NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WALTON COUNTY FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File Number: 2025 CP 334 Division: A IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN GREGORY SIMMONS Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WALTON COUNTY FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File Number: 2025 CP 334 Division: A IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN GREGORY SIMMONS Deceased. The administration of the estate of JOHN GREGORY SIMMONS, deceased, whose date of death was September 5, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Walton County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 571 U.S. Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is 3/25/26. Personal Representative: Daneita Rene Simmons a/k/a Rene Weaver Simmons 1201 Hickory Hill Circle Jasper, AL 35504 Attorney for Personal Representative: Evangalos P. Geeker Florida Bar No. 281506 Emmanuel, Sheppard, & Condon 195 Grand Blvd., Suite 101 Miramar Beach, FL 32550 (850) 460-8000 vpg@esclaw.com mcrooke@esclaw.com March 25, April 1 2026 LSAR0478258