TITLE HISTORY for I. P. LaRue, Sr. and Ruth Q. LaRue Family:
(as of October 14, 2016)
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I. P. LaRue, Sr. died in October, 1957. His LW&T is probated in Henderson County, Texas. I. P. LaRue, Jr. was the Executor of this Estate. This Estate has been closed. The LW&T provided that all his property was community property. He left his half of all community property to his three (3) children:
1) Ruthie LaRue Owen, (Daughter);
2) Fred C. LaRue, Sr. (Son) and
3) I. P. LaRue, Jr. (Son)
Ruth LaRue, a/k/a Ruth Q. LaRue, a/k/a Ruth Quickenstedt LaRue, the surviving spouse of I. P. LaRue, Sr., deceased, died, an unremarried widow, in 1983 in Ocean Springs, MS and her L W &T was probated in Jackson County, Mississippi. This Estate also has been closed. Ruth LaRue left all her real property, including Oil, Gas and Mineral interests, to her three (3) children:
1) Ruthie LaRue Owen;
2) Fred C. LaRue, Sr. and
3) I. P. LaRue, Jr.
Current status of heirs:
1) Ruthie LaRue Owen died testate on or about May 27, 2010. Her LW&T is probated in the Chancery Court of Madison County, Mississippi, Case # 20101794, which devised all her real property, including Oil, Gas and Mineral interests, to Owen Oil & Gas Properties, LLC, Harry D. Owen, Jr., Manager. Her Estate has been closed.
2) Fred C. LaRue, Sr. died July 24, 2004. The Probate of his Estate is located in Hinds County, Mississippi, Case #P2004-678. Ike P. LaRue, III was the Executor of the Estate of Fred C. LaRue, Sr., deceased, and Joyce Burleson LaRue, the surviving spouse of Fred C. LaRue, Sr., deceased, is the sole beneficiary. This Estate has been closed.
3) I. P. LaRue, Jr., a/k/a Ike. P. LaRue, Jr., a/k/a Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr., a/k/a Ike LaRue, Jr., died on August 29, 2006. I. P. LaRue, Jr. was married three (3) times.
FIRST MARRIAGE of I. P. LaRue, Jr.:
Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr. and Martha Todd LaRue were married in Athens, Texas, in Henderson County, Texas on or about June 29, 1941. They moved to Mississippi in 1943 or 1944. Martha Todd LaRue was married one time and one time only and then to Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr. Martha Todd LaRue died intestate in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on or about October 27, 1982. No administration of her estate was undertaken or needed as there were no debts or taxes owed by her estate. The sole heirs of Martha Todd LaRue were as follows:
Surviving Spouse: Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr., living at the time of his spouse's death, but now deceased;
Daughter: Ruth Terry LaRue Jensen, living at the time of her mother's death, but now deceased;
Daughter: Martha Todd LaRue Fulcher, who now resides in Katy, Texas;
Daughter: Nancy Parsons LaRue Blakney, who now resides in Granbury, Texas
Son: Joseph Thomas LaRue, IV, CPL, who now resides in Rockport, Texas
Son: William Terrell LaRue, CPL, who now resides in Vancleave, Mississippi
SECOND MARRIAGE of I. P. LaRue, Jr.:
Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr. was married a second time, to Maritta S. Cutrer in November of 1983, no children were born or adopted during this marriage which ended in divorce in 2003, said divorce is filed in Chancery Court of Jackson County, Mississippi.
THIRD MARRIAGE of I. P. LaRue, Jr.:
Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr. and Margaret Fondren McKibben were married in Hinds County, Mississippi, on August 25, 2004. They remained married until the death of I. P. LaRue, Jr. in August of 2006. No children were born or adopted during their marriage. Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr. died on August 29, 2006 in Madison, MS, leaving no Last Will and Testament with provisions for his surviving spouse, Margaret Fondren McKibben LaRue, a/k/a Margaret M. LaRue and said Margaret M. LaRue desired that all real property belonging to Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr. at the time of his death should descend to his children from his first marriage. Therefor Margaret M. LaRue executed a QuitClaim Deed unto Terry LaRue Jensen, Martha LaRue Fulcher, Nancy LaRue Blakney, Joseph Thomas LaRue, IV and William Terrell LaRue, the children of Martha Todd LaRue and Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr., both deceased, share and share alike forever, "all the right, title, interest and claim in and to all of the real and personal property owned by Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr. at the time of his death, including but not limited to all right, title and interest in and to all Oil, Gas and Mineral Rights, Royalty Interests, Overriding Royalty Interests, Working Interests and other interests in land, in, on or under any land situated in the States of Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, Florida, Utah and any other State in the United States, where ever said lands shall be situated". Said Quit-Claim Deed has been recorded in Madison County, Mississippi and several other counties in Mississippi, Alabama and Texas.
