SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

PROBATE DIVISION

2025 ADM 000842

Anita Philyaw (a/k/a Anita Lee Philyaw)

Name of Decedent

JENNIFER S. POPE

7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Name and Address of Attorney

Notice of Appointment, Notice to Creditors and Notice to Unknown Heirs

ANDREA HARRIS SMITH , whose address is 4821 45th Street Washington, District of Columbia, 20016 was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of ANITA PHILYAW aka ANITA LEE PHILYAW who died on January 26, 2025 with a Will and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment(or to the probate of decedent's Will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on or before March 25, 2026. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before March 25, 2026 or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of first publication

September 25th, 2025

Name of newspaper and/or periodical:

The Washington Times

Daily Washington Law Reporter

/s/ Andrea H. Smith

Personal Representative

TRUE TEST COPY

/s/ Nicole Stevens

Register of Wills

September 25, 2025

October 2 & 9, 2025

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