PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN RE: WARDELL TOWNSEND REVOCABLE TRUST AND MARY TOWNSEND REVOCABLE TRUST
VS.
JOSEPH JOHNSON AKA JOSEPH JOHNSTON AND EDWARD JOHNSON
CAUSE NO.: 26-CV-00302-EVD
SUMMONS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF ADAMS
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF JOSEPH JOHNSON AKA JOSEPH JOHNSTON AND EDWARD JOHNSON; AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS IN INTEREST.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Whereas on the 15th day of September, 2026, a Petition to Confirm and Quiet Title was filed herein by the Wardell Townsend Revocable Trust and The Mary Townsend Revocable Trust.
You are hereby summoned to appear and defend against said Petition to Confirm and Quiet Title on the 10th day of December, 2026 in the courtroom of the Chancery Court of Adams County in Natchez Mississippi, at 9:00 am for a hearing in this matter, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgement will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition
The Petition further seeks to adjudicate and extinguish any adverse claim, estate, right, title, lien, or interest that you may assert in or to the described property, subject to the final judgment of the Court.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition filed in this action, 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, on or before November 30, 2026, which date shall not be fewer than thirty days after the first publication of this summons. If you fail to do so, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief requested in the Petition.
Brandi Lewis, Adams County Chancery Clerk
PRESENTED BY:
SANDERS LAW FIRM PLLC
P.O. Box 565
Natchez, MS 39121
By: Deputy Clerk

Natchez Democrat:
Oct. 23, 30 and Nov. 6, 2026
26-CV-00302-EVD