NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS OF PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 25CV015981-250 COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, Plaintiff(s), VS. DEBRA C. PIERCE, Owner; SPOUSE OF DEBRA C. PIERCE, if any, Interested Party; DAVID RAY OWENS, Heir of James D. Owens, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of DAVID RAY OWENS, Heir of James D. Owens, deceased, together with all his/her creditors and Lienholders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of DAVID RAY OWENS, Heir of James D. Owens, deceased, Lienholder(s); Defendant(s). TO: DAVID RAY OWENS, Heir of James D. Owens, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of DAVID RAY OWENS, Heir of James D. Owens, deceased, together with all his/her creditors and Lienholders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of DAVID RAY OWENS, Heir of James D. Owens, deceased, Lienholder(s), the above-named Defendant(s). Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: tax foreclosure on personal and/or real property due to the failure to pay city and/or county taxes on property recorded in Deed Book 5538, Page 0084, at Cumberland County Register of Deeds, and as fully described in the complaint filed at the Clerk of Courts office, Cumberland County. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than June 30, 2026, said date being 40 days from the first publication of this notice; and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 12th day of May, 2026. DAVID B. CRAIG Attorney for the Plaintiff(s) 1903 Bragg Blvd., Suite 4 Fayetteville, NC 28303 Telephone: (910) 223-3768 State Bar # 10122 5/21/26, 5/28/26 & 6/4/26 May 21, 28, June 4 2026 LWLM0518745