IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF BILLY J. BARDWELL, DECEASED CAUSE NO. 24CH1:25-cv-01852-JP SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION; NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BILLY J. BARDWELL, DECEASED, WHO ARE UNKNOWN AFTER A DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY. Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 22nd day of October, 2025, by the Chancery Court of Harrison County, First Judicial District, Mississippi to the undersigned Executor upon the ESTATE OF BILLY J. BARDWELL, deceased, notice is hereby given to any and all persons or corporate entities having claims of this Court for probate and registration according to the law within ninety (90) days from the first publication of this notice or they will be forever barred. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 17th day of November, 2025. ANGELA THRASH CHANCERY CLERK HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1801 23rd AVENUE GULFPORT, MS 39501 Dated: 11/17/25 By: Lesley Sefton DEPUTY CLERK Eugene J. Hoffman, IV Attorney at Law MS Bar No. 104994 311 E. Second Street Pass Christian, Mississippi 39571 228-452-9408 Tel. office@byrnehoffmanlaw.com Dates of Publication: 1. 11/19/25 2. 11/26/25 3. 12/3/25 IPL0291617 Nov 19,26,Dec 3 2025