Public Notice
CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS
CAUSE NO. 25-230-DCCV-00078
THE STATE OF TEXAS
UPSHUR COUNTY
PLAINTIFF’s ATTORNEY OR PLAINTIFF
ROB KNIGHT
1021 ESE LOOP 323, SUITE 200
TYLER, TEXAS 75701
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days after the date of issuance of this citation, a default judgement may be taken against you. In addition to filing a written answer with the Clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the Clerk. Find out more at Texaslawhelp.org”
TO: HARRY DOWELL, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; KESTER DOWELL, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CLEAVE HOPKINS, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EMMIE FISCHER, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CLIFFIE FRAZIER, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; LEE ANDREW HOPKINS, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; RUTH DENMARK, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; FAYRENE HOPKINS, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CORA D. HOPKINS OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/ DEVISEES; BEATRICE HOPKINS, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; HORACE LAWTON, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EARL C. LAWTON AND HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; AND EARNESTINE PARKER SHARP AND HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EULA F. PARKER OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; AND EARNESTINE PARKER SHARP AND HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; AND JEFF DOWELL, JR., OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES, MAY BE SERVED THROUGH PUBLICATION
Defendant, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff’s Original Petition at or before 10:00 a.m. of the Monday next after the expiration of 42 days after the date of issuance of this citation, the same being: Monday, 23rd day of June, 2025, before the Honorable 115th District Court of Upshur County, Texas at the Justice Center of said County in Gilmer, Texas located at 405 North Titus Street, Gilmer, Texas 75644.
Plaintiff’s Original Petition was filed in said court on May 6th, 2025. The file number of said suit is 25-230-DCCV-00078.
The case is styled: KENNETH L. COLBEY AND LISA M. COLBEY V. HARRY DOWELL, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; KESTER DOWELL, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CLEAVE HOPKINS, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EMMIE FISCHER, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CLIFFIE FRAZIER, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; LEE ANDREW HOPKINS, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; RUTH DENMARK, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; FAYRENE HOPKINS, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; RUBBIE DEAN HOPKINS; EARNEST LEE HOPKINS; TRAVIS HOPKINS; ADA JEANETTE HOPKINS; JEFF DOWELL, JR., OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CORA D. HOPKINS OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/ DEVISEES; BEATRICE HOPKINS, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; HORACE LAWTON, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EARL C. LAWTON OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CORENE BEAVER LAWTON OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EULA F. PARKER OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; AND EARNESTINE PARKER SHARP AND HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES
The names of the parties to the cause are as follows: KENNETH L. COLBEY AND LISA M. COLBEY, plaintiff(s) V. HARRY DOWELL, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; KESTER DOWELL, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CLEAVE HOPKINS, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EMMIE FISCHER, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CLIFFIE FRAZIER, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; LEE ANDREW HOPKINS, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; RUTH DENMARK, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; FAYRENE HOPKINS, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; RUBBIE DEAN HOPKINS; EARNEST LEE HOPKINS; TRAVIS HOPKINS; ADA JEANETTE HOPKINS; JEFF DOWELL, JR., OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CORA D. HOPKINS OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/ DEVISEES; BEATRICE HOPKINS, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; HORACE LAWTON, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EARL C. LAWTON OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CORENE BEAVER LAWTON OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EULA F. PARKER OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; AND EARNESTINE PARKER SHARP AND HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES defendant(s).
A brief statement of the nature of the suit is as follows, to wit:
TO WIT: KENNETH L. COLBEY AND LISA M. COLBEY, plaintiff(s) V. HARRY DOWELL, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; KESTER DOWELL, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CLEAVE HOPKINS, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EMMIE FISCHER, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CLIFFIE FRAZIER, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; LEE ANDREW HOPKINS, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; RUTH DENMARK, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; FAYRENE HOPKINS, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; RUBBIE DEAN HOPKINS; EARNEST LEE HOPKINS; TRAVIS HOPKINS; ADA JEANETTE HOPKINS; JEFF DOWELL, JR., OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CORA D. HOPKINS OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/ DEVISEES; BEATRICE HOPKINS, OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; HORACE LAWTON, OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EARL C. LAWTON OR HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; CORENE BEAVER LAWTON OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; EULA F. PARKER OR HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES; AND EARNESTINE PARKER SHARP AND HER UNKNOWN HEIRS/DEVISEES defendant(s).
Issued and given under my hand and the Seal of said court, at office in Gilmer, Texas, this the 6th day of May A.D. 2025.
Issued and given under my hand and the Seal of said court, in Gilmer, Texas, this the 6th day of May, 2025.
MELISSA CHEVALIER, DISTRICT CLERK
UPSHUR COUNTY, TEXAS
BY: B.P., DEPUTY