceased, whose date of death was January 8, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s 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 August 14, 2024.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Oscar J. Locklin
Attorney for Petitioner Florida Bar No. 15455 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 E-Mail Address: olocklin@ljslawfirm.com
Personal Representative: Cory Benjamin Baker 9790 Roberson Way Milton, FL 32570
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVID ALTON MABIRE, a/k/a DAVID A. MABIRE Deceased
FILE NO: 2024 CP 000388 DIVISION: D
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of David Alton Mabire, a/k/a David A. Mabire, deceased, whose date of death was June 20, 2024 is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, FL 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s 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 ON OR BEFORE 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 FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS 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 August 21, 2024.
Personal Representative: Charlene C. Mabire
2737 Terry Cove Drive Milton, FL 32583
Attorney for Personal Representative: Charles L. Hoffman, Jr. Florida Bar Number: 229768
Attorney for Personal Representatives CARVER DARDEN 151 West Main Street, Suite 200 PENSACOLA, FL 32502
Telephone: (850) 266-2565
Fax: (850) 266-2301
E-Mail: choffman@carverdarden.com
Secondary E-Mail: bass@carverdarden.com
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF TIMOTHY LINDSEY EMMANUEL, Deceased.
File No.: 2024 CP 1046
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of TIMOTHY LINDSEY EMMANUEL, deceased, File Number 2024 CP 1046; by the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 West Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502; that the decedent’s date of death was January 18, 2024; that the total value of the estate is $2,000.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Creditors: None
Beneficiaries: Michael J. Emmanuel 506 Magnolia Street Denton, TX 76201
Angela E. Guillaume 603 Port Royal Way Pensacola, FL 32502-5789
Joseph B. Emmanuel, Jr. 5915 Kaiser Lane Pensacola, FL 32507
Mary Joanne Emmanuel P.O. Box 184 Hakalau, HI 96710-0184
Donna L. Emmanuel 5315 Calhoun Avenue Sherman Oaks, CA 91401
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, 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 August 14, 2024.
Attorney for Person Giving Notice:
Amelia J. Strom
Florida Bar No. 1026186
EMMANUEL SHEPPARD & CONDON 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 433-6581
Facsimile: (850) 434-5856 Email: astrom@esclaw.com mcrooke@esclaw.com jgonzalez@esclaw.com
Person Giving Notice: Michael J. Emmanuel 2WR8/14-8/21NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH EDWIN YOUNG Deceased.
File No.: 2024 CP 1126 Division: U
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Kenneth Edwin Young, deceased, whose date of death was June 14, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32501. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s 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 PERIODS 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 August 14, 2024.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Jason R. Mosley Florida Bar No.: 386650 6706 Plantation Rd., Suite C, Pensacola, FL 32504 Telephone: (850) 696-1196 jmosley@mosleyestatelaw.com
Personal Representative: Raymond V. Young 2WR8/14-8/21NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF BETHANY MARSTON LATHAM Deceased.
File No.: 2024 CP 781
Division: U
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Bethany Marston Latham, deceased, whose date of death was April 9, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32501. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s 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 PERIODS 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 August 21, 2024.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Jason R. Mosley Florida Bar No.: 386650 6706 Plantation Rd., Suite C, Pensacola, FL 32504 Telephone: (850) 696-1196 jmosley@mosleyestatelaw.com
Personal Representative: Terry Holt 2WR8/21-8/28NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF ALICE OWENS JOHNSON, Deceased.
File No.: 2024 CP 823
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of ALICE OWENS JOHNSON, deceased, File Number 2024 CP 823; by the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32501; that the decedent’s date of death was January 10, 2023 that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Creditors: NONE
Beneficiaries: Victoria Bradley 1300 E. Leonard Street Pensacola, FL 32503
Dianna Moorer 1230 Albuquerque Circle Pensacola, FL 32505
Jerry J. Shaw 1770 Cedrus Lane Pensacola, FL 32514
Brenda Shaw-Paige 2666 Shannon Street Orange Park, FL 32065
Bernadette Byrd 1300 E. Leonard Street
Pensacola, FL 32503
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, 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 August 14, 2024.
Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Holly V. Jurnovoy
Florida Bar No.: 0156884 EMMANUEL SHEPPARD & CONDON
30 S. Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502
Telephone: (850) 433-6581
Facsimile: (850) 434-5856
Email: hvj@esclaw.com mcrooke@esclaw.com jgonzalez@esclaw.com
Attorney for Petitioner
Person Giving Notice: Victoria Bradley, Petitioner
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT WILLIAM FULLER, Deceased.
