IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
CHRISTY DUNAWAY
PETITIONER
LESLIE WALTON; LEE
GILLILAND; AND ALL
UNKNOWN STATUTORY
WRONGFUL DEATH
BENEFICIARIES OF LINDA
GILLILAND, DECEASED
RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO.: 26-cv-00616
SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF MADISON
TO: All Unknown Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Linda Gilliland, deceased, absent or unknown Defendants, this cause shall be proceeded with as other causes in chancery, and upon satisfactory evidence as to death of said person and as to the fact that the parties to said suit are her sole wrongful death beneficiaries, the court shall enter a judgment that the persons so described be recognized as the wrongful death beneficiaries of such decedent. And said judgment shall be evidence in all the courts of law and equity in this state that the persons therein named are the sole wrongful death beneficiaries of the person therein described as their ancestor.
TAKE NOTICE that a hearing will be held in the Chancery Court of Madison County, Canton, MS, on June 17, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. before Chancellor Cynthia Brewer, and at said hearing you should appear and show cause, if any you can, why the relief sought by the Petitioner should not be granted by the Court. Failure to appear at the time and place mentioned may result in a judgment against you for the relief demanded.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 8th day of May, 2026.
RONNY LOTT,
CHANCERY CLERK
MADISON COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
By: Stacey Toten, DC
ISSUED AT THE INSTANCE OF: W. Andrew Neely, Esquire (MSB No.: 102168)
STRACENER & NEELY
2906 North State Street, Suite 200
Jackson, Mississippi 39216
Phone: (601) 206-0885
Email: andrew@sn-law.net
05/15, 05/22, 05/29/2026
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