SUMMONS IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI ESTATE OF MARY ELIZABETH FORD, DECEASED NO. 24-2401 MAM SUMMONS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: THE HEIRS-AT-LAW OF MARY ELIZABETH FORD, DECEASED You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by John M. Ford, Rena Ann Ford, and Marie Ford Horne, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Mary Elizabeth Ford, Plaintiff, seeking a determination of heirs-at-law of Mary Elizabeth Ford, Deceased. 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 8th day of January, 2026, in the Courtroom of the Honorable Mark A. Maples, Chancellor, at the Chancery Courthouse in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the Complaint or Petition. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire. If you do file an answer or other pleading, 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 1st day of December, 2025. JOSH ELDRIDGE, CHANCERY CLERK P.O. Box 998 Pascagoula, MS 39568 ANGELA B. HEALY - BAR # 9795 NIPPES, HEALY & GAULT, PLLC 6360 I-55 NORTH, SUITE 350 P.O. BOX 13492 JACKSON, MS 39236-3492 Phone: 601 952-2592 Fax: 601 952-2593 E-Mail: ahealy@nippeshealy.com IPL0295424 Dec 3,10,17 2025