Carol C Pope v. Est of Joe C. Simmons

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS FILED In re Estate of Joe C. Simmons April 16, 2019 released at 3:00 p.m. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK No. 17-0560 (Greenbrier County 16-AA-06(D)) SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA MEMORANDUM DECISION Watha Wakando Simmons and Joe C. Simmons were married for approximately seventy years when Mrs. Simmons filed for divorce in 2008. Mrs. Simmons died in April of 2009 before the divorce was finalized, so the Family Court dismissed the divorce action. Mr. Simmons then died in 2015. Petitioner Carol C. Pope1 filed two creditor’s claims against…