PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN RE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE OF DARRYL LEE SMITH, DECEASED
JESSIE SMITH, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 26-CV-00035-GW
RULE 81 SUMMONS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF ADAMS
TO: ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OR ANY OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY TITLE OR INTEREST, LEGAL OR EQUITABLE, IN AND TO THE PROPERTY AND ESTATE OF DARRYL LEE SMITH
NOTICE OF HEARING
You are hereby summoned to appear and defend against the Petition to Determine Heirs of Darryl Lee Smith filed in this action at 9:00 o’clock a.m., or soon after, on the 27th day of August, 2026, in the Chancery courtroom of the Adams County Chancery Court, Natchez, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend your interest, a finding against your interest for the things and matters demanded in said Petition may be entered and you shall be forever barred from asserting any claim as an heir-in-law of Darryl Lee Smith.
You are not required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition filed in this action, but you may do so if you desire by mailing a copy of your response to AISHA A. SANDERS, Esq., attorney for Petitioner, whose address is 604 Franklin Street, P.O. Box 565, Natchez, MS 39121, with the original response being filed with the Clerk of the Chancery Court of Adams County, Mississippi.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 25 day of June 2026.
Brandi Lewis
Adams County Chancery Clerk
By: /s/H. Sandifer

PRESENTED BY:
SANDERS LAW FIRM PLLC
P.O. Box 565
Natchez, MS 39121

Natchez Democrat:
July 1, 8 and 15, 2026
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