IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD NAMED IN THE PE TITION CAUSE NO. 25-AD-00045-MA RULE 81 SUMMONS TO: VINCENT SHERARD BARNES, POSSIBLE FATHER OF ONE (1) MALE CHILD, S.S.B., BORN IN AUGUST 2007 AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI TO S.D.J. AND NOT TO BE FOUND THEREIN ON DILIGENT INQUIRY, AND HIS POST OFFICE ADDRESS NOT BEING KNOWN AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY You have been made a Defendant on a Petition for Determination of Rights filed in this Court by Samuel and Pamela Johnson. You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition filed in this action at 9:00 a.m. on the 16th day of March, 2026, in the Chancery Courtroom of Hancock County Courthouse, 152 Main Street, 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 ___ day of ______________, 2026. ANGELA THRASH, CHANCERY CLERK BY: ________________________________ Issued At The Request Of: STEPHANIE G. BEAVER (MSB #100237) SYMMES & ESTES, P.L.L.C. 1806 23rd Avenue, Suite A Gulfport, MS 39501 Phone: 228-896-8962 Facsimile: 228-205-4457 sbeaver@symmesestes.com IPL0312390 Feb 11,18,25 2026