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Public Notices 11-30-23
ABANDONED VEHICLE
Auction to be held Dec. 11, 2023 at 10 a.m. at 145C Street. Will be
selling 2011 VW Jetta Vin: 3VW2K7AJ1BM325255. All rights reserved to
refuse any and all bids. Big Ape Tony.
Publish: Nov. 16, 23, 30 & Dec. 7, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
MICHELE MITCHUM PURSLEY and KELLY MITCHUM, PLAINTIFFS
VS.
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JERRY MORRIS
COTTEN,
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ATWOOD OTIS
COTTEN,
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHERSUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF RACHEL A.
COTTEN,
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARGARET MAY
GILMORE,
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CAROL ANN
MITCHUM,
AND ANY PERSON, ENTITY, FIRM OR CORPORATION HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL
OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF THE SPECIFIC PARCEL OF LAND
DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK V-7, PAGE 534 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI LESS AND EXCEPT THAT SPECIFIC PARCEL OF LAND
DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK I-9, PAGE 581 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND IS SITUATED IN SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH,
RANGE 5 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED HEREIN, DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-cv-0111-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JERRY
MORRIS COTTEN,
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ATWOOD OTIS
COTTEN,
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF RACHEL A.
COTTEN,
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARGARET MAY
GILMORE,
ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OR OTHER SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CAROL ANN
MITCHUM,
AND ANY PERSON, ENTITY, FIRM OR CORPORATION HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL
OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF THE SPECIFIC PARCEL OF LAND
DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK V-7, PAGE 534 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI LESS AND EXCEPT THAT SPECIFIC PARCEL OF LAND
DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK I-9, PAGE 581 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND IS SITUATED IN SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH,
RANGE 5 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI WHICH IS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by
Michelle Mitchum Pursley and Kelly Mitchum, Plaintiffs, seeking a
confirmation of title on real property described hereinabove and more
fully as set forth in the Complaint.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the
Complaint filed against you in this action to William K. Halford,
Halford Law Firm, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is
650, Meadville, Mississippi 39653 and whose street address is 85 Main
Street West, Meadville, Mississippi 39653.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR
DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE
MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF 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 seal of this Court, this 13th day of November,
2023.
JILL J. GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK,
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
601-384-2100
MSB# 105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
PUBLISH: 11/16/23; 11/23/23; & 11/30/23
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF
FRANKLIN
WHEREAS, on the 21st day of June, 2007, John E. Conn and wife, Verena K.
Conn, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto John H. Shows,
Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee
for Britton & Koontz Bank, NA, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness
therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi in Book 259 at Page 17
Instrument# 041318; and
WHEREAS, by various assignments on record said Deed of Trust was
ultimately assigned to Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-2, U.S. Bank
National Association, as Indenture Trustee by instrument recorded in the
office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 2023 at Page 1141
Instrument# 74686; and
WHEREAS, on the 12th day of October, 2023 the Holder of said Deed of
Trust substituted and appointed Dean Morris, LLC as Substitute Trustee
by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in
DOT Book 2023 at Page 4728 Instrument# 75676; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness
secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust,
having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 14th day of December,
2023, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the front door
on the north 36 Main Street side of the courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described
land and property situated in Franklin County, Mississippi, to-wit:
IN IRREGULAR SECTIONS 42 AND 43, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST
A parcel of land located in irregular Sections 42 and 43, Township 7
North, Range 1 East, Franklin County, Mississippi, described as:
Commencing at a steel cotton picker spindle found in the center of a
public county road known as the Log Cabin Road, said cotton picker
spindle marking the Northwest corner of a certain 89.44 acre parcel of
land conveyed to Lucius Shelton Earls as described by Deed recorded in
Deed Book W-5, Page 604-605 of the public records of said Franklin
County, said cotton picker spindle also being the point of beginning of
this description, and proceeding North 46 degrees 38 minutes 05 seconds
East along the center of said Log Cabin Road 264.81 feet to a point of
curvature; thence continuing along the center of said Log Cabin Road and
along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 482.13 feet, an
arc length of 243.06 feet, and being subtended by a chord bearing of
North 61 degrees 04 minutes 38 seconds East, and a chord length of
240.50 feet to a steel cotton picker spindle; thence leaving said Log
Cabin Road and run South 16 degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds East 441.64
feet to an iron pin; thence South 53 degrees 30 minutes 24 seconds West
501.31 feet to an iron pin on the West line of said 89.44 acre parcel;
thence North 16 degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds West along the West line
of said 89.44 acre parcel 441.64 feet to the point of beginning. Subject
to the rights of the public in and to that portion known as Log Cabin
Road. Also subject to and together with covenants, easements, and
restrictions of record. Containing 5.00 acres, as per the map or plat of
survey prepared by R. K. Phillips, Professional Land Surveyor, dated
September 24, 2004, a copy of which is recorded with that certain
Warranty Deed recorded in Deed Book G-11, Pages 290-294 of the land
records of Franklin County, Mississippi, reference to which is hereby
made for all purposes.
Being the same property conveyed by Lucius Shelton Earls and wife, Amy
Devonne Earls, to Verena K. Conn by Warranty Deed dated October 6, 2004
and recorded in Deed Book G-11, Pages 290-294 of the land records of
Franklin County, Mississippi, reference to which is hereby made for all
purposes.
Being the same property conveyed by Verena K. Conn to Lucius Shelton
Earls by Warranty Deed dated January 26, 2005 and recorded in Deed Book
H-11, Pages 661-663 of the land records of Franklin County, Mississippi,
reference to which is hereby made for all purposes.
