SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI KATIE MARIE THOMPSON PLAINTIFF VERSUS CAUSE NO. 26-0797AEC JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; LYNN FITCH AS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; ANGEL MYERS MCILRATH, AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR JACKSON COUNTY; A. B. TOWNSEND; AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS, REAL OR CORPORATE, HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED AND SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 25, 2003: Lot 12 Blk 2 Amenity Acres S/D (M786.23) Parcel No. 61012019.000 S-T-R: 23-7S-8W PPIN 5844YR2002 DEFENDANTS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF HARRISON SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: A. B. TOWNSEND AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS, REAL OR CORPORATE, HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 25, 2003: Lot 12 Blk 2 Amenity Acres S/D (M786.23) Parcel No. 61012019.000 S-T-R: 23-7S-8W PPIN 5844YR2002 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT THE COMPLAINT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. A COPY OF SAID COMPLAINT IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF E. FOLEY RANSON, P.A., 912 ROBINSON ST., OCEAN SPRINGS, MS 39564. You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the Complaint to E. FOLEY RANSON, the attorney for the Plaintiff, to the aforementioned address. Your response must be mailed or delivered within thirty (30) days from the date of delivery of this Summons and Complaint or a Judgment by default will be entered against you for the money or other things 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 29TH day of April, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE, Chancery Clerk Jackson County, Mississippi By KRISTY M. TODD, D.C. PUBLICATION DATES: 05/03/26, 05/10/26 AND 05/17/2026 BILL TO: E. FOLEY RANSON, P.O. BOX 848, OCEAN SPRINGS, MS 39566-0848 IPL0335932 May 3,10,17 2026