IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF DAX RENO, DECEASED
GARY RENO, PETITIONER
Cause Number: 25-1957(2)
RULE 4 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: TO ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF DAX RENO, DECEASED
You have been made Respondents in the Petition filed in this Court by Gary Reno, Petitioner, and joined in by Tonya Reno and Dalton Reno, seeking a judicial determination of the rightful wrongful death beneficiaries of Dax Reno, Deceased under Mississippi law.
The known wrongful death beneficiaries of the Decedent, Dax Reno, include only: Gary Reno, Father; Tonya Reno, Mother; and Dalton Reno, Brother.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND against said Petition at the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, First Judicial District.
You are required to mail or deliver a written response to the Petition filed in this action to finally and forever identify the rightful wrongful death beneficiaries of Dax Reno to Van Cleave Law, P.A., attorneys for the Petitioner, whose post office box is PO Drawer 1916, Biloxi, Mississippi 39533, and whose street address is 146 Porter Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, AN ORDER WILL BE ENTERED BY THE COURT FINDING THAT THE SOLE AND ONLY WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF DAX RENO, UNDER MISSISSIPPI LAW, ARE GARY RENO (DAX'S FATHER), TONYA RENO (DAX'S MOTHER), AND DALTON RENO (DAX'S BROTHER), AND YOU WILL BE FOREVER DISQUALIFIED FROM SEEKING COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS ARISING FROM THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF DAX RENO.
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 the seal of said Court, this the 17th day of December, 2025.
ANGELA THRASH,
HARRISON COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
Rochelle Tynes, D.C.
Prepared by:
Christopher C. Van Cleave
Van Cleave Law, P.A.
146 Porter Avenue
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228) 432-7826
Email: christopher@vancleavelaw.com
PUBLISHED: December 19, 2025, December 26, 2025, and January 2, 2026.
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Dec 19,26,Jan 2 2026