IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Okaloosa COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Clarence Eugene Mercer Deceased File No. 2026-CP-000048 Division Probate Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Clarence Eugene Mercer, deceased, File Number 2026-CP-000048, by the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547, that the decedent's date of death was August 30, 2025, that the estimated total value of the estate is $59,599.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name David Mercer Address 354 Osborne Drive NE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. The date of first publication of this notice is February 06, 2026. Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Whitney L. Smith 1283 N. Eglin Parkway, Suite A Shalimar, FL 32579 Person Giving Notice: David Mercer February 6, 13 2026 LSAR0453985