PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
THE ESTATE OF PAUL R. SMALLWOOD PLAINTIFF VS. MARY B. VAUGHN DEFENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-CV-539-CS
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF PEARL RIVER
TO: Mary B. Vaughn
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
THE COMPLAINT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by THE ESTATE OF PAUL R. SMALLWOOD, seeking to confirm and quiet title. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to Cruse Law Firm, PLLC, whose address is, 1016 Sixth Ave. Suite A, Picayune, MS 39466. A response is required to be mailed or delivered within thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication herein or a judgment will be entered against you for money or other things demanded in the Complaint. You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
ISSUED under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 30 day of December 2025.
(Seal)
MELINDA SMITH BOWMAN, CHANCERY CLERK PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: /S/Kayleigh Portier D.C.

Picayune Item:
Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 2026
25-CV-539-CS