IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM JERRY HAMMER and LURLINE HAMMER, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, vs. EDWARD VAN BUREN and OLIVE VAN BUREN, if living, and if deceased the unknown heirs of EDWARD VAN BUREN and OLIVE VAN BUREN; and ALSO all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants. NO.: 25-2-01363-37 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Judge Evan P. Jones STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: EDWARD VAN BUREN and OLIVE VAN BUREN, if living, and if deceased the unknown heirs of EDWARD VAN BUREN and OLIVE VAN BUREN; AND TO: All other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants: YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of first Publication of this Summons, to-wit, sixty (60) days after the 3rd day of August, 2025, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiffs, JERRY HAMMER and LURLINE HAMMER, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for Plaintiffs, Joshua W. Fox, at his office below stated; and, in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint in this action, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. This object of this action is to quiet title in Plaintiffs to real estate located in Whatcom County, Washington, described as: THE WEST 20 FEET AND THE EAST 15 FEET OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF W.M. Situate in Whatcom County, Washington. against the claim of the Defendants and any one of them. DATED this 28th day of July, 2025. BELCHER SWANSON LAW FIRM, PLLC JOSHUA W. FOX, WSBA #44147 Attorney for Plaintiffs 900 Dupont Street Bellingham, WA 98225 IPL0258628 Aug 3,10,17,24,31,Sep 7 2025