STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL COURT Civil Action No. 2009-CP-07-04889 SADIE KING; SUSIE SIMMONS; QUEEN MARY DAVIS; and SHIRLEY ALLEN, Plaintiffs, -vs- The Heirs or Devisees of DENNIS ALLEN, et al. Defendants. NOTICE OF MOTION and MOTION TO SUBSTITUE DECEASED PARTIES to the UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, PARTIES, AND OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST Per Rule 25(a) IN REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING DECEASED PARTIES and/or their HEIRS AND DEVISEES: WILLIE SINGLETON; ROSA LEE CANFALL; JULIUS CANFALL; SARAH CANFALL; GEORGIA MAE BAILEY; JOSEPH BAILEY; HENRY BAILEY; ELIZABETH ALLEN TAYLOR a/k/a MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR; CATHY HALL a/k/a KATHY DELORES MINCEY HALL; AKEYA HALL SANDERS; LOVIE WASHINGTON; HENRY ALLEN; GLADYS WILLIAMS; WILLIE JAMES SMITH; BESSIE LEE MITCHELL; STEPHANIE SMITH; DEBORAH DANIELS; DEVANTE DANIELS; SYLVIA WILLIAMS; ALBERTHA STAFFORD; ARTHUR WILLIAMS; GLADYS STAFFORD; LULA STAFFORD; LOIS STAFFORD; BEULAH WASHINGTON a/k/a BEULAH GADSON; JOHN STAFFORD, JR.; HERBERT ALLEN, JR.; ROSA CHISOLM; LINDA STAFFORD; JOYCE ALLEN; SAM McCLOUD ALLEN; CAROLYN WILLIAMS McCLOUD; SUSIE SIMMONS; MATTHEW ALLEN; DONALD GREEN; PEARLIE CUYLER; GENEVA BETTIES; WILLIE MOULTIRE; DELORES BROWN; LEON MOULTRIE; BETTY MOULTRIE; MARION MANIGO f/k/a MARION MOULTRIE; and, GRACE CUMMINGS. IN REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING PRESUMED LIVING PERSONS, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF THE ABOVE-NAMED DECEASED PARTIES; MINORS; and/or their HEIRS AND DEVISEES: MICHAEL BAILEY; LILLIE MAE BAILEY JONES; LEROY BAILEY; FLORENCE BAILEY ADAMS; EVON BAILEY CHANEY; JESTINE BAILEY JACKSON; DAVID BAILEY; ANGELA BAILEY GRANT; HENRY BAILEY; TIFFANY BAILEY; DANIEL CANFALL; CHRISTOPHER CANFALL; ERIC CANFALL; TONY CANFALL; MICHAEL CANFALL; MARSHALL CANFALL; JOEL CANFALL; JOHN CANFALL; JULIUS CANFALL; ALBERT BELLINGER; SAMUEL WARD; TONYA CANFALL-ROWE; BRENDA CANFALL; SARAH WARD; ADDIE WARD; PATRICIA CANFALL; BETTY WARD; RICHARD KENNETH PARKER; SHEILA L.PARKER; ZEBEDEE ELTON PARKER; CHERYL PARKER NORTON; LATHRONIA DENEICE PARKER; CHARLES HARRELL; CLEAVE SANDERS, III; RAY'VEN CALISE SANDERS; CLEAVE SANDERS, IV; KILEY ISABELLA SANDERS; LAVELL ALLEN f/k/a LOVIE ALLEN; JULIA REYNOLDS; JAKIA LEE SMITH; RON HAMILTON; STEPHANIE SMITH; MELINDA EDWARDS POWELL; DANYELL MITCHELL; KATRINA MITCHELL; SHAVON MITCHELL; ERNEST EDWARDS; STEVEN EDWARDS; KEVIN MITCHELL; ADAM MITCHELL; TANESA SMITH; DASHAY DANIELS; TORI WASHINGTON; DAVANTE DANIELS, JR.; CANDIE TIARA EVANS; NATHANIEL LAMONT CANFALL, JR; HENRIETTA DORETHA EASON; YOLANDA EVETTA STAFFORD; HATTIE HICKLEN; LATOYA MARIE EVANS COOK; JEANETTE L. ROBINSON; CATHERINE GUEYE; SALLIE ANN ROBINSON; LEE ARNELL WILLIAMS; RAY WILLIAMS; TROY WILLIAMS; JEREMIAH JONES; JERALD JOHNSON; PAULA HUNTER-HARVEY; TONIA SMALLS; CLARENCE GADSON; KENNETH FORREST; LARRY FORREST; KEITH GADSON; SYLVESTER GADSON; JAKE WASHINGTON, JR.; SHERMAN WASHINGTON; ERNEST WASHINGTON; VICTOR CHISOLM; ELEANOR LAWYER; JAWAAN BROWN; JEROD ROBINSON; ANGELIN MARTINEZ; McKINLEY ROBINSON; NATHANIEL ALLEN; VANESSA PETE; ARONDA YOUNG; LAVINA ALLEN; NOLAN VINCENT McCLOUD; DEBBIE HAMILTON; GLADYS ANDERSON; PRINCETTA SIMMONS GREEN; BETTY BRADSHAW; ABRAHAM SIMMONS; THERESA LOPEZ; SHAMONE ALLEN-STEPHENSON; ROLANDO ALLEN; JEANETTE GREEN; ANGIE WASHINGTON; DONALD BUTLER; ROXANNE M. RICHARDSON; CHASTITY CUYLER; SHERIDA MOULTRIE; MONIQUE