IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ROBERT BYARS, SR., DECEASED SHAWN MARCUS BYARS, Petitioner CAUSE NO. 2026-0127-DNH SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: The HEIRS AT LAW OF JOHN ROBERT BYARS, SR., both known and unknown TO: Any other persons claiming or having an interest, both known and unknown, in the Estate JOHN ROBERT BYARS, SR. YOU HAVE BEEN MADE DEFENDANT in the lawsuit filed in this Court by Shawn Marcus Byars, Petitioner, seeking relief on Petition to Open Estate and Grant Letters of Administration of John Robert Byars, Sr., deceased. You are summoned to appear and defend against the said Petition filed against you in this action at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on the 15th day of April, 2026, in the Chancery Court of the Jackson County Courthouse, which is located at 3104 South Magnolia Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, Judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the Petition. You are not required to mail or hand deliver a copy of a written Answer or other pleading but you may do so if you desire to HENRY B. ZUBER III, ESQ., Petitioner's Attorney, whose address is 6913 Washington Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564. ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 24th day of February, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE, Chancery Clerk By: /s/Carol Whitfield D. C. IPL0317305 Mar 1,8,15 2026