SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
ERIC A. KIRK & EUGENE KIRK
PETITIONERS
VS.
THE KNOWN, UNKNOWN OR ABSENT HEIRS-AT-LAW OF WILLIE EUGENE KIRK, DECEASED
RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 21-0184(S)
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
1. The Known, Unknown or Absent Heirs-at-Law of Willie Eugene Kirk, deceased
You have been made respondent in the suit filed in this Court by Eric A. Kirk and Eugene Kirk, Petitioners, seeking to determine the heirs-at-law of Willie Eugene Kirk, deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint or petition at 8:45 o’clock a.m. on the 26th day of April, 2022, in the Chancery courtroom of the Clarke County courthouse at Quitman, Mississippi, and in case of your failure 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, but you may do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF COURT, this the 7th day of March, 2022.
ANGIE GIBBS
Chancery Clerk, Clarke County, Mississippi
P. O. Box 689
Quitman, MS 39355
By: Brandy Stanwood, D.C.
0317, 0324, 0331
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEREMY OLIVER, DECEASED
CAUSE NO.: 22-07
SHARIE COOK, PETITIONER
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF CLARKE
TO THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF: JEREMY OLIVER
Any and all persons or parties who are interested in or claim any right, title, or interest as heirs of Jeremy Oliver, deceased, in her estate, including, but not limited to, Jayden Oliver, Jessica Lynn Clark through Jayden Oliver, if they be living and not to be found after diligent search and inquiry and whose places of residence, post office, and street and house addresses are unknown after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain the same, and if dead, their unknown heirs, their unknown devisees, executors, administrators, or legal representatives are not to be found after diligent search and inquiry, and whose place of residence, post offices, and street and house addresses are unknown after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain the same. You have been made Defendants in the lawsuit filed in the court by Sharie Cook, Petitioner, in the Petition to Determine Heirship for the Estate of Jeremy Oliver.
YOU ARE SUMMONED to appear and defend against the Petition to Determine Heirship filed against you in this action before the Honorable Charles E. Smith at 8:45 a.m. on the 26th day of April 2022, at the Clarke County Chancery Court located at 101 S. Archusa Avenue, Quitman, Mississippi 39355, to show cause, if any you can, why the relief requested in said petition should not be granted, and further to do and suffer such things as shall be considered and ordered by the court aforesaid in the premises, and have then and there this writ, with an endorsement thereon to the manner in which you shall have served, and in the case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and the seal of the Chancery Court of Clarke County, this the 9th day of March 2022.
HONORABLE Angie Gibbs
CLARKE COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
BY: Ellen Allen, D.C.
Prepared and Presented By:
Alvin Armistad, MSB #100992
Schwartz & Associates, P.A.
162 E Amite St.
Jackson, MS 39207-3949
T: (601) 988-8888
F: (601) 949-7929
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF CLARKE
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated July 26, 2007, executed by KAYLA CHAPMAN-JOHNSON, MYRON JOHNSON, conveying certain real property therein described to RECON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee, for MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC, Original Beneficiary, to secure the indebtedness therein described, as same appears of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Clarke County, Mississippi filed and recorded August 20, 2007, in Deed Book 0305, Page 0578 ; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was transferred and assigned to NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing; and
WHEREAS, Rubin Lublin, LLC has been appointed as Substitute Trustee; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee shall, on April 21, 2022 within the lawful hours of sale between 11:00AM and 4:00PM at the west door of the Courthouse proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Clarke County, Mississippi, to wit:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF CLARKE AND STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT WHERE THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 45 AS SITUATED ON FEBRUARY 14, 1967, INTERSECTS THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF THE SE ¼ OF SE ¼ OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST, RUN THENCE EAST 210 FEET TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 490 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST, RUN THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 45, 210 FEET, RUN THENCE WEST 210 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID U.S. HIGHWAY 45, RUN THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY 210 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, IN THE SE 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST, CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 11425 HWY 145 NORTH, SHUBUTA, MS 39360. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.
Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rubin Lublin, LLC
428 North Lamar Blvd, Suite 107
Oxford, MS 38655
rlselaw.com/property-listing
Tel: (877) 813-0992
Fax: (470) 508-9401
0324, 0331, 0407, 0414
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Notice to the public of Pendency of Board Action
Please take note that the Board of Aldermen and Mayor of the City of Quitman, at their regular scheduled meeting on April 5, 2022, at 5 p.m. at the Quitman Depot in Quitman, Mississippi, will take up for consideration the issue of opting out of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.
All citizens of the City of Quitman who wish to address the Board should contact the city clerk to be placed on the agenda for public comments, pursuant to the procedures of the City.
Published this the 31st day of March, 2022.
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Bid Notice - Request for Proposals
The Quitman School District will accept sealed bids until 10:00 A.M. CST on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, for Cost-per-image Agreement for Copying and Printing Services. A copy of the RFP with specifications can be acquired as follows:
1. Request a copy by phone at 601-776-2186, ext. 1014.
2. Acquire a copy from the district's website at www.quitmanschools.org/?page_id=101 or http://tinyurl.com/np3trdz
Sealed bids will be opened at 10:30 A.M. CST on April 19, 2022, in the boardroom of the Quitman School District Administration Office located at 104 East Franklin Street, Quitman, MS 39355. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope/carton clearly marked as follows:
"Cost-Per-Image Agreement for Copying and Printing Services"
Envelopes/cartons not so marked may remain sealed.
The Quitman School District Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any informalities.
Dr. Minnie Dace
Superintendent
Quitman School District
0331, 0407
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2005, Jeanette McDonald executed a certain deed of trust to Julia L. Greenfield, ESQ, Trustee for the use and benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Finance America, LLC, which deed of trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Clarke, County, state of Mississippi, in DT Book 281, Page 691; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE1, the current holder and/or assignee, substituted Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC as Trustee by instrument recorded in the Chancery Clerk’s Office on March 14, 2022, in BK 0004, PG 296; and
WHEREAS, Default having been made in the terms and conditions of said deed of trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said deed of trust, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE1, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee in said deed of trust, will on April 21, 2022 offer for sale at public outcry and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the main front door of the County Courthouse of Clarke County in Quitman, Mississippi, to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in Clarke County, Mississippi, to wit:
Lot 16 of Northview Subdivision of the City of Quitman, Mississippi a plat of which is filed in Map Book 4 on page 35 of the records of the Chancery Clerk of Clarke County, Mississippi
I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC
Substituted Trustee
Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC
244 Inverness Center Drive
Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 970-2233
0324, 0331, 0407, 0414
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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF Clarke
WHEREAS, on the 30th day of November, 2009, Monette S Ward, a single person, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Don O. Rogers, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for The Citizens National Bank of Meridian, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Clarke County, Mississippi in Book 324 at Page 658 Instrument# 200804009; and
WHEREAS, on the 30th day of September, 2019, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for The Citizens National Bank of Meridian, assigned said Deed of Trust unto PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 394 at Page 487 Instrument# 201902161; and
WHEREAS, on the 14th day of February, 2022 the Holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Dean Morris, LLC as Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 0004 at Page 294 Instrument# 202200340; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 7th day of April, 2022, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the West door (front of the Clarke County Courthouse) at Quitman, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Clarke County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the North boundary line of the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 5, Township 1 North, Range 17 East, Clarke County, Mississippi, on the West side of a branch and run thence West 70 yards, thence South 70 yards, thence East 70 yards, more or less, to the said branch, run thence in a Northerly direction with the West side of said branch 70 yards, more or less, to the point of beginning, containing 1 acre, more or less, and being situated in the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 5, Township 1 North, Range 17 East, Clark County, Mississippi.
I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 9th day of March, 2022.
