IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JOCELYN MURRAY BARNES, DECEASED CAUSE NO. 23CH1:25-cv-00568-JS
KAREN BARNES TERRY PETITIONER
RULE 81 SUMMONS
TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF JOCELYN MURRAY BARNES, DECEASED.
You have been made Respondents in the lawsuit filed in this Court by KAREN BARNES TERRY, Petitioner. The Petition filed against you is a civil action seeking to have KAREN BARNES TERRY, your Petitioner, Daughter of the Deceased, JOCELYN MURRAY BARNES, established as the only heir at law of JOCELYN MURRAY BARNES, DECEASED, as fully set out in the PETITION TO ADJUDICATE HEIRS AT LAW OF JOCELYN MURRAY BARNES, DECEASED on file in the Chancery Court Hancock County, Mississippi.
You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition filed against you in this action at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on the 28th day of January, in the Courtroom of the Hancock County Courthouse located at 152 Main Street, in the City of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; and, in case of your failure to appear and defend, a Judgment will be entered against you for the relief 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 seal of said Court, this the 15th day of December, 2025.
TIFFANY LEE COWMAN, CLERK
DEPUTY CLERK
JANE HARRIS- PERRY, MSB# 101511
Perry Law Firm, LLC
PO Box 6116
Diamondhead, MS 39525
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Dec 21,28,Jan 4 2026