Public Notice

Name Change – 26-P-46

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BROOKE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

Civil Action No. 26-P-46

IN RE:
Change of name from Ava Renee Smith to Ava Renee Mellott

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of July, 2026, at 1450 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, Lacy Smith will apply by Petition to the Circuit Court of Brooke County, West Virginia, for the entry of an order by the Court changing the Petitioner’s child or ward’s name from Ava Renee Smith to Ava Renee Mellott, at which time and place any interested person may appear and be heard, if they so desire.
You are hereby notified that this matter may be rescheduled without further notice of publication.
Dated this 15th day of June, 2026.

Glenda Brooks
Circuit Clerk

By: Tisha Huff, Deputy

BCR 06/19/26