IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JACKIE JOE MITCHELL, Deceased
CAUSE NO. 30CH1:26-CV-01005-AEC
RODERICK B. MITCHELL SR., Executor
SUMMONS
(Service by Publication, Residence Unknown)
TO: The heirs at law of Jackie Joe Mitchell, deceased, residence unknown, and to any and all other persons or parties who are interested in the Estate, including, but not limited to, the unknown heirs at law of Jackie Joe Mitchell, deceased, who are adults, if they be living and are non-residents of the State of Mississippi, or not to be found therein after diligent search and inquiry by the Petitioner, and who are unknown to your petitioners, and whose names, places of residence, post offices, street and house addresses are unknown to Petitioner, and whose heirs-at-law, devisees, executors, administrators, or legal representatives are unknown to the Petitioner, all non-residents of the State of Mississippi, or not found after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain the same.
You have been made Defendants in the lawsuit filed in this cause by
Roderick B. Mitchell Sr., Petitioner herein.
The Petition filed against you initiated a civil action seeking Probate of the Estate of Jackie Joe Mitchell and Determination of Heirs and other relief.
You are summoned and required to appear before the Chancellor of the Chancery Court of Jackson County, Mississippi, in the Chancery Courtroom of the Jackson County Courthouse, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on the 23rd day of July 2026 At 9:00 a.m. then and there to plead, answer, demur or otherwise respond to the Petition filed herein, and if you fail to appear and defend, a Judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleadings, but you may do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL of Court, on this the 9th day of June, 2026.
Josh Eldridge, CHANCERY CLERK JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
PO. Box 998, Pascagoula, MS 39568-0998
BY: Roderick B. Mitchell Sr., Petitioner
The Sun Herald
Dates of Publication:
6/17/26 6/24/26 7/1/26
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Jun 17,24,Jul 1 2026