PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD E. HAM, DECEASED
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: Any and all unknown heirs at law, devisees, executors, administrators, legal representatives or any other persons or parties having or claiming any title or interest, legal or equitable, in and to the property and Estate of Edward E. Ham:
You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition for Adjudication of Heirship and For Other Relief filed in this action by Casey P. Ham, at 9 o’clock A.M. on the 19th day of November, 2026, in the Chancery Court Courtroom in the Adams County Courthouse in 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-at-law of Edward E. Ham.
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 Christopher E. Kelley, the attorney for Petitioner, whose address is 319 Market Street, Post Office Box 1344, Natchez, Mississippi, 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 this Court, this 12 day of October, 2026.
BRANDI B. LEWIS
Chancery Court Clerk of Adams County
115 South Wall Street
Natchez, Mississippi 39120
By:/s/Melissa Stogner, D.C.

/s/CHRISTOPHER E. KELLEY
MS Bar No. 9732
Gwin Punches & Kelley, LLP
Post Office Box 1344
Natchez, Mississippi 39121
Telephone: 601/446-6621

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