SUMMONS IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RHONDA LYNN BALIUS, DECEASED NO. 26-114 JP TINA COWART PETITIONER SUMMONS TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS-AT-LAW OF THE ESTATE OF RHONDA LYNN BALIUS, DECEASED. You have been made Respondents in the lawsuit filed in this Court by TINA COWART, Petitioner; The Petition filed against you has initiated a civil action seeking to have TINA COWART appointed as Executrix of the Estate of RHONDA LYNN BALIUS, deceased, and to have TINA COWART and RONALD BALIUS, JR. adjudicated and decreed by this Court to be the sole and only heirs-at-law of RHONDA LYNN BALIUS, deceased, as fully set out on bill in file in the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi. YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2026, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE HANCOCK COUNTY CHANCERY COURTHOUSE AT BAY ST. LOUIS, 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 required to mail or hand deliver a copy of a written Answer either admitting or denying each allegation in the Complaint to G. Charles Bordis, IV, Petitioner's attorney, whose address is 1215 Government Street, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564. You must also file the original of your Answer with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 4th day of September, 2026. ANGELA THRASH, CHANCERY CLERK BY: Bridget Stribling, D.C. DATED: PUBLISHED: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4 2026 IPL0372173 Sep 13,20,27,Oct 4 2026