First published in the Bulletin on the 25th day of June 2026

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RICE COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE )

ESTATE OF )

JAMES ALBERT MATHES ) 

Deceased. )

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Case No. RC-2026-PR-000021

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed on 17th day of June 2026, in this court by Suzanne Kay Mathes, an heir in the Estate of James Albert Mathes, deceased praying for the determination of descent in the following described real property, to-wit:

The Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section 27, Township 21 South, Range 8 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Rice County, Kansas, EXCEPT Railroad Right-of-Ways, and EXCEPT a tract of land commencing at a point or the Southerly line of the Missouri Pacific Railway Right-of-way, where the Southerly line of the said Right-of-way intersects the West line of the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of said Section 27; and running thence Eastwardly, along said Right-of-way, 1200 feet; thence Southwardly, and perpendicular to said Right-of-way, 480 feet; thence Westwardly, parallel to the South line of said Northeast Quarter (NE4) of said Section 27, and perpendicular to the West line of said Northeast Quarter (NE/4)of Section 27, to the West line of said Quarter Section; thence North, along said West line of said Quarter Section, to the place of beginning, and also EXCEPT a certain triangular tract of land located in and on the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section 27, Township 21 South, Range 8 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, and being more particularly described as commencing at a point on the Southerly line of the Missouri Pacifica Railway Right-of-Way, 1200 feet Southeasterly from where said Southerly line intersects the West line of said Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of said Section 27; thence 480 feet Southwestwardly, and perpendicular to said Right-of-Way, as a point of beginning; and running thence West, parallel to the South line of said Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section 27, to the West line of said Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section 27; thence South to the Southwest Corner of the North Half (N/2) of the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of said Section 27; thence Northeasterly to the place of beginning.

and all other property in Kansas, real and personal, or interests therein, owned by the decedent at the time of his death.  You are hereby required to file your written defenses to such petition on or before the 17th day of July, 2026 at 10:00 o’clock a.m. on said day, in said court, in the city of Lyons, Rice County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard.  Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon such petition. 

Suzanne Kay Mathes,

Petitioner

RANDALL C. HENRY

Attorney at Law

113 South Broadway

P.O. Box 25

Sterling, KS 67579

(620) 278-2880

(Published in the Sterling Kansas Bulletin, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, on June 25, 2026; July 2, 2026 and July 9, 2026). 13.00

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First published in the Bulletin on the 9th day of July 2026

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RICE COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE )

ESTATE OF )

ROBERT WARD BISHOP ) 

Deceased. )

__________________________ )

Case No. RC-2026-PR-000025

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed on 6th day of July 2026, in this court by Denise Bishop, an heir in the Estate of Robert Ward Bishop, deceased praying for the determination of descent in the following described real property, to-wit:

A tract of land in the City of Lyons, Rice County, Kansas, more particularly described as commencing 592 feet West of the Southeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section 3, Township 20 South, Range 8 West of the 6th PM., Rice County, Kansas, and running thence West 184 feet; thence North 150 feet; thence East 184 feet; thence South 150 feet to the place of beginning.

and all other property in Kansas, real and personal, or interests therein, owned by the decedent at the time of his death.  You are hereby required to file your written defenses to such petition on or before the 7th day of August, 2026 at 10:30 o’clock a.m. on said day, in said court, in the city of Lyons, Rice County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard.  Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon such petition. 

Denise Bishop, Petitioner

RANDALL C. HENRY

Attorney at Law

113 South Broadway

P.O. Box 25

Sterling, KS 67579

(620) 278-2880

(Published in the Sterling Kansas Bulletin, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, on July 9, 2026; July  16, 2026 and July  23, 2026). 7.75

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RICE COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE 

ESTATE OF

DEBORAH HOWELL, Deceased

Case No. 2026 PR 24

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in this court by David G. Howell, an heir of Deborah Howell, deceased, praying for the determination of the descent of the property owned by the decedent at the time of death, including real estate described in the petition, and you are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before August 11, 2026, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. of said day, in said court, in the City of Lyons, Rice County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition.

DAVID G. HOWELL

Petitioner

Daniel J. Shanelec

Bush, Bush & Shanelec

111 East Avenue North

P. O. Box 327

Lyons, Kansas 67554

(620) 257-2374

djs@bbslawyers.net

Attorneys for Petitioner

(Published in the Sterling Kansas Bulletin, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, on July 9, 2026; July  16, 2026 and July  23, 2026). 5.50

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