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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GRADY COUNTY STATE OF
OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOE THOMAS BLEDSOE a/k/a JOE T. BLEDSOE, DECEASED.
Case No. PB-2026-60
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS, AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION, NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES, AND DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE
TO: All persons interested in the Estate of Joe Thomas Bledsoe a/k/a Joe T. Bledsoe, deceased.
You are hereby notified that on the 10th day of April, 2026, Petitioner, Alta J. Bledsoe, with a mailing address of 215 Willowcreek Road, Chickasha, OK 73018, filed in the District Court of Grady County, State of Oklahoma, a Petition for Summary Administration.
Decedent, Joe Thomas Bledsoe a/k/a Joe T. Bledsoe ("Decedent"), age 91, died on September 15, 2025, domiciled in Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma, with the address of 215 Willowcreek Road, Chickasha, OK 73018, and that the total value of Decedent's property in Oklahoma is greater than $10,000.00.
Attached to the Petition is an instrument purporting to be a copy of Last Will and Testament of Decedent. Petitioner has asked this Court to admit the Last Will and Testament to probate and other summary proceedings pursuant to 58 O.S. § 245, et seq.
The names and last-known addresses of the heirs, legatees and devisees of the Decedent, so far as known to the Petitioner, are as follows:
Name/Address
Age
Relationship
Alta J. Bledsoe
215 Willowcreek Road
Chickasha, OK 73018
Adult
Surviving Spouse
Heir-at-Law
Devisee/Legatee
Suzanne Lumpkin
P.O. Box 346
Ninnekah, OK 73067
Adult
Daughter
Heir-at-Law
Devisee/Legatee
Patricia D. Fennema
204 Saint Ives Way
Zelienople, PA 16063
Adult
Daughter
Hair-at-Law
Devisee/Legatee
The Joe T. Bledsoe Revocable Trust dated July 29, 1991
c/o Alta J. Bledsoe
Trustee
215 Willowcreek Road
Chickasha, OK 73018
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Devisee/Legatee
In an Order for Combined Notice entered herein, the Court found that it should dispense with the regular estate proceedings prescribed by law and order Notice to Creditors and issue an Order for Hearing upon the Petition for Summary Administration, as well as the Final Accounting and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution and Discharge.
Pursuant to the Order for Combined Notice, all creditors having claims against the Decedent are required to present the same, with a description of all security interest and other collateral, if any, held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Petitioner, Alta J. Bledsoe, c/o Jessica Swapp Wilkerson, McCALLA BROWN PATEL LLP, P.O. Box 2220, Chickasha, OK 73023, on or before the 20th day of May, 2026, or the same will be forever barred.
Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on the 9th day of June, 2026, at 8:45 a.m., at the Grady County Courthouse, Chickasha, Oklahoma, before the undersigned Judge of the District Court. At the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Petition for Summary Administration and the Final Accounting and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution and Discharge of the Petitioner.
You are hereby advised that you must file objections to the Petition for Summary Administration and the Final Accounting and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution and Discharge at any time prior to the hearing and send a copy to Petitioner's attorney, Jessica Swapp Wilkerson, of McCALLA BROWN PATEL LLP, P.O. Box 2220, Chickasha, OK 73023, or you will be deemed to have waived any objections. If you have no objections, you need not appear at the hearing or make any filings with the Court.
If an objection is filed before the hearing, the Court will determine at the hearing whether summary proceedings are appropriate and, if so, whether the Estate will be distributed and to whom the Estate will be distributed.
The claim of any creditor not shown in the Petition will be barred unless the claim is presented to the Special Administrator on or before the 20th day of May, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 10th day of April, 2026.
/S/ Z. Joseph Young
JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT
/S/ Jessica Swapp Wilkerson, OBA #33620
Stephen R. McCalla, OBA #13582
MCCALLA BROWN PATEL LLP
Mailing: P.O. Box 2220
Chickasha, OK 73023
Physical: 126 W. Chickasha Ave.
Chickasha, OK 73018
Telephone: (405) 224-3626
Facsimile: (405) 825-3516
Email:jessica@mbplegal.com
dmccalla@mbplegal.com
Attorneys for Petitioner, Alta J. Bledsoe
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GRADY COUNTY STATE OF
OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOE THOMAS BLEDSOE a/k/a JOE T. BLEDSOE, DECEASED.
