IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD L. HODGES, DECEASED NO. 26-1835DNH TONI M. HODGES, PETITIONER SUMMONS TO ALL KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OF EDWARD L. HODGES, DECEASED, AND ANY OTHER PERSON CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE ESTATE OF EDWARD L. HODGES, DECEASED You have been made a Defendant in a suit initiating a civil action filed in this Court by Toni M. Hodges, seeking to have Toni M. Hodges, Stephanie H. Queen and Kenneth E. Hodges adjudicated by this Court to be the sole and only heirs-at-law of Edward L. Hodges, deceased, as fully set out in the Petition on file. Defendants other than you in this action are Toni M. Hodges, Stephanie H. Queen and Kenneth E. Hodges. You are further summoned to appear and defend against the Complaint or Petition against you in this action at 9:00 o'clock a. m. on the 15th day of December, 2026, before the Jackson County Chancery Court in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment will be entered declaring Toni M. Hodges, Stephanie H. Queen and Kenneth E. Hodges as the heirs-at-law of Edward L. Hodges, deceased, and for any other things demanded in the complaint or petition, and process in the manner prescribed by law for each defendant is hereby returnable to that date. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you can do so if you wish prior to the hearing set forth hereinabove. The attorney in this cause is David O. McCormick, P.O. Drawer 1287, 729 Watts Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39568-1287. ISSUED under my hand and seal of this Court on this, the 28th day of September, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE, JACKSON COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK BY: Theresa P. Liddell, D.C. Publish: 10/04/26, 10/11/26 and 10/18/26 IPL0377608 Oct 4,11,18 2026