IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI PATRICK LASTER and KIMETRA LEGGINS PLAINTIFFS VS. CAUSE NO.: 26-CV-00498-MAM DOROTHY MALLETTE WATKINS, ET AL DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: DOROTHY MALLETTE WATKINS, THE HEIRS-AT-LAW OF DOROTHY MALLETTE WATKINS, RITA DIANE PIERCE, QUINTON EDWARD LILLIS, BEJAMIN CARTER LILLIS AS WELL AS ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS, WHO ARE RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHOSE NAMES AND ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN AND COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT CURRENTLY ON FILE IN THIS CAUSE, SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IN PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND IDENTIFIABLE AS: TAX PARCEL # 22220227.000, AND PPIN #45542 Respondents in the lawsuit filed in this Court by Patrick Laster and Kimetra Leggins. The Petition filed against you has initiated a civil action seeking to confirm title in the above-described property in Patrick Laster and Kimetra Leggins, as fully set out in the Petition and Complaint on file in the Chancery Court of Perry County, Mississippi. You are required to mail, or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to Paul David Walley, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P.O. Box 183, New Augusta, MS 39462, and whose street address is 102 West Second Street, New Augusta, MS 39462. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. 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 19th day of March, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE JACKSON COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK IPL0324456 Mar 25,Apr 1,8 2026