LEGAL NOTICE The Unknown Heirs at Law, Devisees, Legatees, Administrators, and Executors of the Estate of John P. Smith, deceased, whose last place of residence is unknown, but whose present place of residence is unknown, The Unknown Heirs at Law, Devisees, Legatees, Administrators, and Executors of the Estate of Caroline Smith, deceased, whose last place of residence is unknown, but whose pres-ent place of residence is unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of John P. Smith, whose last place of residence is known as 724 County Road 500, Ashland, OH 44805 but whose present place of residence is unknown, and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Caroline Smith, whose last place of residence is known as 724 County Road 500, Ashland, OH 44805 but whose present place of residence is unknown, will take notice that on February 9, 2026, Carrington Mortgage Serv-ices LLC, filed its Complaint in Foreclosure in Case No. 26-CFR-029 in the Court of Common Pleas Ashland County, Ohio alleging that the Defendants, The Unknown Heirs at Law, Devisees, Legatees, Administrators, and Executors of the Estate of John P. Smith, deceased, The Unknown Heirs at Law, Devisees, Legatees, Administrators, and Executors of the Estate of Caroline Smith, de-ceased, Unknown Souse, if any, of John P. Smith, and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Caroline Smith, have or claim to have an interest in the real estate located at 724 County Road 500, Ashland, OH 44805, PPN #M38-021-0-0011-02. A complete legal description may be obtained with the Ashland County Auditor's Office located at 142 W. Second St., Ashland, OH 44805-2194. The Petitioner further alleges that by reason of default of the Defendant(s) in the payment of a promissory note, according to its tenor, the conditions of a concurrent mortgage deed give to secure the payment of said note and conveying the premises described, have been broken, and the same has become absolute. The Petitiioner prays that the Defendant(s) named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said real estate or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of any liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of Petitioner's claim in the property order of its priority, and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable. THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER ON OR BEFORE THE 12th DAY OF JUNE, 2026. BY: CLUNK, HOOSE CO., LPA Robert R. Hoose #0074544 Attorneys for Plaintiff- Petitioner 495 Wolf Ledges Pkwy Akron, OH 44311 (330) 436-0300 - telephone (330) 436-0301 - facsimile notice@clunkhoose.com 5/1, 8, 15/2026; #12277250