SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS PARKER BETHEA aka PHYLLIS BETHEA CAUSE NO. 2026- BARRON AUGUSTUS BETHEA PETITIONER SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OF PHYLLIS PARKER BETHEA aka PHYLLIS BETHEA AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS-AT-LAW OF THE ESTATE PHYLLIS PARKER BETHEA aka PHYLLIS BEATHEA ,DECEASED. You have been made Respondents in the lawsuit filed in this Court by BARRON AUGUSTUS BETHEA, Petitioner. The Petition filed against you has initiated a civil action seeking to have BARRON AUGUSTUS BETHEA and ELIZABETH ANN BETHEA LANGAN adjudicated and decreed by this Court to be the sole heirs- at- law of PHYLLIS PARKER BETHEA aka PHYLLIS BETHEA, Deceased, as fully set out on file in the Chancery Court of Jackson County, Mississippi. YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00A.M. ON THE 4th, DAY OF August,2026, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CHANCERY COURTHOUSE AT PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI; AND, IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do so if you desire. ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 17th day of June, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE, CHANCERY CLERK BY: Kristy M. Todd D.C. PO# Bill to: Acct. # 662468 E. Foley Ranson, P.A., P.O. Box 848, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-0848 PUBLICATION DATES:06/21/2026, 06/28/2026 and 07/05/2026 IPL0351060 Jun 21,28,Jul 5 2026