NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PUBLICATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEXINGTON IN FAMILY COURT ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2026-DR-32-0029 LATONYA RUTH, Petitioner, vs, WILLIAM E. RUTH JR., Respondent TO; WILLIAM E. RUTH, JR.: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for a Minor Child Name change has been filed in the Family Court for Lexington County, South Carolina. YOU ARE REQUIRED to answer the Petition within thirty (30) days after the date of the last publication of this Notice, or judgement by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Dated this 11th day of May, 2026 IPL0339297 May 11,18 2026