Case No. PB-2026-60
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS, AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION, NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES, AND DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE
TO: All persons interested in the Estate of Joe Thomas Bledsoe a/k/a Joe T. Bledsoe, deceased.
You are hereby notified that on the 10th day of April, 2026, Petitioner, Alta J. Bledsoe, with a mailing address of 215 Willowcreek Road, Chickasha, OK 73018, filed in the District Court of Grady County, State of Oklahoma, a Petition for Summary Administration.
Decedent, Joe Thomas Bledsoe a/k/a Joe T. Bledsoe ("Decedent"), age 91, died on September 15, 2025, domiciled in Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma, with the address of 215 Willowcreek Road, Chickasha, OK 73018, and that the total value of Decedent's property in Oklahoma is greater than $10,000.00.
Attached to the Petition is an instrument purporting to be a copy of Last Will and Testament of Decedent. Petitioner has asked this Court to admit the Last Will and Testament to probate and other summary proceedings pursuant to 58 O.S. § 245, et seq.
The names and last-known addresses of the heirs, legatees and devisees of the Decedent, so far as known to the Petitioner, are as follows:
Name/Address
Age
Relationship
Alta J. Bledsoe
215 Willowcreek Road
Chickasha, OK 73018
Adult
Surviving Spouse
Heir-at-Law
Devisee/Legatee
Suzanne Lumpkin
P.O. Box 346
Ninnekah, OK 73067
Adult
Daughter
Heir-at-Law
Devisee/Legatee
Patricia D. Fennema
204 Saint Ives Way
Zelienople, PA 16063
Adult
Daughter
Hair-at-Law
Devisee/Legatee
The Joe T. Bledsoe Revocable Trust dated July 29, 1991
c/o Alta J. Bledsoe
Trustee
215 Willowcreek Road
Chickasha, OK 73018
-
Devisee/Legatee
In an Order for Combined Notice entered herein, the Court found that it should dispense with the regular estate proceedings prescribed by law and order Notice to Creditors and issue an Order for Hearing upon the Petition for Summary Administration, as well as the Final Accounting and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution and Discharge.
Pursuant to the Order for Combined Notice, all creditors having claims against the Decedent are required to present the same, with a description of all security interest and other collateral, if any, held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Petitioner, Alta J. Bledsoe, c/o Jessica Swapp Wilkerson, McCALLA BROWN PATEL LLP, P.O. Box 2220, Chickasha, OK 73023, on or before the 20th day of May, 2026, or the same will be forever barred.
Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on the 9th day of June, 2026, at 8:45 a.m., at the Grady County Courthouse, Chickasha, Oklahoma, before the undersigned Judge of the District Court. At the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Petition for Summary Administration and the Final Accounting and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution and Discharge of the Petitioner.
You are hereby advised that you must file objections to the Petition for Summary Administration and the Final Accounting and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution and Discharge at any time prior to the hearing and send a copy to Petitioner's attorney, Jessica Swapp Wilkerson, of McCALLA BROWN PATEL LLP, P.O. Box 2220, Chickasha, OK 73023, or you will be deemed to have waived any objections. If you have no objections, you need not appear at the hearing or make any filings with the Court.
If an objection is filed before the hearing, the Court will determine at the hearing whether summary proceedings are appropriate and, if so, whether the Estate will be distributed and to whom the Estate will be distributed.
The claim of any creditor not shown in the Petition will be barred unless the claim is presented to the Special Administrator on or before the 20th day of May, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 10th day of April, 2026.
/S/ Z. Joseph Young
JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT
/S/ Jessica Swapp Wilkerson, OBA #33620
Stephen R. McCalla, OBA #13582
MCCALLA BROWN PATEL LLP
Mailing: P.O. Box 2220
Chickasha, OK 73023
Physical: 126 W. Chickasha Ave.
Chickasha, OK 73018
Telephone: (405) 224-3626
Facsimile: (405) 825-3516
Email:jessica@mbplegal.com
dmccalla@mbplegal.com
Attorneys for Petitioner, Alta J. Bledsoe
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