NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, CLEVELAND COUNTY In the Civil District Court 26CV000168-220   CLEVELAND COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff, vs. ROSALIE LOWRY GARVIN (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of ROSALIE LOWRY GARVIN (deceased) and her creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (Owner), DELIA PAILEN (heir), PERNELL BENNIX (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of PERNELL BENNIX (deceased) and her creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (heir), CHERYL BENNIX (heir), ROBERT LEE BENNIX (heir), MARTIN BENNIX, JR. (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of MARTIN BENNIX, JR. (deceased) and his creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (heir), ROBERT BENNIX, JR. (heir), KAYLA BENNIX (heir), and DASHEA BENNIX, Defendants.   TO: ROSALIE LOWRY GARVIN (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of ROSALIE LOWRY GARVIN (deceased) and her creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (Owner), DELIA PAILEN (heir), PERNELL BENNIX (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of PERNELL BENNIX (deceased) and her creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (heir), CHERYL BENNIX (heir), ROBERT LEE BENNIX (heir), MARTIN BENNIX, JR. (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of MARTIN BENNIX, JR. (deceased) and his creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (heir), ROBERT BENNIX, JR. (heir), KAYLA BENNIX (heir), and DASHEA BENNIX,   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: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property described as Parcel Number 6800, Map KM 1, Block 1, Lot 25 which is more completely described in the Complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.   You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than March 14, 2026, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 2nd day of February 2026  B. Logan Roberts Staff Attorney N. C. State Bar No. 32902 Post Office Box 1210 Shelby, NC 28151-1210 Phone: 704-476-3089 Fax: 704-484-4917 logan.roberts@clevelandcountync.gov 12023068 2/2 2/9 2/16/26