IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DARICK T. GHOLAR, DECEASED CAUSE NO. 25-cv-285-CS JULIA C. BARNES, PETITIONER VS. THE WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF DARICK T. GHOLAR, DECEASED RESPONDENTS RULE 4 SUMMONS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: The Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Darick T. Gholar, Deceased, You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Julia C. Barnes, Petitioner, seeking to have the following people established as the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Darick T. Gholar, Deceased: Julia C. Barnes Sherby D. Barnes, Jr. Sherron D. Barnes Jameca D. Barnes Carrie M. Barnes You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the petition to Andrea L. Szabo, the attorney for the Plaintiffs, whose address is Post Office Box 15517, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39404. Your response to the petition must be mailed or delivered within (30) days from the date of delivery of this Summons and Petition, or a judgment by default will be entered against you for the money or other relief for declaration of rights demanded in the petition. You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. You are summoned to appear and defend against the petition filed against you in this action at 9:00 a.m. on July 2, 2026, in the courtroom of the Lamar County Chancery Court, in Purvis, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition, thereby barring the claims of any other Wrongful Death Beneficiary of Darick T. Gholar. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 26th day of May, 2026. Lance C. Reid Chancery Clerk of Forrest County, Mississippi By: S/ Sandy Bounds (SEAL) Deputy Clerk May 29, June 5, 12 2026 LMSS0526593