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Public Notices 08-14-25
August 12, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF JUDITH R. SULLIVAN,
DECEASED
DECEASED
ALLAINA JO WILSON AND BELINDA MICHELLE TIPTON, PLAINTIFFS
CAUSE NO. 19-2025-pr-062-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Judith R. Sullivan, Deceased, or Other
Unknown Interested Parties
Unknown Interested Parties
You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Determination of
Heirship by Plaintiffs Allaina Jo Wilson and Belinda Michelle Tipton
seeking a Determination of Heirship of Judith R. Sullivan, deceased.
Heirship by Plaintiffs Allaina Jo Wilson and Belinda Michelle Tipton
seeking a Determination of Heirship of Judith R. Sullivan, deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed
against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 2nd day of September,
2025, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,
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 complaint.
against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 2nd day of September,
2025, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,
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 complaint.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do
so if you desire.
so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal of this Court, this 25th day of July,
2025.
2025.
JILL GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY
CHANCERY CLERK
BY:Tayler Smith
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Publish: July 31, Aug. 7 & Aug. 14, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC ALAN GARNER, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 23-pr-061-DKH
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OF ISAAC ALAN GARNER, DECEASED
You have been named party to a Petition filed in this Court by Tina
Garner Marsh, as Administratrix of the Estate of Isaac Alan Garner,
deceased, seeking a Determination of Heirs-at-Law of Isaac Alan Garner,
deceased.
Garner Marsh, as Administratrix of the Estate of Isaac Alan Garner,
deceased, seeking a Determination of Heirs-at-Law of Isaac Alan Garner,
deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition filed against
you in this action at 9:00 a.m. on the 30th day of September, 2025, in
the Chancery Courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse in Meadville,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the relief requested in the
Petition.
you in this action at 9:00 a.m. on the 30th day of September, 2025, in
the Chancery Courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse in Meadville,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the relief requested in the
Petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do
so if you desire.
so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this, the 24th day of
July, 2025.
July, 2025.
/s/ Jill J. Gilbert,
Chancery Clerk,
Franklin County,
Mississippi
(Seal)
By: Taylor Smith,
Deputy Clerk
Publish: Aug. 7, Aug. 14 & Aug. 21, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC ALAN GARNER, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 23-pr-061-DKH
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: ALL UNKNOWN WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF ISAAC ALAN GARNER,
DECEASED
DECEASED
THE PETITION WHICH HAS BEEN FILED IN THIS MATTER IS IMPORTANT AND YOU
MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to
the Petition to Adjudicate the Heirs-at-Law and Wrongful Death
Beneficiaries of Isaac Alan Garner, deceased, to F. Gregory Malta,
attorney for Tina Garner Marsh, whose mailing address is P. O. Box 912,
Brookhaven, MS 39602, and whose street address is 218 West Chickasaw
Street, Brookhaven, MS 39601. Your response must be mailed or delivered
within thirty (30) days from the first date of publication of this
summons, or a judgment by default will be entered against you for the
money or other things demanded in the motion.
the Petition to Adjudicate the Heirs-at-Law and Wrongful Death
Beneficiaries of Isaac Alan Garner, deceased, to F. Gregory Malta,
attorney for Tina Garner Marsh, whose mailing address is P. O. Box 912,
Brookhaven, MS 39602, and whose street address is 218 West Chickasaw
Street, Brookhaven, MS 39601. Your response must be mailed or delivered
within thirty (30) days from the first date of publication of this
summons, or a judgment by default will be entered against you for the
money or other things demanded in the motion.
You must also file the original of your response with the Chancery Clerk
of this County within a reasonable time afterward.
of this County within a reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this, the 24th day of
July, 2025.
July, 2025.
