SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on November 6, 2023, Kristy Lynn Benton, aka Kristy L. Benton, a single person executed a Deed of Trust to Rosen Harwood PA, Trustee for Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., Lender, which Deed of Trust was recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Harrison County, Mississippi in Instrument no. 2023-0023206-T-J1; and, WHEREAS, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., the present owner of the indebtedness and holder of the above described Deed of Trust, appointed Jeff D. Rawlings in the place and stead of Rosen Harwood PA or any subsequently appointed substituted trustee, said Substitution of Trustee being recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of said County in Instrument no. 2025-0005977-T-J1; and, WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., the legal holder of said indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeff D. Rawlings, Substituted Trustee in said Deed of Trust, will on the 19th day of March, 2026, offer for sale at public outcry and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the Front Door of the Harrison County Courthouse, located at 1801 23rd Avenue, Gulfport, Mississippi to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in Harrison County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED AND BEING LOCATED IN A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4) OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 9 WEST, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: COMMENCING AT A 1-INCH IRON PIPE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4) OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 9 WEST, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; THENCE RUN NORTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 166.13 FEET TO A 1-INCH IRON PIPE AT THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PARCEL HEREIN DESCRIBED: THENCE RUN FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 165.64 FEET TO A WOODEN POST; THENCE RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 16 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 447.12 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD ON THE WESTERLY MARGIN OF OLD HIGHWAY 15; THENCE RUN ALONG THE WESTERLY MARGIN OF OLD HIGHWAY 15 SOUTH 38 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 206.77 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD; THENCE DEPARTING THE WESTERLY MARGIN OF OLD HIGHWAY 15, RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 575.12 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 1.926 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. (TAX PARCEL # 1305-07-017.000). (BEING THAT SAME PARCEL AS DESCRIBED ON THE SURVEY BY CASSADY-ACADIA LAND SURVEYING, LLC, DATED JULY 31, 2023, CALS FILE: 23-02-346.DWG, FIELD BOOK: 21, PAGE 50.) This sale includes a 2023 CLAT Manufactured Home, Serial no. CS2030517TN. I WILL CONVEY only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 17th day of February, 2026. /s/ Jeff D. Rawlings Jeff D. Rawlings, Substituted Trustee for Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Dates of Publication: February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2026 Jeff Rawlings Rawlings & MacInnis P.O. Box 1789 Madison, Ms. 39130 601-898-1180 IPL0315036 Feb 25,Mar 4,11,18 2026