PUBLIC NOTICE
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on October 17, 2003, executed a deed of trust for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Mortgage Investors Corporation, its successors and assigns, which deed of trust was recorded on , in Book 679, Page 669, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Adams County, Mississippi; Said Deed of Trust was last sold, assigned and transferred to NewRez LLC by assignment recorded in Book 949, Page 671 in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Adams County, Mississippi.
WHEREAS, the holder of the deed of trust at the time of the substitution substituted McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP as Trustee, as authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded and spread at large upon the records in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk prior to the posting and publication of this notice; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of the deed of trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the deed of trust, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, NewRez LLC, has requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land, property and improvements in accordance with the terms of the deed of trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney’s fees, Substitute Trustee’s fees and expenses of sale;
THEREFORE, on November 20, 2026, the undersigned Substitute Trustee in the deed of trust, will offer for sale at public outcry and sell to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the Westerly door of the Adams County Courthouse in Natchez, Mississippi, the following described land, property and improvements lying and being situate in Adams County, Mississippi, to-wit:
LOT NUMBERED EIGHTY-FIVE (85) AND THE EAST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF LOT NO. EIGHTY-FOUR (84) OF WOODLAND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NATCHEZ, ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS RECORDED AND SHOWN BY MAP OR PLAT OF SAID ADDITION RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 28 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCERY CLERK OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, HERE SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO FOR FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF LAND HERE CONVEYED; BEING THE SAME LAND AND PROPERTY CONVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GASOLINE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, INC. TO ALFRED BERSIA, BY DEED DATED FEBRUARY 27, 1943, RECORDED IN BOOK 5-E, PAGE 18 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY ALFRED BERSIA TO JAMES SIMS AND MRS. GLADYS SIMS BY DEED DATED JANUARY 1, 1944, RECORDED IN BOOK 5-F, PAGE 53 OF THE RECORDS OF DEEDS OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY HERETOFORE CONVEYED BY JAMES SIMS AND MRS. GLADYS SIMES TO ALPHONSE BUTTROSS AND HELEN C. BUTTROSS, HUSBAND AND WIFE, ON THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 1947, AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 5-S, PAGE 430 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF THE CHANCERY CLERK’S OFFICE OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THE GRANTORS HEREIN BY ALPHONSE BUTTROSS AND HELEN C. BUTTROSS ON THE 13TH DAY OF MAY, 1953 AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 7-D, PAGE 353, OF THE DEED RECORDS OF THE CHANCERY CLERK’S OFFICE OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
AND
A PORTION OF LOT NO. 84 OF THE WOODLAND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, AS SHOWN BY A MAP OR PLAT OF SAID ADDITION, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 28 OF THE RECORDS OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SAID PORTION BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF SAID LOT NO. 84 AT THE POINT WHERE THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF PARK PLACE IS INTERSECTED BY LOT NO. 83 AND LOT NO. 84 OF THE WOODLAND ADDITION, AS SHOWN BY SAID MAP OR PLAT RUN THENCE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF PARK PLACE FOR A DISTANCE OF 13 FEET AND 5 INCHES, MORE OR LESS TO THE WESTERLY EDGE OF A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, FROM SAID OF BEGINNING RUN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID CONCRETE DRIVEWAY FOR A DISTANCE OF 93 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WITH THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE NOW LOCATED ON SAID PREMISES RUNNING THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE FRONT OF SAID GARAGE FOR A DISTANCE OF 1 FOOT AND 6 INCHES TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID GARAGE; RUNNING THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID GARAGE FOR A DISTANCE OF 16 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID GARAGE; RUNNING THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID GARAGE FOR A DISTANCE OF 6 FEET 10 INCHES TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID GARAGE; RUNNING THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE EASTERLY SIDE OF SAID GARAGE AND ALONG THE EASTERLY SIDE OF SAID CONCRETE DRIVEWAY FOR A DISTANCE OF 109 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF PARK PLACE, AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP, RUNNING THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF PARK PLACE FOR A DISTANCE OF 6 FEET AND 7 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
INDEXING INSTRUCTIONS:
LOT NO. 85 AND THE EAST HALF OF LOT NO. 84 OF WOODLAND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NATCHEZ, ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
THE DERIVATION OF SAME BEING:
The same being property conveyed by Deed executed by , on , as recorded on at Book/Liber , and Page/Folio in the land records of ADAMS COUNTY.
Parcel Identification Number: 0048-0002-0015/PIN# 1893
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to said Deed of Trust first set out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present certified funds in the amount of the winning bid at the time of sale, as well as timely comply with FinCEN data submission and certification requirements, if applicable.
ATTENTION ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS: On March 1, 2026, the data collection and reporting requirements under the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) new Anti-Money Laundering Rule (Rule), found at 89 FR 70258, went into effect.* The Rule applies to certain residential real estate sale transactions, including nonjudicial foreclosures, where the transfer is to a legal entity or trust, and the source of funds is non-financed (which includes cash, certified funds, private financing, or financing provided by an institution not subject to a federal Anti-Money Laundering or Suspicious Activity Report requirement.) As part of this Rule, purchasers are required to provide additional information and documentation about themselves, their legal entities, and the source of funds used in the reportable transaction, if applicable. The collection of this information and documentation by the Substitute Trustee is required to comply with the Rule’s reporting requirements, if applicable. To submit and certify the required information, review informative resources/guides, or to certify an exemption please visit
https://fincen.foreclosurehotline.net/. If you have questions about the Rule or its applicability to you, please seek the advice of your own independent legal counsel, as the Substitute Trustee cannot give you legal advice.
*The Rule is the subject of ongoing litigation in several jurisdictions. We suggest that you seek your own legal counsel if you have questions about the status of the Rule and its applicability to your sale, if any.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust, and (3) to confirmation that the successful bidder has timely provided to the Substitute Trustee all information required by the Rule, 89 FR 70258, if applicable. The Substitute Trustee, on behalf of the holder of the Deed of Trust, reserves the right to rescind the foreclosure sale at its own discretion.
I WILL CONVEY only such title as is vested in the Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 22nd day of September, 2026
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP
Substitute Trustee
(662) 388-5464
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