File No.: 2024 CP 1042
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of ROBERT WILLIAM FULLER, deceased, File Number 2024 CP 1042; by the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 West Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502; that the decedent’s date of death was July 29, 2023; that the total value of the estate is $7,140.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Creditors: NONE
Beneficiaries: Marianne Fuller 4002 Turquoise Drive Pensacola, FL 32507 Elizabeth D. Tharpe 4165 East Hawthorne Road Leesville, LA 71446
Melvin T. Fuller 3629 Storm Bird Loop Virginia Beach, VA 23453-2258 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, 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 August 14, 2024.
Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Amelia J. Strom Florida Bar No. 1026186 EMMANUEL SHEPPARD & CONDON 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-5856
Email: astrom@esclaw.com mcrooke@esclaw.com jgonzalez@esclaw.com
Person Giving Notice: Marianne Fuller 2WR8/14-8/21NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF CAROLYN BELL DUMPSON AKA CAROLYN DUMPSON Deceased.
File No. 2024 CP 001059
Division: FORMAL NOTICE
estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE 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
PUBLIC NOTICES
The administration of the estate of Doyle Mason Hunter, a/k/a Doyle M. Hunter, deceased, whose date of death was April 23, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, FL 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s 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 ON OR BEFORE 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 FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
A personal representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PETITION TO VACATE, ABANDON, AND CLOSE EXISTING PUBLIC STREETS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, ALLEYWAYS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS OTHER PLACES USED FOR TRAVEL, OR OTHER LANDS DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC USE OR PURPOSES, OR ANY PORTIONS THEREOF, TO RENOUNCE AND DISCLAIM ANY RIGHT OF THE COUNTY AND THE PUBLIC IN AND TO SAID LANDS.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on September 5 A.D., 2024 at 5:31 PM, in the Board of County Commissioner’s meeting room, on the 1st floor of the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, Room 100, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida, to consider the feasibility of vacating, closing, and abandoning the following described public road rights-of-way, alleyway or other land dedicated for public use:
COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2, BLOCK 108 OF “OAK CREST”
TO DEFENDANTS:
WALTER S. ROGALSKI, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him
LAURA M. ROGALSKI, if living, or if dead, her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against her
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed in the above-entitled Court by Valerie L. Boatwright, a/k/a Valarie L. Boatwright, f/k/a Valerie L. Herrera, against the above-referenced Defendants in an action for a declaratory judgment pursuant to Fla. Stat. Chap. 86 confirming Plaintiff’s fee simple title to the following describe real property, and that any interest of the Defendants in said real property is extinguished, as more fully set forth in the Complaint filed in the abovestyled action:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 6, DONELSON TRACT, CITY OF PENSACOLA, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, THENCE GO NORTH 80 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 6440 AT PAGE 631 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR A DISTANCE OF 127.50 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE GO NORTH 09 DEGREES 45 MINUTES
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF KATIE MAE JOHNSON AKA
KATIE M. JOHNSON AKA
KATIE N. JOHNSON
Deceased.
File No. 2023 CP 1072
Division:
AND CLOSE EXISTING PUBLIC STREETS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, ALLEYWAYS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS
PLACES USED FOR TRAVEL, OR OTHER LANDS DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC USE OR PURPOSES, OR ANY PORTIONS THEREOF, TO RENOUNCE AND DISCLAIM ANY RIGHT OF THE COUNTY AND THE PUBLIC IN AND TO SAID LANDS.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on September 5 A.D., 2024, at 5:32 PM, in the Board of County Commissioner’s meeting room, on the 1st floor of the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, Room 100, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida, to consider the feasibility of vacating, closing, and abandoning the following described public road rights-of-way, alleyway or other land dedicated for public use: THAT PORTION OF JACKSON HIGHWAY (66’ WIDE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, UNIMPROVED) LYING BETWEEN BLOCKS 26 & 27 OF GULF BEACH MANOR, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 16 OF PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 37, BLOCK 26 AND THE NORTH LINE LOT 50, BLOCK 27.
LYING IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 31 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Board of County Commissioners Escambia County, Florida
A copy of the agenda for these meetings containing specific items to be considered in the order of presentation may be obtained from the County Administrator’s Office, Room 420, Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place at Government Street. Persons who need an accommodation, pursuant to the American Disabilities Act, in order to attend or participate in the above meetings should contact Mr. Jose Gochez at 595-4900 at least
72 hours in advance of the meeting.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by any board, agency or commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearing, will need a record of the proceedings of the meeting. Since the Board of County Commissioners does not make verbatim records of its meeting, such person may need to independently secure a record which should include the testimony or evidence on which the appeal is to be based on.
