IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI ERNEST EDWARD HOWLETT, JR. PLAINTIFF VERSUS CAUSE NO. 2026-544-MAM MARY ANN (LEW) BRANDON; ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT NHN ORMOND ROAD, MOSS POINT, MS 39562 DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: MARY ANN (LEW) BRANDON, IF LIVING, AND IF DECEASED, ALL HER HEIRS, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN; ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT NHN ORMOND ROAD, MOSS POINT, MS 39562: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Section 20, Township 6 South, Range 4 West, thence run South along the west boundary of Section 20 a distance of 1280 feet to the North margin of Ormond Road, as now laid out and being used; thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 42 seconds East along the North margin of road a distance of 1958.86 feet to the point of beginning; THENCE North 89 degrees 36 minutes 42 seconds East along the North margin a distance of 412.0 feet; thence North 0 degrees 23 minutes 18 seconds West a distance of 317.18 feet; thence run South 89 degrees 36 minutes 42 seconds West a distance of 412 feet; thence run South 0 degrees 23 minutes 18 seconds East a distance of 317.18 feet to the point of beginning. You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Ernest Edward Howlett, Jr., Plaintiff, seeking to have title to the above-described property confirmed and quieted in the name of the Plaintiff. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to James C. Fondren, James C. Fondren, Attorney at Law, PLLC, 906 Convent Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL 2026, WHICH IS THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time thereafter. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 21ST day of April, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE, CHANCERY CLERK JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI 3104 MAGNOLIA ST PASCAGOULA, MS 39567 BY: TAMMY ALLEN PUBLISH: 04/24/2026, 05/01/2026, 05/08/2026 Bill to: James C. Fondren, Attorney at Law, PLLC, 906 Convent Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567, Phone: (228) 762-5110 IPL0333620 Apr 24,May 1,8 2026