SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANET KAYE SMITH, DECEASED CAUSE NO.: 25-cv-2033-MAM JARON THOMAS ARMSTRONG, PETITIONER THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF JANET KAYE SMITH, DECEASED, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF JANET KAYE SMITH, DECEASED, ALL OF WHOSE NAMES, POST OFFICE BOXES AND ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN AFTER A DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRIES. You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Jaron Thomas Armstrong, Petitioner, seeking to establish the heirs at law of JANET KAYE SMITH, Deceased. The party other than you in this suit is Jaron Thomas Armstrong. You are summoned to appear and defend against the complaint or petition filed against you in this action at 9:00 A.M. on the 7th day of January, 2026, in the Chancery courtroom of Jackson County, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered against you for the relief or other things demanded in the petition. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do so if you desire. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 6th day of November, 2025. JOSH ELDRIDGE, CHANCERY CLERK By: Savannah Collins, D.C. PUBLISHED: 11/23/25, 11/30/25 & 12/07/25 IPL0288960 Nov 23,30,Dec 7 2025