IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS BERTHA DUFRENE, by OTIS ANTHONY DUFRENE, CURT FELIX DUFRENE, STACEY ANN DUFRENE, and CHARLES CYRUS LATHAM, PETITIONERS CAUSE NO.: 23CH1:25-cv-00340 MA
RULE 81
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF LOIS BERTHA DUFRENE, DECEASED
You have been made a Defendant to the Petition to Adjudicate Heirs filed in the above styled action in this Court by Stacey Ann Dufrene.
You are hereby notified that a hearing will be held on this Petition before the Hancock County Chancery Court at 9:00 a.m. on the 8th day of September 2025 or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard in the courtroom of the Hancock County Chancery courthouse at 152 Main Street, Bay St Louis, Mississippi 39520.
You are directed to appear and show cause, if any, why the relief sought in the Petition should not be granted. Your failure to appear may result in a judgment or order by default granting the relief sought in the Petition. If such matters are not heard on the day set for hearing, they may by order entered on that day be continued to a later date for hearing without additional summons.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleadings, but you may do so if you desire.
IPL0260983
Aug 6,13,20 2025