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SUBDIVISION A SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP-2-SOUTH, RANGE-30-WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA ACCORDING TO PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 67, AT PAGE 28, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ALSO BEING ON THE FIELD MONUMENTED WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF HOLLYWOOD AVENUE A 68′ RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE GO BOUTH 03 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 13 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WEST RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF HOLLYWOOD AVENUE FOR A DISTANCE OF 160.00 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 13 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID FIELD MONUMENTED WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF HOLLYWOOD AVENUE FOR A DISTANCE OF 797.70 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE FIELD MONUMENTED NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WEST AVERY STREET (RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH VARIES); THENCE, DEPARTING AFORESAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF HOLLYWOOD AVENUE, GO NORTH 87 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WEST AVERY STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF 658.76 FEET; THENCE, CONTINUE ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WEST AVERY STREET, NORTH 85 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 31 SECONDS WEBT, FOR A DISTANCE OF 16.82 FEET, TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTERLINE OF FORMERLY ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD A 30,00′ RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE, DEPARTING SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WEST AVERY STREET GO NORTH 31 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE SAID CENTERLINE OF FORMERLY ST, LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD, FOR A DISTANCE OF 913.31 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEYWAY IN BLOCK 13 OF THE AFORMENTIONED “OAK CREST” SUBDIVISION; THENCE GO SOUTH 85 DEGREES 60 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND AN EXTENSION THEREOF, FOR A DISTANCE OF 261.10 FEET TO THE AFOREMENTIONED FIELD MONUMENTED WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HOLLYWOOD AVENUE AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND IS SITUATED IN SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP2-SOUTH, RANGE-30-WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA AND CONTAINS 8.51 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
Board of County Commissioners Escambia County, Florida
A copy of the agenda for these meetings containing specific items to be considered in the order of presentation may be obtained from the County Administrator’s Office, Room 420, Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place at Government Street. Persons who need an accommodation, pursuant to the American Disabilities Act, in order to attend or participate in the above meetings should contact Ms. Shamara Jernigan at 595-4900 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by any board, agency or commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearing, will need a record of the proceedings of the meeting. Since the Board of County Commissioners does not make verbatim records of its meeting, such person may need to independently secure a record which should include the testimony or evidence on which the appeal is to be based on.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
VALERIE L. BOATWRIGHT, a/k/a
VALARIE L. BOATWRIGHT, f/k/a
VALERIE L. HERRERA; Plaintiff,
v.
WALTER S. ROGALSKI, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him; WALTER S. ROGALSKI, III, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him; LAURA M. ROGALSKI, if living, or if dead, her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against her; and C. & B. ENTERPRISES, INC., a Florida corporation, a/k/a C&B Enterprises, Inc. Defendants.
Case No.: 2024 CA 000331 NOTICE OF ACTION
Commence at a Half inch metal rod at the intersection of the South line of Section 1, Township 1 North, Range 27 West, Santa Rosa County, Florida; and the Easterly right of way line of American Farms Road(60 foot right of way); thence run North 00 degrees 15 minutes 22 seconds East along said Easterly right of way line a distance of 478.39 feet to a capped metal rod (LB #5170) for the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 00 degrees 15 minutes 22 seconds East along said right of way for a distance of 155.09 feet; thence depart said Easterly right of way line South 89 degrees 27 minutes 33 seconds East a distance of 304.64 feet to capped metal rod (LB #5170); thence run South 00 degrees 16 minutes 47 seconds West a distance of 65.00 feet to a capped metal (LB #5170); thence run South 89 degrees 27 minutes 33 seconds East a distance of 328.67 feet to a capped metal rod (LB #5170); thence run North 89 degrees 29 minutes 21 seconds West a distance of 633.45 feet to a capped metal rod (LB #5170) to the Point of Beginning.
You are notified and required to file your answer, pleadings and written defenses, if any, to said Complaint with the Clerk of the said Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney, Matthew C. Hoffman, Esq. of Carven, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC, 151 West Main Street, Suite 200, Pensacola, Florida, 32502, no later than August 30, 2024, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint. This notice shall be published once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court at Santa Rosa County, Florida, this 24th day of July, 2024.
DONALD C. SPENCER, as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida By: Tammy Jo Brown DEPUTY CLERK 4WR8/7-8/28NOA
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PENSACOLA CHASE APARTMENTS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company Plaintiff, vs.
THE ESTATE OF KATE H. ANDERSON, aka CATHERINE H. ANDERSON, DECEASED, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES OF KATE H. ANDERSON, aka CATHERINE H. ANDERSON, DECEASED, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE KATE H. ANDERSON, aka CATHERINE H. ANDERSON, DECEASED, Defendants.
