LEGAL NOTICE

| October 2, 2014 1:00 PM

Estate of STEVEN KENT WARD, Deceased

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

STATE OF WASHINGTON

FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY

Estate of No. 14-4-50087-4 STEVEN KENT PROBATE

WARD NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

Deceased. RCW 11.40.020,.030 Alex Ward has been appointed as personal representative (“personal representative”) of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) 30 days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(l)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATED this 17 day of September, 2014.

Date of first publication: October 2, 2014

Alex Ward, Personal Representative

Attorney for Personal Representative:

BEAU RUFF, WSBA #34095

LEAVY, SCHULTZ, DAVIS & RUFF, P.S.

2415 West Falls Avenue

Kennewick, WA 99336

Phone: (509) 736-1330

Fax: (509) 736-1580

(Published October 2, October 9 and October 16, 2014, in the Franklin County Graphic.)

Steven Ward