12400017
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Docket 25-0607-IV
JACKIE DEAN,
Plaintiff,
vs.
DORA THOMAS, NORMA JEAN GREER, LARRY SLAUGHTER, GABRIEL RAY STAMPS, CHRISTY BOWERS, BAILEY LEON KISSNER, SNOWY SHEPHERD, SHELLY KEEN, SAMANTHA LANCE, TODD WAYNE SHEPHERD, AMIE ELAINE ALCORN, ELAINE VERONICA GRIFFITH ALCORN, EBENEH ALCORN, KAREN LYNN ALCORN, DARRIN ALCORN, ROGER T. ALCORN, ERICA LEE ALCORN, ROY ALCORN, DEBORAH YOUNG, KIM HOWARD HOWELL, NANCY HOWARD DAWSON, ERIC HOWARD, FRANCES GREEN, MIKE SHEPHERD, SANDRA SHARP, CAROLYN WRIGHT, TRENTON SHEPHERD, HEATHER JOHNSON, RUTH ANN COOK, CHRISTOPHER LEE BARRETT, HARLIS O. JOHNSON JR., GEORGE CONNER, FRANK SHEPHERD, CARL PERRY SHEPHERD, TIMOTHY MARK SHEPHERD, JOSEPH ALBERT SHEPHERD, CATHY EDITH KAYE, NANCY RUTH SHEPHERD, DAISEY FRANCES SHEPHERD, BARBARA JEAN SHEPHERD,
and
UNKNOWN JOHN DOES AND JANE DOES, AS HEIRS AT LAW OF MARY A. STEPHENS,
DECEASED,
Defendants.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Pursuant to T.C.A. Section 21-1-204, appearing from allegations of the Complaint in this cause, being duly sworn to or from affidavit, that the known and unknown heirs of Mary A. Stephens, Deceased, their heirs, successors and assigns, the Defendants cannot be served with the ordinary process of law after diligent inquiry the whereabouts of the Defendants cannot be ascertained.
It is therefore ORDERED, that said Defendants enter an appearance thirty (30) days after the last publication and file an answer to the Complaint, or judgment by default may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A copy of this order is to be published for four (4) consecutive weeks in the Nashville Tennessean. The last known address(es) for these Defendants is/are unknown.
Date: June 4th, 2026
Maria Salas
Clerk and Master
By: Deputy Clerk and Master
Dates Publication will run: 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 2026
Submitted by:
s/ Marjorie Kaup Haines, Esq.
Marjorie Kaup Haines, Esq. BPR#026345
Attorney for Plaintiff
PO Box 681493, Franklin TN 37068
615-818-6988 - direct line
margehaines@aol.com
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of the foregoing document has been served on June 1, 2026, to Michael W. Ferrell, Esq., for Defendants, Dora Thomas, Norma Jean Greer and Bailey Kissner via email to mike@mikeferrelllaw.com and mailed to the following:
Sandra Sharp
1689 Rocky Mound Road
Livingston TN 38570
Mike Sheppard
111 Forest Meadows Drive
Hendersonville TN 37075
Roger Alcorn
210 32nd Street, Apt 40
Old Hickory TN 37138
Roy Alcorn
1520 W Molloy Lane, Lot 3
Murfreesboro TN 37129
Erica Leigh Alcorn
3981 Atkins Drive
Nashville TN 37211
Ebeneh Alcorn
3981 Atkins Drive
Nashville TN 37211
Elaine Veronica Alcorn
3981 Atkins Drive
Nashville TN 37211
Amie Elaine Alcorn
95 Eagle Ben Road
Linden TN 37096
Joseph Wayne Sheppard
1395 Roack Bridge Road
Bethpage TN 37022
Christy Bowers
606 Santa Fe Dr
Christiana 37037
Larry Slaughter
301 28th Ave N, Apt 304
Nashville TN 37203
Gabriel Ray Stamps
520 Westgate Blvd.
Murfreesboro TN 37128
Shelly Keen
401 S. Russell Street
Portland TN 37148
Samantha Lance
401 S. Russell Street
Portland TN 37148
Barbara Jean Sheppard
3128 Larkspur Drive
Nashville TN 37207
Daisy Frances Sheppard
160 Scalf Drive
Madison TN 37115
Nancy Ruth Sheppard
203 Sealey Drive, Apt C2
Madison TN 37115
Timothy Joseph Sheppard
160 Scalf Drive
Madison TN 37115
Joseph Albert Sheppard
160 Scalf Drive
Madison TN 37115
Karen Lynn Alcorn
675 Mercer Drive
Hermitage TN 37076
The following defendants have not yet been located and therefore not served:
Christopher Lee Barrett, Carolyn Wright, Trenton Sheppard, Heather Johnson, Ruth Ann Cook, Deborah Young, Eric Howard, Snowy Shepherd, Todd Wayne Shepherd, Kim Howard Howell, Nancy Howard Dawson, Frances Green, George Conner, Frank Shepherd, Carl Perry Shepherd, Harlis O. Johnson and Cathy Edith Kaye.
s/Mariorie Kaup Haines. Esq.
Marjorie Kaup Haines, Esq.