IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
ALVIN LEE ABNEY, SR., DECEASED CAUSE NO.: 26-00049-AEC
MARY ABNEY MURPHY ADMINISTRATRIX
SUMMONS
(SERVICE BY PUBLICATION)
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS-AT-LAW OF THE ESTATE OF ALVIN LEE ABNEY, SR., DECEASED:
You have been made defendants in the proceedings filed in this Court by Mary Abney Murphy whose address is c/o Stephen W. Burrow, Heidelberg, Steinberger, & Burrow, P.A., 711 Delmas Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567.
The Petition filed in this matter is a civil action pursuant to §91-1-27 and §91-1-29 MS Code Ann. (1972) to determine the heirs-at-law of Alvin Lee Abney, Sr., who died on or about March 22, 2017. Administratrix seeks to have adjudicated as the only heirs-at-law of Alvin Lee Abney, Sr.: his widow, Francis J. Crawford Abney; his adult children, Ada Lorraine Abney Street and Mary Alice Abney Murphy; his grandchildren, Rebeka Stallworth and Shawn Abney, the children of his deceased son; and his great-grandchildren, Akia Jayette Abney and Dalvin Travon Abney, the children of his deceased grandson.
You are not required to file an Answer or other pleading, but you can do so if you wish. The attorney in this cause is Stephen W. Burrow, Heidelberg, Steinberger, & Burrow, P.A., 711 Delmas Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567. A hearing will be held on this matter in the Chancery Court of Jackson County, 3104 Magnolia Avenue, Pascagoula, Mississippi, on the 2nd day of March, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. next, then and there to determine the heirs-at-law, and further to do such things as shall be considered and ordered by the court in the premises.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court on this the 14th day of January, 2026.
JOSH ELDRIDGE, CHANCERY CLERK
JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
POST OFFICE BOX 998
PASCAGOULA, MS 39568-0998
By: Tammy Allen, D.C.
PUBLISH:
January 18, 2026, January 25, 2026,
and February 1, 2026.
Bill: Stephen W. Burrow (MS Bar #9577)
Heidelberg, Steinberger, & Burrow, PA
711 Delmas Avenue
Pascagoula, MS 39567
T: 228-762-8021//F: 228-762-7589
Email: sburrow@hs-lawfirm.com
IPL0305916
Jan 18,25,Feb 1 2026