IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT KIMBERLY DELORES DEAN PLAINTIFF VERSUS CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-988 THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF RUTH A. SMITH A/K/A RUTH ROUSE, LARRY ROUSE, IVY LACY, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF KAREN ROUSE, CURTIS SAUCIER III, JEFFERY SAUCIER, NICHOLAS SAUCIER, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF RONNIE ROUSE, LYNN M. ROUSE, MICHAEL ROUSE, CHRISTOPHER GARNER, JAMIE (JAMES) GARNER, MICHELLE ROUSE CAMERON, TONYA BARNETT, THE CHANCERY CLERK OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN AND TO THE WITHIN DESCRIBED LANDS SOLD FOR 2019 TAXES TO WOODMARK INVESTMENTS, LLC ON AUGUST 31, 2020: DR: 2016-0005006-D-J1 07/19/2016-WD, LOTS 24 & 25, BLK 10, GULFPORT HEIGHTS, S-T-R: 32-07-11, PPIN 29731, YR 2019, TAX PARCEL #0710O-02-079.000. DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ruth a. smith a/k/a RUTH ROUSE, LARRY ROUSE, IVY LACY, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF KAREN ROUSE, CURTIS SAUCIER III, JEFFERY SAUCIER, NICHOLAS SAUCIER, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF RONNIE ROUSE, LYNN M. ROUSE, MICHAEL ROUSE, CHRISTOPHER GARNER, JAMIE (JAMES) GARNER, MICHELLE ROUSE CAMERON, TONYA BARNETT, THE CHANCERY CLERK OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN AND TO THE WITHIN DESCRIBED LANDS SOLD FOR 2019 TAXES TO WOODMARK INVESTMENTS, LLC ON AUGUST 31, 2020: DR:2016-0005006-D-J1 07/19/2016-WD, LOTS 24 & 25, BLK 10, GULFPORT HEIGHTS, S-T-R: 32-07-11, PPIN 29731, YR 2019, TAX PARCEL #0710O-02-079.000. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S) You have been made Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by KIMBERLY DELORES DEAN, Plaintiff, seeking confirmation of a tax sale for certain real property located in Harrison County, Mississippi, First Judicial District, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: LOTS 24 & 24, BLOCK 10, GULFPORT HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, AS PER THE OFFICIAL MAP OR PLAT THEREOF ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCERY CLERK OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, IN PLAT BOOK 3 AT PAGE 13, (COPY BOOK 1, PAGE 60) THEREOF, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE IN AID OF AND AS A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES TO THE SAME BELONGING OR IN ANY WISE APPERTAINING. (TAX PARCEL # 0710O-02-079.000). You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint to Michael J. Yentzen, Attorney for the Plaintiff, whose address is 2205 John Hill Blvd. Bldg 3 Suite D, Gulfport, MS 39501. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER MAY 22, 2026, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THE SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT OF DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE 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 11th day of May, 2026. Chelsea Jeffries, Deputy Clerk Angela Thrash, Chancery Clerk of Harrison County, Mississippi (Seal) Publish: May 22, 29 & June 5, 2026 IPL0341066 May 22,29,Jun 5 2026