LEGAL NOTICE   Wendy M. Beard, whose last place of residence is known as 244 Locust Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601 but whose present place of residence is unknown and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Wendy M. Beard, whose last place of residence is known as 244 Locust Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601 but whose present place of residence is unknown, will take notice that on April 4, 2025, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Indenture Trustee of CIM Trust 2023-R1, filed its Complaint in Foreclosure in Case No. 25CI000172 in the Court of Common Pleas Ross County, Ohio alleging that the Defendants, Wendy M. Beard and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Wendy M. Beard, have or claim to have an interest in the real estate located at 244 Locust Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601, PPN #305322024000. A complete legal description may be obtained with the Ross County Auditor’s Office located at 2 North Paint St., Suite G, Chillicothe, OH 45601-3187. The Petitioner further alleges that by reason of default of the Defendant(s) in the payment of a promissory note, according to its tenor, the conditions of a concurrent mortgage deed given to secure the payment of said note and conveying the premises described, have been broken, and the same has become absolute. The Petitioner prays that the Defendant(s) named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said real estate or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of any liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of Petitioner’s claim in the property order of its priority, and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable. THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER ON OR BEFORE THE 14th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025.   BY: CLUNK, HOOSE CO., LPA Ethan J. Clunk #0095546 Attorneys for Plaintiff-Petitioner 495 Wolf Ledges Pkwy Akron, OH 44311 (330) 436-0300 - telephone (330) 436-0301 - facsimile notice@clunkhoose.com   10/3, 10/10, 10/17/2025