RULE 81 SUMMONS
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ROBERT NEAL, DECEASED CAUSE NO.: 26-191(2) JAMES RALPH NEAL, JR. PETITIONER VERSUS THE HEIRS AT LAW AND INTERESTED PARTIES OF JAMES RALPH NEAL, JR., Deceased
SUMMONS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of JOHN ROBERT NEAL, Deceased
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by JAMES RALPH NEAL, JR., Petitioner seeking to establish the heirs at law, and probate the estate of JOHN ROBERT NEAL, Deceased.
You are summoned to appear at a hearing, before Judge Jennifer Schloegel, and assert your heirship in the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, First Judicial District located at 1801 23rd Ave. in Gulfport, Mississippi, at 9:30 o'clock a.m. on April 1, 2026, 2026.
In the event that you fail to appear, you will be excluded as an heir at law of John Robert Neal in a judgment determining his heirs. Consequently, you will be precluded from making any claim against his estate. You are not required to file an answer or other pleadings, but you may do so if you desire. 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 seal of said Court, this the 12th day of February 2026.
ANGELA THRASH, CHANCERY CLERK
By: /s/KATIE BARQ____________________________
Deputy Clerk
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Feb 20,27,Mar 6 2026