IN THE COUNTY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT SPARKS SERVICES, LLC PLAINTIFF V. CAUSE NO. 26-CV-00134 JOE BATES A/K/A JOE BARTHOLOMEW and MARY BARTHOLOMEW A/K/A MARY BATES DEFENDANTS ____________________ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION ____________________ THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: JOE BATES A/K/A JOE BARTHOLOMEW, Whereabouts Unknown You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Sparks Services, LLC, Petitioners, seeking relief for breach of contract. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to SAVANNA TROSCLAIR SCHOLET, of LONDEREE & TOWNSEND LLC, whose mailing address is 910 Bechtel Blvd., Ocean Springs, MS 39564. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE XXX FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION XXX, 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 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 18th day of May, anno Domini 2026. Justin Wetzel Clerk of Harrison County, Mississippi (Seal) ____________________ IPL0341988 May 20,27,Jun 3 2026