In the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County Mississippi
In the Matter of the Estate of Jillis Valden Copeland, Deceased, Cause No. 26-00009
RULE 81 SUMMONS (by Publication)
In the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County Mississippi
In the Matter of the Estate of Jillis Valden Copeland, Deceased, Cause No. 26-00009
RULE 81 SUMMONS (by Publication)
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF HINDS
TO: ANY AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE HEIRS AT LAW OF JILLIS VALDEAN COPELAND, AND ANY INTERESTED PARTY OR PERSON CLAIMING AN INTERST IN THE ESTATE OF JILLIS VALDEAN COPELAND
You have been made a Defendant in the Petition to Determine Heirs filed in this Court by the Administratrixes, Lisa Copeland and Britney M. Green, in this matter, seeking to declare Lisa Copeland, Britney M. Green, and Ashley L. Green sole heirs-at-law of Jillis Valdean Copeland, Deceased. Additional out of state Defendants include Horace Allen Copeland, 6971 Dylan St., San Diego, CA 92139; Garrison Copeland, 116 Milan Dr., Ellenwood, GA 30294; Christopher Copeland, 6 2nd Ave, Ossining, NY 10562; Kelsea Copeland, 1502 Professor Court, Henrico, VA 23228; Zachary Copeland, 1502 Professor Court, Henrico, VA 23228, MIchael Smith and Sadie Smith.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said Petition at 9:00 a.m. on the 17th day of June, 2026 in the courtroom of the Hinds County Chancery Court at 316 South President Street in Jackson, Mississippi, in front of the Honorable Tiffany Grove. In the case of your faiure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the Complaint or Petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading concerning the relief sought, but you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal of the Court, this the 15th day of April, 2026.
Eddie Jean Carr, Chancery Clerk Hinds County, Mississippi
By: L. Vann, D.C.
Prepared by Elizabeth J. Spell, MSB#102317
Robert E. Moorehead, Attorneys at Law, PLLC
220 W. Jackson St.
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Telephone: 601-956-4557p; Facsimile (601) 956-4478
Email: l.elizabeth.johnson@gmail.com
April 20, 27, May 4 2026
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