Being the same property conveyed by Lucius Shelton Earls and wife, Amy
Devonne Earls, to Verena K. Conn and husband, John E. Conn, by Warranty
Deed dated January 26, 2006 and recorded in Deed Book M-11, Pages
454-456 of the land records of Franklin County, Mississippi, reference
to which is hereby made for all purposes.
I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 1st day of November, 2023.
Dean Morris, LLC
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
adp/F22-0731
PUBLISH: 11-23-2023 / 11-30-2023 / 12-7-2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOBIE J. GUIDRY, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-068-WS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 6th day of
September, 2023, by the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Mississippi,
to the undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Dobie J. Guidry,
deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against
said estate to present the same to the clerk of this court for probate
and registration according to the law within ninety (90) days from the
first publication of this notice or they will forever be barred.
This the 14th day of November, 2023.
DESIREE' GUIDRY BRUNET,
Administrator of the Estate of
Dobie J. Guidry, Deceased
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE
PUBLISH: 11/30/2023; 12/7/2023; & 12/14/2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SEALE FARM, LLC, PLAINTIFF
VS.
HEIRS AT LAW OF AMANDA CAMERON WHO ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF HAVING
OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF THAT
CERTAIN 125 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE
254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN
SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
AND THAT CERTAIN 10 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK
Z, PAGE 254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED
IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI AND ANY OTHER PERSON, ENTITY, FIRM OR CORPORATION HAVING OR
CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF THAT CERTAIN
125 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE 254 OF THE
LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN SECTION 24,
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND THAT
CERTAIN 10 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE
254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN
SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI, DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-cv-0117-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: HEIRS AT LAW OF AMANDA CAMERON WHO ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF
HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF
THAT CERTAIN 125 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z,
PAGE 254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN
SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
AND THAT CERTAIN 10 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK
Z, PAGE 254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED
IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
ANY OTHER PERSON, ENTITY, FIRM OR CORPORATION HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF THAT CERTAIN 125 ACRE,
MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE 254 OF THE LAND
RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP
6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND THAT CERTAIN 10
ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE 254 OF THE
LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN SECTION 24,
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Seale
Farm, LLC, Plaintiff, seeking a confirmation of title on real property
described hereinabove and more fully as set forth in the Complaint.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the
Complaint filed against you in this action to William K. Halford,
Halford Law Firm, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is
650, Meadville, Mississippi 39653 and whose street address is 85 Main
Street West, Meadville, Mississippi 39653.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR
DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE
MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF 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 seal of this Court, this 22nd day of November,
2023.
JILL J. GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK,
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
601-384-2100
MSB# 105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
PUBLISH: 11/30/23; 12/7/23; & 12/14/23
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF LEE DAVIS BILBO, II,
DECEASED
DORI LORAINE BILBO, ROBERT LEE BILBO AND SARA BILBO ROGERS, PLAINTIFFS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-114-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Lee Davis Bilbo, II, Deceased, or Other
Unknown Interested Parties
You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Determination of
Heirship by Plaintiffs Dori Loraine Bilbo, Robert Lee Bilbo and Sara
Bilbo Rogers seeking a Determination of Heirship of Lee Davis Bilbo, II,
deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed
against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 4th day of January,
2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demanded in complaint.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do
so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal of this Court, this 22nd day of November,
2023.
JILL GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Publish: November 30, Deecember 7 & 14, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF JUDY CAROL CUPIT
SMITH, DECEASED
GREGORY DUANE SMITH STEPHANIE VICTORIA SMITH, PLAINTIFFS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-104-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Judy Carol Cupit Smith, Deceased, or
Other Unknown Interested Parties
You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Determination of
Heirship by Plaintiffs Gregory Duane Smith and Stephanie Victoria Smith
seeking a Determination of Heirship of Judy Carol Cupit Smith, deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed
against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 4th day of January,
2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demanded in complaint.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do
so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal of this Court, this 22nd day of November,
2023.
JILL GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Publish: November 30, December 7 & 14, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF BARBARA ELLEN RUSHING,
DECEASED
JUDIE KUPILLAS AND RICHARD RUSHING, PLAINTIFFS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-115-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Barbara Ellen Rushing, Deceased, or
Other Unknown Interested Parties
You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Determination of
Heirship by Plaintiffs Judie Kupillas and Richard Rushing seeking a
Determination of Heirship of Barbara Ellen Rushing, deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed
against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 4th day of January,
2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demanded in complaint.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do
so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal of this Court, this 22nd day of November,
2023.
JILL GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Publish: November 30, December 7 & 14, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY DANIEL EMFINGER, DECEASED
LINDA FAYE EMFINGER, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2023-113
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS
CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS OF JERRY DANIEL EMFINGER,
DECEASED
You have been made respondents to the Petition filed in this Court by
Linda Faye Emfinger.
The Petition filed against you is a civil action seeking to have Linda
Faye Emfinger adjudicated as the sole and only heirs-at-law of the
deceased, Jerry Daniel Emfinger, as fully set out in the Petition on
file in the Chancery Court of Franklin, Mississippi.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024, IN
MEADVILLE, MISSISSIPPI AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE; AND IN CASE OF
YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST
YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do
so if you desire in care of Lane B. Reed, McGehee, McGehee & Torrey,
Attorneys at Law, Post Office Box 188, Meadville, Mississippi 39653.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 22nd day of
November, 2023.
JILL J. GILBERT,
CHANCERY CLERK,
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Erica Havard
Publish: November 30, December 7 & 14, 2023
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