Summons by Publication
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
EUGENE B. BREAZEALE, JR. PLAINTIFF
VERSUS CASE NO. 25-46-MA
ATTORNEY GENERAL, LYNN FITCH;
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CROSBY PARKER;
HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI;
UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF
CHARLES J. LAVINGHOUSE, JR., Deceased;
MADISON LAVINGHOUSE;
KELLY KLONOSKI LAVINGHOUSE, Individually, and as
Administrator of the Estate of Charles J. Lavinghouse, Jr.;
AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES
HAVING OR CLAIMING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
CLAIM OR INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY SOLD
ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 29, 2022
FOR DELINQUENT 2021 HANCOCK COUNTY
PROPERTY TAXES: DEFENDANTS
Part of the S 1/2 of the S 1/2 of Section 20, Township 5 South, Range 14 West, Hancock County, Mississippi, lying West of Highway 603, Less and Except those parcels previously conveyed, as recorded in Deed Book R7, Page 224; Deed Book U8, Page 556; Deed Book V8, Page 305; Deed Book 216, Page 32; and Deed Book 236, Page 539;
Tax Parcel No. 014-0-20-018.000.
S U M M O N S BY PUBLICATION
TO: Kelly Klonoski Lavinghouse, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Charles J. Lavinghouse, Jr., deceased; Madison Lavinghouse; Unknown Heirs at Law of Charles J. Lavinghouse, Jr., deceased; and any and all persons or entities having or claiming a legal or equitable claim or interest in the property described above.
NOTICE
This is a suit by the Plaintiff to confirm his tax title, and for other relief regarding that certain property described above, and as more fully set out in the Complaint that is on file in the Chancery Court of Hancock County, Mississippi in the above case number. If you have a legal or equitable claim or interest in this property, you are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of your response to the Complaint within thirty (30) days from the 28th day of November 2025, which is the first day of the publication of this summons, to the attorney for the Plaintiff, Kelly Michael Rayburn, Esq., whose address is Post Office Box 2566, Gulfport, Mississippi 39505. OTHERWISE, IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A RESPONSE, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE 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. The address of the Clerk of this Court is 152 Main Street, Suite A, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520.
TIFFANY LEE COWMAN, Chancery Clerk
Hancock County, Mississippi
DATED: 11/24/25 By: /s/ Bridgette Ladner
Deputy Clerk
Publish 3 Times: 11-28-25; 12-5-25; 12-12-25
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Nov 28,Dec 5,12 2025