IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI JOHN SEAMAN, SR. PLAINTIFF VERSUS CAUSE NO. 2025-1199-AEC SHIRLEY ANN THORNTON, ET AL. DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: SHIRLEY ANN THORNTON, IF LIVING, AND IF DECEASED, ALL HER HEIRS, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN; ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN AND TO THE PROPERTIES DESCRIBED IDENTIFIED AS JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TAX PARCEL NO. 01123210.000: East 279' to the Point of Beginning, thence run East 115', thence run North 641.2' to the South margin of road; thence run West 115' and South 641.2' back to the Point of Beginning. All being located in Section 23, Township 7 South, Range 5 West. Parcel No. 01123210.000 You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by John Seaman, Sr., Plaintiff, seeking to have title to the above-described property confirmed and quieted in the name of the Plaintiff. Other Defendants of this action include Shirley Ann Thornton, Jackson County, Mississippi, Lynn Fitch, in her capacity as Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Angel Myers McIlrath, in her capacity as District Attorney for Jackson County, Mississippi. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to James C. Fondren, James C. Fondren, Attorney at Law, PLLC, 906 Convent Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 1ST DAY OF JULY 2025, WHICH IS THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time thereafter. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 24th day of June, 2025. JOSH ELDRIDGE, CHANCERY CLERK JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI 3104 MAGNOLIA ST PASCAGOULA, MS 39567 BY: TAMMY ALLEN, D.C. PUBLISH: 7/1/2025, 7/8/2025, 7/15/2025 Bill to: James C. Fondren, Attorney at Law, PLLC, 906 Convent Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567, Phone: (228) 762-5110