IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI CHARLES R. STEPHENS PLAINTIFF VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-0243-MAM JERRY MCDUFFIE; LYNDA ANN POOLE; JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; ANGEL MYERS McIRATH IN HER CAPACITY AS DISTRICT OF ATTORNEY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTIES SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 28, 2017, VIZ: COM SEC GRIERSON & MARTIN ST ALSO THE NWC LOT 1 AMELIA R TURNER S/D S 1342' TO POB E 200' S 100' W 200' N 100' TO POB DB 1189-653 (81 MAP758.28-01) PARCEL NO: 20128852.000 S-T-R: 28-7S-5W PPIN 39293 YR 2016 & VIZ: COM SEC GRIERSON & MARTIN ST "ALSO THE NWC LOT 1 AMELIA R TURNER S/D" S 1242' TO POB E 200' S 100' W 200' N 100' BACK TO POB DB 1189-653 (84 Map758.28-01) S-T-R: 28-7S-5W PARCEL NO.: 20128847.100 PPIN 39291 YR 2016 DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: 1. Defendant, LYNDA ANN POOLE, who cannot be located, after diligent search and inquiry personally made by Plaintiff and whose present place of residence, post office address and street address are unknown to the Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain the same, and if dead, her unknown heirs-at-law, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, and legal representatives, each of whom is an adult non-resident of the State of Mississippi or not to be found therein, none of whom are known to Plaintiff and each of whom was not found within the State of Mississippi by Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry personally made by Plaintiff and whose names, present places of residence, post office address and street address are unknown to Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain the same. 2. ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTIES SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 28, 2017, VIZ: COM SEC GRIERSON & MARTIN ST ALSO THE NWC LOT 1 AMELIA R TURNER S/D S 1342' TO POB E 200' S 100' W 200' N 100' TO POB DB 1189-653 (81 MAP758.28-01) PARCEL NO: 20128852.000 S-T-R: 28-7S-5W PPIN 39293 YR 2016 & VIZ: COM SEC GRIERSON & MARTIN ST "ALSO THE NWC LOT 1 AMELIA R TURNER S/D" S 1242' TO POB E 200' S 100' W 200' N 100' BACK TO POB DB 1189-653 (84 Map758.28-01) S-T-R: 28-7S-5W PARCEL NO.: 20128847.100 PPIN 39291 YR 2016. You have been made a Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by Plaintiff, CHARLES R. STEPHENS seeking to confirm his title to the property described above, acquired from a tax sales on August 28, 2017 for taxes for the year 2016. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to DAVID PILGER, Attorney for the Plaintiff whose address is 1406 Bienville Blvd., Suite 101, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 13th DAY OF MAY 2026, WHICH IS 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 the Seal of said Court, this the 12th day of May, 2026. Josh Eldridge, Chancery Clerk P.O. Box 998 Pascagoula, MS 39568 By: Theresa Liddell , D.C. IPL0339990 May 13,20,27 2026