IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GRAHAM L. HALES, DECEASED ANNE-MURRAY HALES COTTEN, PETITIONER v. CAUSE NO. 26-pr-77-SM THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GRAHAM L. HALES, DECEASED, AND ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF GRAHAM L. HALES, DECEASED RESPONDENTS RULE 81 SUMMONS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: Any and all unknown heirs at law of Graham L. Hales, Deceased, and all persons and entities claiming any interest in the Estate of Graham L. Hales, Deceased. You have been made a Respondent in the Petition for Determination of Heirs filed in this Court by Anne-Murray Hales Cotten, Petitioner, seeking to have Lauren Allison Welden, Jeramy Elizabeth Hales Meredith, and Anne-Murray Hales Cotten, established as the sole and only heirs at law of Graham L. Hales, Deceased. You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition filed against you in this action at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2026, in the courtroom of the Forrest County Courthouse in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the Petition, thereby barring the claims of any other heirs at law of Graham L. Hales, Deceased. 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 10th day of July, 2026. Lance Reid, Chancery Clerk of Forrest County, Mississippi By: Sandra Bounds, D.C. July 17, 24, 31 2026 LMSS0557503