In the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi First Judicial District In the Matter of the Estate of Patricia Neal Beard-Baker, Deceased Sharon Crumpton, Petitioner Cause No.: 25CH1:22-PR-00232 All Unknown Heirs at Law and/or Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Patricia Neal Beard-Baker, Deceased, Respondents SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND STATUTORY BENEFICIARIES OF PATRICIA NEAL BEARD-BAKER, DECEASED You have been made a Respondent in the matter filed in this Court by Petitioner Sharon Crumpton seeking an adjudication that Sharon Crumpton and Larry Earl Warren, Jr. are the heirs at law and wrongful death beneficiaries of Patricia Neal Beard-Baker, deceased. There are no other known Respondents in this action. You are summoned to appear before the Hon. Crystal Wise Martin at 9:00 A.M., on the 30th day of March, 2026, in the Hinds County Chancery Court Building in Jackson, Mississippi, to show cause as to why Sharon Crumpton and Larry Earl Warren, Jr., should not be declared as the heirs-at-law and wrongful death beneficiaries of Patricia Neal Beard-Baker, deceased, wherein you are made a Respondent, and why such other leave as prayed for should not be granted. You are further notified that your failure to appear in court on the day and time herein set forth will result in a judgment against you for the relief prayed for in the petition. Issued under my hand and official seal of said Court, this 20th day of February, 2026. ________________________________ HINDS COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK PREPARED BY: Robert G. Barlow, III, MSB No. 103712 Schwartz & Associates, P.A. 162 E. Amite Street (39201) Post Office Box 3949 Jackson, Mississippi 39207-3949 T: (601) 988-8888 F: (601) 948-3822 jbarlow@1call.org February 26 2026 LMSS0463689