Case No.: 2024 CA 000882 NOTICE OF ACTION
TO:THE ESTATE OF KATE H. ANDERSON, aka CATHERINE H. ANDERSON, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES OF KATE H. ANDERSON A/K/A CATHERINE H. ANDERSON, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE KATE H. ANDERSON, aka CATHERINE H. ANDERSON, DECEASED and all other persons claiming by, through, under, or against any of the unknown parties:
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following real property located in Escambia County, Florida, has been filed against you:
50 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND FOR A DISTANCE OF 150.50 FEET; THENCE GO NORTH 80 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 19.50 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 80 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 34.00 FEET; THENCE GO NORTH 09 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 24.13 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 80 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 34.00 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE AFORESAID EAST LINE OF OFFICIAL
RECORDS BOOK 6400 AT PAGE 631, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE GO SOUTH 09 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 24.13 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PORTION OF BLOCK 6, DONELSON TRACT, CITY OF PENSACOLA, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA AND CONTAINS 0.02 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
A/K/A
E 52.5 FT OF LT 4 BLK 6 DONELSON TRACT FRONTING ON CHASE ST HAVING A DEPTH OF 177 FT DB 31 P 471 LESS OR 7765 P 346 CIVIC CONVERSATIONS LESS OR 7828 P 101 NORTHOWNE OF PENSACOLA CA 96 ESCAMBIA COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER’S PARCEL ID NO. 000S009070001006
You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on J. Troupe Brewer, the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 125 East Intendencia Street, 4th Floor, Pensacola, FL 32502, within 30 days after the first publication of this Notice in The Summation Weekly, 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 on August 14, 2024. PAM CHILDERS As Clerk of the Court (Seal of the Court)
BY: Hannah Burns Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA FAMILY LAW DIVISION
IN RE: The Marriage of: MICHAEL JOSEPH CAPRIO, Petitioner/Husband, and MELISSA NADA CAPRIO, Respondent/Wife.
CASE NO.: 2024 DR 292 DIVISION: B
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: MELISSA NADA CAPRIO Respondent / Wife 103 Roosevelt Street Providence, R.I. (last known address)
Y OU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Husband, MICHAEL JOSEPH CAPRIO, by and through his counsel, Christopher L. Rabby, Esq., whose address is 445 East Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502, on or before {date}, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, Florida 32583, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Notice of Current Address, Florida Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.
Dated: July 19, 2024
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PUBLICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA
TO: Tashara Green, heir of Tonya Green 8 Pinewood Drive Pensacola, Florida 32507
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for an Estate of KATIE MAE JOHNSON AKA KATIE M. JOHNSON AKA KATIE N. JOHNSON where a Petition for Summary Administration and Petition for Determine Homestead Status of Real Property has been filed. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action on Frederick J. Gant, Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is 322 W. Cervantes Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, on or before September 30, 2024 and file the original with the clerk of this court at Escambia County Courthouse, 190 W. Government St., Pensacola, FL 32502, either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
WARNING: Florida Statute 49.11, Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.070 (d) and Florida Probate Rule 5.040, requires certain written defenses if you object to the petition. Failure to comply will result in default and relief requiested in the petition being granted.
Dated this 5th day of August, 2024.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Donna Lett Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
DANNY LEE VONADA and KATHRYN BAUM VONADA, as husband and wife, Plaintiff
v.
UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER PERTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST LAWRENCE AND MARY RUTH KELLEY, DECEASED, WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, Defendant.
CASE NO. 2024 CA 000991
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES AND OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST LAWRENCE AND MARY RUTH KELLEY, DECEASED, WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE:
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that the action that is shown in the above case caption, seeking to quiet title and seeking declaratory relief based on adverse possession, that UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES AND OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST LAWRENCE AND MARY RUTH KELLEY, DECEASED, WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE are named Defendants in this action, and that this action pertains to the following property located in Escambia County, Florida, to-wit:
A portion of Lot 12 Block “G” of a re-subdivision of Parcel B of Twin Oaks Unit #5, a subdivision of a portion of Section 56, Township 2 South, Range 30 West, recorded in Plat Book 9 Page 52 of the public records of Escambia County, Florida, more precisely described as follows: Commence at the northwest corner of Twin Oaks Unit #5, designated as PRM #10, according to the Plat recorded in Plat Book 8 at page 44 of the public records of Escambia County, Florida; thence N 73º39’20” W. a distance of 60.0 feet for the Point of Beginning; thence N 73º39’20” E. along the northerly line of Twin Oaks Unit #5 (which is also the southerly
