IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF WILLIAM RODNEY THOMAS, SR., DECEASED CAUSE NO. 24CH1:25-cv-02233-JS WILLIAM RODNEY THOMAS, II, AND TYLER THOMAS PETITIONERS VERSUS THE UNKNOWN WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF WILLIAM RODNEY THOMAS, SR., DECEASED DEFENDANTS SUMMONS STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF HARRISON TO: THE UNKNOWN WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF WILLIAM RODNEY THOMAS, SR., DECEASED You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Petitioners William Rodney Thomas, II, and Tyler Thomas, seeking an adjudication of the wrongful death beneficiaries of William Rodney Thomas, Sr., Deceased. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition for Determination of Wrongful Death Beneficiaries filed against you in this action to Ronald E. Stutzman, Jr., Esq., Attorney for Petitioners, whose mailing address and street address is 106 Luckney Station Road, Suite B, Flowood, Mississippi 39232. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 PETITION. 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 the seal of said Court, this 1st day of December, 2025. (SEAL) ANGELA THRASH, CHANCERY CLERK HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI By: Katlyn Barq Publication Dates: 12/10/25, 12/17/25, 12/24/25 IPL0295352 Dec 10,17,24 2025