Summons by Publication
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN RE: JAMES HARDY WATSON, JR., Deceased
CAUSE NO.: 25-cv-00286-AEC
SEAN PATRICK WATSON PETITIONER
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JAMES HARDY WATSON, JR., Deceased.
The Petition filed against you has initiated a civil action alleging determination of heirship and seeking relief.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a copy of a written Answer either admitting or denying each allegation in the Petition to Probate the estate of James Hardy Watson, Jr., to Petitioner's attorney, whose address is P. O. Box 1925, Biloxi, Mississippi, 39533 or 1000 Government Street, Suite E, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CHANCERY COURTHOUSE IN PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI; AND, IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION.
You must also file the original of your Answer with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said court, this the 20th day of August, 2025.
JACKSON COUTNY CHANCERY CLERK
JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
(SEAL) BY: /s/ Tammy Allen, D.C.
Publish: August 23, 2025
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