BETTIES; KIMBERLY BETIES; SONYA BETTIES; CEDRIC BORRUM; LORRIE WILKERSON; THOMAS BROWN, JR.; STACEY BROWN; TONYA MITCHELL; SONYA MITCHELL; CURTIS MITCHELL; TONEY MITCHELL; MARGARET MILTON; TESSIA MIKE; KAREN TRUELL; JAQUELINE MANIGO; ANGELA CUMMINGS REDMON; and, JOSHUA CUMMINGS. TO: ALL PARTIES, YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Defendants, (i) James Allen and Albertha Allen, on behalf of certain heirs or devisees of Josephine Allen; Thelma Sams and Thomasena Bailey n/k/a Thomasena Mincey Jenkins, on behalf of certain heirs or devisees of Florence Thelma Allen; (ii) Sheila K. Parker on behalf of certain heirs or devisees of Lee Allen; (iii) Thelma Sams and Thomasena Bailey n/k/a Thomasena Mincey Jenkins, on behalf of certain heirs or devisees of Florence Thelma Allen; (iv) Melinda Powell and Julia Allen Reynolds, on behalf of certain heirs or devisees of Stephen Allen; and, (v) Lillian Mitchell, Thomas Stafford, Jr., Odas Stafford, and Lasceny Stafford, on behalf of certain heirs or devisees of Lula Mae Bell Stafford; by and through their undersigned counsel (herein collectively, the "Movants"), has filed a Notice of Motion and Motion to Substitute Deceased Parties and Update Case Caption and Update Family Tree and With Service of Said Motion and Notice of Hearing by Publication in this action (the "Motion"). The Motion asks the Court, pursuant to Rules 25(a)(1) and 4(e), SCRCP, and S.C. Code Ann. § 15-9-720, for an Order authorizing publication of notice of this Motion upon the unknown successors in interest of the deceased parties listed above in litigation concerning (i) the sales proceeds from the court-approved sale of 11.31 acres along Marshland Road in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, assigned Tax Map No. R510-011-000-0401-0000 with such proceeds being held by the Beaufort County Clerk of Court; and, (ii) the remaining interests in that certain real property located in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, commonly identified as 229 Marshland Road, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29926 and assigned Tax Map No. R510-011-000-0021-0000 (the "Property"), as more fully set forth in the pleadings filed in this action. The Motion will be heard on November 2, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. before The Honorable James J. Wegmann, Master In Equity, for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the Court of Common Pleas located in the Multi-Government Center, 102 Ribaut Road, Suite 212, Beaufort, South Carolina. A person claiming to have succeeded to the interest of a listed deceased party may appear and be heard concerning the requested substitution. If you are unable to attend in person, the hearing will also be conducted via WebEx for observation purposes. The link to Judge Wegmann's Webex hearing room is: https://beaufortcountysc.webex.com/meet/james.wegmann. A copy of the Motion, supporting affidavits, and other filed papers may be obtained from the Clerk of Court for Beaufort County at 102 Ribaut Road, Suite 208, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902. Respectfully submitted, Finger, Melnick, Brooks & LaBruce, P.A. s/ E. Richardson LaBruce Richardson LaBruce, SC Bar No. 80106 35 Hospital Center Common, Suite 200 Post Office Box 24005 Hilton Head, South Carolina 29925-4005 Telephone: (843) 681-7000 Email: erlabruce@fingerlaw.com Attorney(s) for the Movants Hilton Head Island, South Carolina October 5, 2026. IPL0379415 Oct 11,18,25 2026