NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEXINGTON IN THE 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 with 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 26th day of May, 2026 LaTonya Ruth Petitioner, Pro SE