Terry LaRue Jensen, Martha LaRue Fulcher, Nancy LaRue Blakney, Joseph Thomas LaRue, IV and William Terrell LaRue, the children of Ike Parsons LaRue, Jr. and Martha Todd LaRue, both deceased, formed a Limited Liability Company in the State of Mississippi, named "I. P. LaRue Mineral Properties, LLC" in November of 2006. All the assets of the Estate of. I. P. LaRue, Jr., deceased, were conveyed to I. P. LaRue Mineral Properties, LLC by Quit-Claim Deed effective August 31, 2006. This deed is filed for record in Jackson County, Mississippi and several other counties in Mississippi, Alabama and Texas.
LARUE AND LARUE
In addition to the above, I. P. LaRue, Sr. and I. P. LaRue, Jr., father and son, were partners in the firm of LaRue and LaRue, a partnership operated in the State of Mississippi for the purpose of acquiring Oil, Gas and Minerals under lands in the State of Mississippi and other States, with the exception of the State of Texas, in which I. P. LaRue, Sr. owned 3/4 interest and I. P. LaRue, Jr. owned 1/4 interest. I. P. LaRue, Sr. and I. P. LaRue, Jr. are now both deceased, both having died without ever executing a written partnership agreement or if a written partnership agreement in fact existed, said written agreement has been long ago lost or misplaced and is now irreplaceable. According to statements made by I. P. LaRue, Sr. and I. P. LaRue, Jr. prior to their deaths, the Partnership agreement provided that all Oil, Gas and Minerals acquired by I. P. LaRue, Sr., I. P. LaRue, Jr. or the Partnership of LaRue and LaRue, in any State in the United States, with the exception of Texas, were to be owned jointly by I. P. LaRue, Sr., 3/4 interest and by I. P. LaRue, Jr., 1/4 interest. Since the partnership papers were never recorded or recovered, the heirs of I. P. LaRue, Sr., deceased, their heirs, successors or assigns, executed a Stipulation of Interest providing that all Oil, Gas or Mineral interests, acquired by I. P. LaRue, Sr., I. P. LaRue, Jr. or the Partnership of LaRue and LaRue, in the State of Mississippi, prior to the death of I. P. LaRue, Sr. in 1957, were in fact owned by I. P. LaRue, Sr. 3/4 interest and I. P. LaRue, Jr. 1/4 interest and are now owned by the following named parties in the proportions set out below, to-wit:
I. P. LaRue Mineral Properties, LLC - Undivided 0.500000 interest;
Joyce Burleson LaRue - Undivided 0.250000 interest and
Owen Oil & Gas Properties, LLC- Undivided 0.250000 interest.
IN SUMMARY:
All Oil, Gas and Minerals formerly owned by I. P. LaRue, Sr., deceased, now belong to the following parties in the proportions set out below:
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS:
I. P. LaRue Mineral Properties, LLC - Undivided 1/3 interest;
Owen Oil & Gas Properties, LLC- Undivided 1/3 interest and
At the present time, in order to save time and duplication of effort, William T. LaRue, CPL, Manager of I. P. LaRue Mineral Properties, LLC, 6205 Robinson Still Road, Vancleave, MS 39565-8204 (228) 324-1996, handles all inquiries about the LaRue Family Minerals, including the Estate of I. P. LaRue, Sr., deceased, the Estate of I. P. LaRue, Jr., deceased, I. P. LaRue Mineral Properties, LLC, the Estate of Fred C. LaRue, Sr., deceased, Joyce Burleson LaRue, sole devisee under the Last Will and Testament of Fred C. LaRue, Sr., deceased, and Owen Oil & Gas Properties LLC, sole devisee under the Last Will and Testament of Ruthie LaRue Owen, deceased.
You can reach William T. LaRue, CPL, at (228) 324-1996. We are looking forward to hearing from you. You can also contact us at our e-mail address: wtlarue@larueminerals.com
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