Chambers County probate court appoints guardian for Peyton Friget Van Horn and admits multiple wills to probate

The Chambers County probate court on the telephonic docket accepted a health‑care provider’s certificate and appointed a guardian of the person for Peyton Friget Van Horn, the court said.

Colton Wade Mayo, an attorney appearing in the docket, offered the certificate of medical examination (filed 08/15/2025) into evidence and said, "My name is Colton Wade Mayo, and I am personally familiar with the facts of this matter." Mayo told the court that Peyton is "totally incapacitated," and that alternatives such as powers of attorney and supported decision‑making were not appropriate given her medical condition.

The court also heard from a court visitor identified as John, who said he had met with Peyton and supported appointment of the natural person as guardian of the person only. After testimony and a background check showing the proposed guardian had completed required training, the presiding judge appointed Corey Frasier as guardian of Peyton’s person, approved $750 in court‑appointed guardian fees, and set a bond of $10 in cash to the clerk.

The guardianship order was limited to the person only; the court did not grant guardianship of the estate during the hearing. The judge explicitly noted a waiver of appraisers in another probate matter on the docket and treated the guardianship appointment as focused on Peyton’s care and daily needs.

On the same docket the court admitted multiple wills to probate and directed issuance of letters testamentary to the named executors. Counsel represented that Ronald E. Lightsey (died 11/12/2025), Peggy Aileen King (died 07/18/2025), Marion Wayne Newman (died 03/07/2026), and Linda Lee Martin (died 12/16/2025) each left wills that had not been revoked and that administration of their estates was necessary. The court indicated it would admit the wills and issue letters testamentary; in the Linda Lee Martin matter the court expressly granted letters testamentary to the named executor, Misty Martin Williams.

The court accepted documentary evidence where offered (for example, the healthcare certificate in the guardianship matter) and completed the listed matters after brief testimony. With the guardian appointment and will admissions concluded, the presiding judge adjourned the hearing.

The court record contains dates of death and the names of proposed executors as presented in open court; where the transcript did not state additional details (such as bond surety arrangements or the scope of estate‑related filings), those matters were not addressed on the record and are therefore not reported here.

The probate docket will proceed with any further filings or contests under the court’s normal procedural schedule.