IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN RE: THE WRONGFUL-DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF WILLIAM HALES, DECEASED CAUSE NO.61CH1:25-cv-01629 RULE 4 SUMMONS STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: ALL UNKNOWN WRONGFUL-DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF WILLIAM HALES, DECEASED Whose Addresses are Unknown to the Petitioner After diligent search and inquiry You have been made a Respondent to the Petition to Determine Wrongful-Death Beneficiaries, filed in this Court by Petitioner, LINDA HALES, seeking a determination of all wrongful-death beneficiaries of WILLIAM HALES, Deceased. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition to the attorney for the Petitioner, Kelly M. McLeod, Esq., MCLEOD LAW, PLLC, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 313, Madison, Mississippi 39130. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION. You also must file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 21st day of October, 2025. MARK S. SCARBOROUGH Rankin County Chancery Clerk BY: B. Thomas_______________________ D.C. October 27, November 3, 10 2025 LMSS0393631