Published in The Muskogee Phoe...
Published in The Muskogee Phoe...
Published in The Muskogee Phoenix on March 12 & 19, 2026
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MUSKOGEE COUNTY
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF
DELLA LEE SCOTT,
DECEASED.
PB-2026-25
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF
HEARING ON PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION, FINAL ACCOUNTING, DETERMINATION OF
HEIRSHIP, DISTRIBUTION
OF ESTATE, AND
DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
All persons and creditors having claims against Della Lee Scott f/k/a Della Lee Miner f/k/a Della Lee Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Scott Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Cauthon, Deceased, are required to present the same with the necessary receipts and supporting documentation, with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim to Vera Lee Lockwood, Special Administrator of the Estate of Della Lee Scott f/k/a Della Lee Miner f/k/a Della Lee Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Scott Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Cauthon, Deceased at the law offices of Jennifer Ary Brown, 119 East Main Street, Stigler, Oklahoma 74462, on or before the 6th day of April, 2026, or the same will be forever barred.
Notice is also hereby given that the hearing of the Petition for Summary Administration, the Final Accounting, the Determination of Heirship, and the Distribution of said Estate, and the final discharge of Vera Lee Lockwood as Special Administrator of said Estate, has been set for hearing by the Judge of said Court before the Honorable Judge Orvil Loge on the 7th day of May, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., at the Muskogee County Courthouse, 220 State Street, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and all persons interested in said Estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have any, why the said Petition for Summary Administration should not be granted, the final account should not be settled and allowed, the heirship of the said Estate finally determined, the said Estate distributed, and/or the Special Administrator be discharged.
As required by 58 Okla. Stat. ? 246(B), the Special Administrator states as follows: (1) Della Lee Scott f/k/a Della Lee Miner f/k/a Della Lee Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Scott Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Cauthon of Warner, Oklahoma, died on June 10, 2023; (2) the Special Administrator and Petitioner is Vera Lee Lockwood, c/o Ary Brown Law, PLLC, 119 E. Main, Stigler, OK 74462; (3) Della Lee Scott died without a Will; (4) the names and addresses of the heirs of said Estate can be found in the Petition for Summary Administration on file in this action; (5) the probable value of the said Estate is $123,500.00; (6) the date, time, and place of the final hearing for said Estate is set forth in the paragraph above; (7) the person receiving this Notice or any interested party may file objections to the above mentioned Petition at any time before the final hearing and shall send a copy of such objection to the Petitioner, Vera Lee Lockwood, at the address set forth above. If no objection is filed before the final hearing, any objection to the Petition will be deemed to have been waived; and (8) If an objection is filed before the hearing, the Court will determine at the hearing whether the Petition shall be admitted to probate, whether summary proceedings are appropriate, and if so, whether the Estate will be distributed and to whom the Estate will be distributed.
Witness my hand this 6th day of March, 2026.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Jennifer Ary Brown,
OBA #22475
Ary Brown Law, PLLC
119 E. Main Street Stigler, OK 74462 (918) 552-9230 Telephone
(918) 552-9232 Facsimile
jennifer@arybrownlaw.com
Attorney for Special Administrator,
Vera Lee Lockwood
Published in The Muskogee Phoenix on March 12 & 19, 2026
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MUSKOGEE COUNTY
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF
DELLA LEE SCOTT,
DECEASED.
PB-2026-25
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF
HEARING ON PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION, FINAL ACCOUNTING, DETERMINATION OF
HEIRSHIP, DISTRIBUTION
OF ESTATE, AND
DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
All persons and creditors having claims against Della Lee Scott f/k/a Della Lee Miner f/k/a Della Lee Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Scott Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Cauthon, Deceased, are required to present the same with the necessary receipts and supporting documentation, with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim to Vera Lee Lockwood, Special Administrator of the Estate of Della Lee Scott f/k/a Della Lee Miner f/k/a Della Lee Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Scott Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Cauthon, Deceased at the law offices of Jennifer Ary Brown, 119 East Main Street, Stigler, Oklahoma 74462, on or before the 6th day of April, 2026, or the same will be forever barred.
Notice is also hereby given that the hearing of the Petition for Summary Administration, the Final Accounting, the Determination of Heirship, and the Distribution of said Estate, and the final discharge of Vera Lee Lockwood as Special Administrator of said Estate, has been set for hearing by the Judge of said Court before the Honorable Judge Orvil Loge on the 7th day of May, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., at the Muskogee County Courthouse, 220 State Street, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and all persons interested in said Estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have any, why the said Petition for Summary Administration should not be granted, the final account should not be settled and allowed, the heirship of the said Estate finally determined, the said Estate distributed, and/or the Special Administrator be discharged.
As required by 58 Okla. Stat. ? 246(B), the Special Administrator states as follows: (1) Della Lee Scott f/k/a Della Lee Miner f/k/a Della Lee Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Scott Johnston f/k/a Della Lee Cauthon of Warner, Oklahoma, died on June 10, 2023; (2) the Special Administrator and Petitioner is Vera Lee Lockwood, c/o Ary Brown Law, PLLC, 119 E. Main, Stigler, OK 74462; (3) Della Lee Scott died without a Will; (4) the names and addresses of the heirs of said Estate can be found in the Petition for Summary Administration on file in this action; (5) the probable value of the said Estate is $123,500.00; (6) the date, time, and place of the final hearing for said Estate is set forth in the paragraph above; (7) the person receiving this Notice or any interested party may file objections to the above mentioned Petition at any time before the final hearing and shall send a copy of such objection to the Petitioner, Vera Lee Lockwood, at the address set forth above. If no objection is filed before the final hearing, any objection to the Petition will be deemed to have been waived; and (8) If an objection is filed before the hearing, the Court will determine at the hearing whether the Petition shall be admitted to probate, whether summary proceedings are appropriate, and if so, whether the Estate will be distributed and to whom the Estate will be distributed.
Witness my hand this 6th day of March, 2026.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Jennifer Ary Brown,
OBA #22475
Ary Brown Law, PLLC
119 E. Main Street Stigler, OK 74462 (918) 552-9230 Telephone
(918) 552-9232 Facsimile
jennifer@arybrownlaw.com
Attorney for Special Administrator,
Vera Lee Lockwood
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