SUMMONS
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN RE: ESTATE OF MATTHEW THOMAS McELHANEY, DECEASED
MARY MELISSA SCHNOOR, EXECUTRIX CAUSE NO.: 25-cv-2433-DNH
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
SUMMONS
TO: KELLY McLAIN McELHANEY, AARON LEE McELHANEY, CAPPS LEE McELHANEY AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF MATTHEW THOMAS McELHANEY, DECEASED:
You have been made Respondents in the lawsuit filed in this Court by MARY MELISSA SCHNOOR, Petitioner.
The Petition filed against you has initiated a civil action seeking to have KELLY McLAIN McELHANEY, AARON LEE McELHANEY and CAPPS LEE McELHANEY adjudicated and ordered by this Court to be the sole and only heirs-at-law of MATTHEW THOMAS McELHANEY, Deceased, and to have the Last Will and Testament of MATTHEW THOMAS McELHANEY validated, and to have MARY MELISSA (McELHANEY) SCHNOOR, adjudicated as the sole and only legatee under the Last Will and Testament of MATTHEW THOMAS McELHANEY, and further adjudicated as the only individuals claiming any rights, title or interest to the estate of the Deceased, MATTHEW THOMAS McELHANEY, as fully set out in the Petition on file in the Chancery Court of Jackson 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 17th DAY OF MARCH, 2026, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CHANCERY COURTHOUSE, PASCAGOULA, 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 in care of Haidee Oppie Sheffield, Esq., 3103 Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 7th day of JANUARY, 2026.
JOSH ELDRIDGE, CHANCERY CLERK
BY: THERESA LIDDELL, D.C.
Publish: 01/14/2026, 01/21/2026 and 01/28/2026
Bill Publication to:
HAIDEE OPPIE SHEFFIELD, ESQ.
3103 Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567
228-762-5399/228-762-4498-fax
haidee@sheffieldlawpllc.com