Dean Morris, LLC
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
jeh/F22-0078
0317, 0324, 0331
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00 11 13 – ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
You are hereby invited to submit a sealed bid (or at the Bidder’s option, electronically submitted Bids) for “Mechanical Upgrades – District Wide (ESSER)”. Bids will be received from contractors at the Quitman School District Central Office located at 104 East Franklin Avenue, Quitman, MS 39355, until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 28, 2022, and then publicly opened and read aloud.
Single stipulated sum bids will be received for all work required by the Contract Documents in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Form of Contract Bond, Drawings, Specifications, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
1. Office of the Architect, Eley Guild Hardy Architects, P.A., 1091 Tommy Munro Drive, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532.
2. ABC Plan Rooms, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi.
3. AGC Plan Rooms, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi.
Bid documents are being made available via hard copy or CD at www.eleyguildhardyprojects.com. Interested bidders should log-in or register for a free account to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. The cost of the bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website (digital and hard copies). Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House at (662) 407-0193.
All proposals must be on file with Quitman School District prior to the opening time as stated above. All proposals must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated “Mechanical Upgrades – District Wide (ESSER)” to be opened on {insert bid date here}. Envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the Bidder and the School District assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of same by any School District employee.
At the Bidder’s option, in lieu of submitting a physical sealed Bid, electronic bids may be submitted at www.eleyguildhardyprojects.com. Bids shall be received electronically until the date/time as stated above. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Plan House at (662) 407-0193. Electronic submittal of Bids is not required.
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids.
Each bidder must deposit with his bid (or upload at Bidders Option), security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required from the successful bidder. Bidders shall comply with law of the State of Mississippi requiring Certificate of Responsibility.
Resident contractors shall, in accordance with laws of the State of Mississippi, be granted preference over non-residents in the award of this contract in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the non-resident. A non-resident contractor shall attach to his proposal a copy of his resident state's current law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors.
The successful bidder must adhere to the Owner’s policy concerning non-discrimination without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, or handicap. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
0331, 0407
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IIN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OFJANIS CARNEY DOWNEY, DECEASED
CIVIL ACTION NO. 21–266(S)
KATHY MAY
ADMINISTRATRIX WITH WILL ANNEXED
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration with Will Annexed having been granted on the 6th day of January 2022, by the Chancery Court of Clarke County, Mississippi, in civil action number21-266(S) to the undersigned upon the Estate of Janis Downey, and the Administratrix with Will Annexed, having filed an AFFIDAVIT with the Clerk confirming her reasonably diligent efforts to identify persons having claims against said estate and having found none, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from this date, or they will be forever barred.
This the 10th day of March, 2022.
KATHY MAY, ADMINISTRATRIX WITH WILL ANNEXED Of the ESTATE OF JANIS DOWNEY
Prepared by:
Grace W. Mitts
MSB #3390
Witherspoon & Compton, LLC
P.O. Box 845
Meridian, MS 39302-0845
Telephone: 601/693-6466
Email: gmitts@witherspooncompton.com
0317, 0324, 0331
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Quitman School District
INVITATION FOR BID
The Quitman School District will accept un-priced bid qualification specifications until 2:00 PM on Friday, April 8, 2022 online at www.centralbidding.com for the purpose of participating in an Electronic Reverse Auction for the following:
Reverse Auction: CNBID#01-2022
Project: One (1) Walk-In Cooler/Freezer Combo.
Location: 300 East Franklin Street, Quitman MS, 39355
The Electronic Reverse Auction will be held Wednesday, April 13th from 9:00 - 9:30 AM CST. Official project documents may be obtained from www.centralbidding.com for a fee or by contacting the Child Nutrition Director, Wendy Tucker, by email at wtucker@qsdk12.org.
Submissions will be evaluated, and qualified vendors will be invited to submit priced proposals via reverse auction. Inquiries regarding the project specifications should be directed to: Wendy Tucker, Director of Child Nutrition, at the following email: wtucker@qsdk12.org. For any questions relating to the reverse auction process, please call Central Bidding at (255)810-4814. The right to reject any/and all bids, waive informalities, extend the prequalification timeline, and to accept the lowest/best bid proposal is reserved by the Board of Trustees of the Quitman School District.
