IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF DARWIN CORROL HEDGES, DECEASED, and LAVERNE LUCILLE HEDGES, DECEASED. Case No. PB-2026-32
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Publication Date(s):
Sep 24, 2026
Oct 1, 2026
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DEWEY COUNTY
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF
DARWIN CORROL HEDGES, DECEASED,
and
LAVERNE LUCILLE HEDGES, DECEASED.
Case No. PB-2026-32
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons interested in the estates of Darwin Corrol Hedges, deceased, and Laverne Lucille Hedges, deceased, that on September 17, 2026, the Petitioner, Steven Lee Hedges, filed in the District Court of Dewey County, State of Oklahoma, a Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator, and Admission of Will to Probate (“Petition”) pursuant to 58 O.S. § 245 et seq. in the above-styled case. The Petitioner alleges and states:
1. Darwin Corrol Hedges, deceased (“Decedent No. 1”), died testate on July 13, 2024. At the time of his death, Decedent No. 1 was a resident of Seiling, Dewey County, State of Oklahoma. Laverne Lucille Hedges, deceased (“Decedent No. 2”), died testate on March 13, 2026. At the time of her death, Decedent No. 2 was a resident of Seiling, Dewey County, State of Oklahoma.
2. Decedent No. 1 left a Last Will and Testament dated June 16, 2015 (“Will No. 1”).
3. The names and addresses of all heirs, legatees, and devisees of Decedent No. 1 are:
Name
Relationship
Age
Residence
Laverne Lucille Hedges, now deceased
Spouse/Heir Devisee/Legatee
Legal
805 S. Elm St. Seiling, OK 73663
Steven Lee Hedges
Son/Heir
Legal
805 S. Elm St.
Seiling, OK 73663
Jason Scott Hedges
Son/Heir
Legal
5552 Traceside Dr.
Nashville, TN 37221
Stanley Kirk Hedges
Son/HeirLegal
15910 Goshen-Tuttle Rd.
Elkins, AR 72727
4. The total probable value of the estate of Decedent No. 1 situated in Oklahoma as set forth in the Petition is less than $200,000.
5. Decedent No. 2 left a Last Will and Testament dated June 16, 2015 (“Will No. 2”).
6. The names and addresses of all heirs, legatees, and devisees of Decedent No. 2 are:
Name
Relationship
Age
Residence
Steven Lee Hedges
Son/Heir
Legal
805 S. Elm St.
Seiling, OK 73663
Jason Scott Hedges
Son/Heir
Legal
5552 Traceside Dr.
Nashville, TN 37221
Stanley Kirk Hedges
Son/Heir
Legal
15910 Goshen-Tuttle Rd.
Elkins, AR 72727
7. The total probable value of the estate of Decedent No. 2 situated in Oklahoma as set forth in the Petition is less than $200,000.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Court found that it should (a) dispense with the regular estate proceedings prescribed by law, (b) order notice to creditors, and (c) issue an order for hearing the Petition, the final accounting, and the petition for determination of heirs, devisees, and legatees, and distribution.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the 12th day of November 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the courtroom of the undersigned Judge in the Dewey County Courthouse located at 203 Broadway, Taloga, Oklahoma, has been set as the time and place for hearing the Petition, the final accounting, and the petition for determination of heirs, devisees, and legatees, and distribution, when and where all persons interested may appear and contest the same by filing written opposition thereto at any time prior to the hearing or that person will be deemed to have waived any objections to the Petition. At such hearing the Court will hear objections from all persons who timely file an objection and thereafter may issue an order (a) approving the Petition for Summary Administration, (b) finding that both Will No. 1 and Will No. 2 have been proved as required by law, (c) admitting Will No. 1 and Will No. 2 to probate, (d) allowing the final account, (e) determining the identities of Decedent No. 1 and Decedent No. 2’s heirs, devisees, and legatees as prayed for in the Petition, (f) distributing property of the Estates in accordance with Will No. 1 and Will No. 2, (g) discharging the Special Administrator, and (h) granting such additional relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all persons having claims against Darwin Corrol Hedges, deceased, and Laverne Lucille Hedges, deceased, are required to present the same with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the named Special Administrator, Steven Lee Hedges, in care of the law offices of Graft & Walraven, PLLC, P.O. Box 190, Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096, on or before the 19th day of October 2026, or the same will be forever barred.
Dated September 17, 2026.
/s/ Celo J. Harrel
JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT
Prepared By:
Graft & Walraven, PLLC
Natalie Kinder Griffith, OBA #36697
Andrew R. Carruth, OBA #21466
Staci Masquelier-Sweeden, OBA #35174
PO Box 190, Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096
580-772-7721
Attorneys for Petitioners