IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANN MARIE ELIZABETH HYMEL ECKERT, DECEASED CAUSE NO: 26-cv-00414-DNH SUMMONS TO: RICHARD A. ECKERT, JR., MICHAEL P. ECKERT, CATHERINE E. SMITH, ANN M. BRUFFEY, STEVEN N. ECKERT, MARIE E. WILLIAMS AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ANN MARIE ELIZABETH HYMEL ECKERT, DECEASED: You have been ma de Respondents in the lawsuit filed in this Court by RICHARD A. ECKERT, JR., Petitioner/Movant. The Petition/Motion filed against you has initiated a civil action seeking to have RICHARD A. ECKERT, JR., MICHAEL P. ECKERT, CATHERINE E. SMITH, ANN M. BRUFFEY, STEVEN N. ECKERT, MARIE E. WILLIAMS adjudicated and ordered by this Court to be the sole and only heirs at law of ANN MARIE ELIZABETH HYMEL ECKERT, DECEASED, and to have the Last Will and Testament of ANN MARIE ELIZABETH HYMEL ECKERT validated, and further adjudicated as the only persons claiming any rights, title or interest to the estate of the Deceased, ANN MARIE ELIZABETH HYMEL ECKERT, as fully set out in the Petition/Motion on file in the Chancery Court of Jackson County, Mississippi. YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION/MOTION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 11th DAY OF MAY, 2026, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CHANCERY COURTHOUSE, PASCAGOULA, 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 in care of Steven N. Eckert, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 797, Biloxi, MS 39533. ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 2nd day of April, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE, CHANCERY CLERK BY: Theresa Liddell, D.C. IPL0328277 Apr 5,12,19 2026