IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI   IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA SMITH, DECEASED   CAUSE NO. 25-PR-72-SM   RULE 4 SUMMONS   STATE OF MISSISSIPPI   TO: ALL UNKNOWN WRONGFUL-DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF LINDA SMITH, DECEASED, WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN TO PETITIONER AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY   You have been made a defendant to the Petition to Determine Wrongful-Death Beneficiaries [18], filed in this Court by Petitioner, DEBBIE SMITH, seeking a determination of all wrongful-death beneficiaries of LINDA SMITH, 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., whose mailing address is MCLEOD LAW, PLLC, P.O. Box 313, Madison, Mississippi 39130.   YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER APRIL 24, 2026, WHICH IS THE DATE OF 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 20th day of April, 2026.   LANCE REID, Chancery Clerk Forrest County Chancery Court   BY: Debbie Fillingane, D.C. 4/24, 5/1, 5/8/2026 #12270079