LEGAL NOTICE   Defendants, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, and Devisees, if any, of Paula Smith, whose last place of residence is unknown, will take notice that on June 10, 2026, 21st Mortgage Corporation, filed its Complaint on Action for Replevin in Case No. 2026CV01221 in the Court of Common Pleas, Lawrence County, Ohio, alleging that Defendants, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, and Devisees, if any, of Paula Smith may have an interest in the 2006 Skyline 6087 model, manufactured home, Serial No. U5390519U located at 8021 Manchester Ave SW, Lot 11, Navarre, OH 44662. 21st Mortgage Corporation further alleges that Defendants, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, and Devisees, if any, of Paula Smith, have failed to remit the required monthly payments on the Contract for said manufactured home, and is now in default of their obligations under the terms of the Contract. By virtue of the default, 21st Mortgage Corporation is entitled to immediate and permanent possession of said manufactured home. 21st Mortgage Corporation prays that Defendants, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, and Devisees, if any, of Paula Smith be required to answer and set up their interest in said manufactured home, or be forever barred from asserting the same, for default on the Contract, for 21st Mortgage Corporation’s immediate and permanent possession of said manufactured home, the commercially reasonable sale of said manufactured home, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the debt secured thereby, and for such other relief as is just and equitable. Defendants, UNKNOWN HEIRS, LEGATEES, AND DEVISEES, IF ANY, OF PAULA SMITH ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER ON OR BEFORE 28 DAYS AFTER THE LAST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. BY: COOKE DEMERS, LLC David J. Demers (0055423) 260 Market Street, Suite F New Albany, Ohio 43054 Telephone: 614-939-0930 Facsimile: 614-939-0987 Attorney for Plaintiff Published in The Repository on July 10, July 17 and July 24, 2026.