Performance Dates:
Advertise: March 23,2022
Advertise: March 30,2022
Bid Qualification Specification Due: No later than 2:00 PM CST, April 8,2022
Reverse Auction Bid Date: April 13,2022
Reverse Auction Bid Time: 9:00 AM CST
This institution is an equal opportunity employer.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 18th day of March, 2022 by the Chancery Court of Clarke County, Mississippi, in case number 22-0046-S to the undersigned upon the Estate of Joseph Randall Partin, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from the date of first publication, or they will be forever barred.
This the 21st day of March, 2022.
/s/TIFFANY STRICKLAND, ADMINISTRATRIX
Robert M. Dreyfus, Jr.
2212 Ninth Street
Meridian, MS 39301
(601) 553-8315
MSBN 6191
File No. 22016
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
EX PARTE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES E. SHAW, deceased
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-0207
CATHERINE ROACH MCKENZIE
ADMINISTRATRIX
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been granted on the18th day of March, 2022, by the Chancery Court of Clarke County, Mississippi, in civil action number 15-0207 to the undersigned upon the Estate of James E. Shaw, Deceased, and the Administratrix, having filed an AFFIDAVIT with the Clerk confirming her reasonably diligent efforts to identify persons having claims against said estate and having mailed notice to persons so identified, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from this date, or they will be forever barred.
This the 18th day of March, 2022.
CATHERINE ROACH MCKENZIE, ADMINISTRATRIX
OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES E. SHAW, DECEASED
F. W. Mitts MSB #3389
Martin, Rogers & Mitts
P. O. Box 5247
Meridian, MS 39302-5247
Telephone: 601-693-6516
Email: bmitts01@bellsouth.net
Grace W. Mitts MSB #3390
Witherspoon & Compton, LLC
P.O. Box 845
Meridian, MS 39302-0845
Telephone: 601/483-3968
Email: gmitts@witherspooncompton.com
0324, 0331, 0407
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF RONALD W. PENNINGTON, DECEASED
CIVIL ACTION NO. 22-21-P
JUDITH JOHNSON
ADMINISTRATRIX
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 17th day of March, 2022, by the Chancery Court of Clarke County, Mississippi, in civil action number 22-21-P to the undersigned upon the Estate of Ronald W. Pennington, Deceased, and the Administratrix, having filed an AFFIDAVIT with the Clerk confirming her reasonably diligent efforts to identify persons having claims against said estate and having mailed notice to persons so identified, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from this date, or they will be forever barred.
This the 21st day of March, 2022.
JUDITH JOHNSON, Administratrix of the Estate of RONALD W. PENNINGTON, Deceased
John G. Compton, MSB #6433
Witherspoon & Compton, LLC
P.O. Box 845
Meridian, MS 39302-0845
Telephone: 601/693-6466
Email: jcompton@witherspooncompton.com
0331, 0407, 0414
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF RONALD W. PENNINGTON, DECEASED
CIVIL ACTION NO. 22-21-P
JUDITH JOHNSON
PETITIONER
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The absent and unknown heirs at law of Ronald W. Pennington, deceased
NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS
THE PETITION TO DETERMINE HEIRS-AT-LAW CURRENTLY PENDING IN THIS CIVIL ACTION IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said PETITION TO DETERMINE HEIRS-AT-LAW at 8:45 o’clock a.m. on the 24th day of May, 2022, in the Chancery courtroom of the Clarke County Courthouse at Quitman, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment will be entered against you for the relief demanded in said Complaint, including the closing of this estate.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID COURT, this the 24th day of March, 2022.
ANGIE CHISHOLM GIBBS, CHANCERY CLERK OF CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: s/Ellen Allen, D.C.
(SEAL)
PREPARED BY:
John G. Compton, MSB #6433
Witherspoon & Compton, LLC
PO Box 845
Meridian, MS 39302-0845
Telephone: 601-693-6466
Email: jcompton@witherspooncompton.com
0331, 0407, 0414
