IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARTIE PHILLIPS, JR., DECEASED CASE NO. 17PR-25-280 NOTICE OF DEATH AND FILING OF AFFIDAVIT FOR COLLECTION OF SMALL ESTATE Name of decedent: Artie Phillips, Jr. Last known address: 919 Rena Road, Van Buren, Arkansas Date of death: March 19, 2025 On November 20, 2025, an Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate was filed with respect to the Estate of Artie Phillips, Jr., deceased, with the Clerk of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Crawford County, Arkansas, under Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, properly verified, to the Distributee or his attorney within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit of the estate. The name, mailing address, and telephone number of Distributee's attorney is: Alford Law Firm, P.A., John D. Alford, 6804 Rogers Avenue, Suite B, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903, (479) 494-5682. The name, mailing address of the Distributee is: Mark Litchford, 919 Rena Road, Van Buren, Arkansas 72956. This notice first published December 3, 2025. By:__/John D. Alford/____________ John D. Alford, AR Bar # 80003 ALFORD LAW FIRM. P.A. TO BE PUBLISHED Once a week for two consecutive weeks December 3, 10 2025 LFTS0413073