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Pendleton County appoints sheriff as administrator for estate after no other administrator emerged
Summary
The Commission appointed Sheriff Bradley Kimble as administrator in the estate of Barbara Ellen Frank and directed heirs in a separate estate matter to seek resolution in Circuit Court after the fiduciary commissioner said he lacked authority to act.
The Pendleton County Commission appointed Sheriff Bradley Kimble as administrator of the estate of Barbara Ellen Frank after no other party stepped forward to serve. Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC, by counsel Chapin Elizabeth Scheumann, requested the appointment; the minutes record the decedent's date of death as Dec. 26, 2025.
Separately, Isaac Sponaugle, fiduciary commissioner for the Clinton Ann Bowers estate, told the Commission he does not have statutory authority to undertake investigative actions previously requested. Commissioner Roger Dahmer moved and the Commission unanimously directed the heirs and their counsel to proceed to Circuit Court for resolution.
The appointments and direction to pursue Circuit Court action were approved by unanimous votes; the minutes do not record additional procedural steps or a timeline for court filings.
