IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE R. COOPER, DECEASED NO. 26-586(2) JAMES A. COOPER, JR. ADMINISTRATOR RULE 81 SUMMONS (Service by Publication: Residence Unknown) TO: Unknown heirs at law of Catherine R. Cooper, Deceased, whose residence is unknown. You have been made a Defendant in the lawsuit filed in this Court by James A. Cooper, Jr., Administrator. The Complaint filed against you has initiated a civil action alleging and seeking to establish the unknown heirs at law of Catherine R. Cooper. You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint or petition at 9:30 A.M. on the 12th day of August, 2026, in the courtroom of the Harrison County Courthouse at Gulfport, Mississippi, before the Honorable Jennifer Schloegel, and in case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment by default will be entered against you for the money or other relief demanded in the complaint. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire. Issued under hand and the seal of said Court, this 9th day of June, 2026. ANGELA THRASH, Chancery Clerk BY: /s/ Chelsea Jeffries , D.C. TIMOTHY L. MURR (MSB# 3682) Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A. 2510 14th Street, Suite 1125 Gulfport, MS 39501 (228) 867-7141 IPL0348437 Jun 12,19,26 2026