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 25CV010806-250 COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, Plaintiff(s), VS. MAKAYLA ANN BARTLEMUS TRUST, Owner; MAKAYLA ANN BARTLEMUS, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of MAKAYLA ANN BARTLEMUS, 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 MAKAYLA ANN BARTLEMUS, deceased, Interested Party(ies); CHARLES MITCHELL BARTLEMUS, JR, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of CHARLES MITCHELL BARTLEMUS, JR, 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 CHARLES MITCHELL BARTLEMUS, JR, deceased, Interested Party(ies); MELINDA LEWIS, Interested Party; TERRY NAN ALVES AKA TERRI NAN ALVES AKA TERRIE ALVES, Interested Party; MARY BARTLEMUS, Interested Party; NICHOLAS BARTLEMUS, Interested Party; STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Judgment Lienholder; Defendant(s). TO: MAKAYLA ANN BARTLEMUS TRUST, Owner; MAKAYLA ANN BARTLEMUS, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of MAKAYLA ANN BARTLEMUS, 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 MAKAYLA ANN BARTLEMUS, deceased, Interested Party(ies); CHARLES MITCHELL BARTLEMUS, JR, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of CHARLES MITCHELL BARTLEMUS, JR, 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 CHARLES MITCHELL BARTLEMUS, JR, deceased, Interested Party(ies), 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 10394, Page 0664, 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 April 21, 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 5th day of March, 2026. DAVID B. CRAIG Attorney for the Plaintiff(s) 1903 Bragg Blvd., Suite 4 Fayetteville, NC 28303 Telephone: (910) 223-3768 State Bar # 10122 3/12/26, 3/19/26 & 3/26/26 March 12, 19, 26 2026 LWLM0474133