SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI JAMES DOUGLAS GRIFFITH PLAINTIFFS VERSUS CAUSE NO. 2024-2509MAM ROBERT WAYNE FAIRLEY AND BARBARA A. FAIRLEY DEFENDANTS TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF PEARLIE MAE FOREHAND A parcel located in Section 5, Township 6 South, Range 7 West, Jackson County, Mississippi; the East 82 ½ feet to the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 and the West ½ of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, less the East 123.75 feet of the West ½ of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, subject to rights-of-way previously reserved or conveyed. LESS AND EXCEPT: A parcel of land situated in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 and the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 6 South, Range 7 West, Jackson County, Mississippi, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a found 1" pipe at the Northwest corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section, Township and Range; thence run North 89 degrees 57' 33" E 308.33 feet to a set ½" diameter iron pin; thence run South 63 degrees 40' 57" West 51.38 feet to a set ½" diameter iron pin; thence run South 88 degrees 27' 25" West 272.41 feet to a set ½" diameter iron pin; thence run North 09 degrees 30' 41" West 30.18 feet to a set ½" diameter iron pin; thence run North 89 degrees 29' 03" East 15.00 feet back to the Point of Beginning. AND ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT: That property conveyed to the Mississippi Transportation Commission found in Book 1669 at Page 804, et seq., and in Book 1669 at Page 810, et seq. AND ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT: A parcel of land situated in the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 6 South, Range 7 West, Jackson County, Mississippi better described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a fence post at the apparent Southwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 6 South, Range 7 West, Jackson County, Mississippi, thence North 00 degrees 05' 58" West 440.08 feet to an iron rod and the Point of Beginning; thence North 89 degrees 54' 02" East 204.86 feet to an iron rod, thence North 00 degrees 05' 58" West 168.09 feet to an iron rod on the new Highway 57 right of way, thence along said right of way North 49 degrees 02' 30" West 91.54 feet to an iron rod, thence South 40 degrees 57' 30" West 60.00 feet to an iron rod thence North 49 degrees 02' 30" West 127.88 feet to an iron rod, thence South 00 degrees 05' 58" East 266. 97 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said parcel contains 43,473 square feet or 1.00 acres. Bearings based on CPS Observation, NAD 83, Mississippi East Zone convergence angle -0.130449, scale factor 0.999960 per survey by Gary A. Durbin, PLS, dated December 22, 2022. You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by JAMES DOUGLAS GRIFFITH, Plaintiffs, seeking to confirm title to the above referenced real property. The Defendant other than you in this action is ROBERT WAYNE FAIRLEY AND BARBARA A. FAIRLEY. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to E. Foley Ranson, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P.O. Box 848, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-0848 and whose street address is 912 Robinson Street, Ocean Springs, MS 39564. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 8TH DAY OF October 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 6th day of October 2025. Josh Eldridge, Chancery Clerk Jackson County, Mississippi P.O. Box 998 Pascagoula, MS 39568-0998 BY: Kristy M. Todd, D.C. P.O. # Bill to: Acct. # 662468 E. Foley Ranson, P.A., P.O. Box 848,PUBLICATION DATES: 10/08/2025, 10/15/2025 and 10/22/2025 IPL0279620 Oct 8,15,22 2025