/s/ Jill J. Gilbert,
Chancery Clerk,
Franklin County,
Mississippi
(Seal)
By: Taylor Smith,
Deputy Clerk
Publish: Aug. 7, Aug. 14 & Aug. 21, 2025
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF
FRANKLIN
FRANKLIN
WHEREAS, on the 4th day of September, 2020, James Marshall Woods and
Kacie Deanne Woods, husband and wife, executed and delivered a certain
Deed of Trust unto First American Title, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Neighbors Bank, Beneficiary,
to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is
recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County,
Mississippi in Book 331 at Page 586 Instrument# 69863; and
Kacie Deanne Woods, husband and wife, executed and delivered a certain
Deed of Trust unto First American Title, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Neighbors Bank, Beneficiary,
to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is
recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County,
Mississippi in Book 331 at Page 586 Instrument# 69863; and
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of February, 2025, Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS"), as beneficiary, as nominee for
Neighbors Bank, assigned said Deed of Trust unto PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery
Clerk in DOT Book 2025 at Page 1736 Instrument# 78118; and
Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS"), as beneficiary, as nominee for
Neighbors Bank, assigned said Deed of Trust unto PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery
Clerk in DOT Book 2025 at Page 1736 Instrument# 78118; and
WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of April, 2025 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 DOT
Book 2025 at Page 2670 Instrument# 78353; and
substituted and appointed Dean Morris, LLC as Substitute Trustee by
instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in DOT
Book 2025 at Page 2670 Instrument# 78353; 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 28th day of August,
2025, 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 front door
on the north 36 Main Street side of the courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described
land and property situated in Franklin County, Mississippi, to-wit:
secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust,
having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 28th day of August,
2025, 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 front door
on the north 36 Main Street side of the courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described
land and property situated in Franklin County, Mississippi, to-wit:
The westernmost acre of land out of the lands of Mrs. Marie Varner,
which she obtained from Richard G. King and Marion King, all in Sections
32 and 45, Township 7 North, Range 1 East, which said acre of land is
more particularly described as:
which she obtained from Richard G. King and Marion King, all in Sections
32 and 45, Township 7 North, Range 1 East, which said acre of land is
more particularly described as:
Commence at the intersection of the centerline of U.S. Highway 84 and
the Adams-Franklin County line and proceed easterly with said centerline
for a distance of 591.5 feet; thence South 13 degrees West 85.0 feet to
the south right-of-way line of U. S. Highway 84; thence North 86 degrees
27' East along said right of way line for a distance of 107.0 feet, more
or less; thence continue along said right of way line easterly for 100
feet; thence South 13 degrees West to the north right of way line of the
Mississippi Central Railroad; thence with said right-of-way line North
78 degrees 30' West to a net wire fence which is the westerly line of
land sold by Richard G. King and Marion King to Mrs. Marie Varner on the
23rd day of May, 1966; thence North 13 degrees East 204 feet along
netwire fence to the south right of way line of the U.S. Highway 84.
the Adams-Franklin County line and proceed easterly with said centerline
for a distance of 591.5 feet; thence South 13 degrees West 85.0 feet to
the south right-of-way line of U. S. Highway 84; thence North 86 degrees
27' East along said right of way line for a distance of 107.0 feet, more
or less; thence continue along said right of way line easterly for 100
feet; thence South 13 degrees West to the north right of way line of the
Mississippi Central Railroad; thence with said right-of-way line North
78 degrees 30' West to a net wire fence which is the westerly line of
land sold by Richard G. King and Marion King to Mrs. Marie Varner on the
23rd day of May, 1966; thence North 13 degrees East 204 feet along
netwire fence to the south right of way line of the U.S. Highway 84.
Being part of the property conveyed to the grantor herein by Richard G.
King and Marion King by deed dated May 23, 1966, recorded in Deed Book
D-6, Page 548-550 of the records in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of
Franklin County, Mississippi.
King and Marion King by deed dated May 23, 1966, recorded in Deed Book
D-6, Page 548-550 of the records in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of
Franklin County, Mississippi.
Being the same land conveyed by Marie Varner to Sammy Wood and Mrs.
Peggy Wood by deed dated the 3rd day of February, 1969, and of record in
the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi in Land
Deed Book K-6 at Page 433-434.
Peggy Wood by deed dated the 3rd day of February, 1969, and of record in
the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi in Land
Deed Book K-6 at Page 433-434.
Being all and the same land conveyed by Sammy Wood and Peggy Wood to
Kenneth R. Johnson and Rhonda G. Johnson, by deed dated October 21,
2003, recorded November 10, 2003 in Land Deed Book C-11 at page 530 in
the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi.
Kenneth R. Johnson and Rhonda G. Johnson, by deed dated October 21,
2003, recorded November 10, 2003 in Land Deed Book C-11 at page 530 in
the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi.
Being all and the same land conveyed by Kenneth R. Johnson and Rhonda G.
Johnson to Casey G. Lott and Lindsey J. Lott by Warranty Deed dated and
recorded November 21, 2008. in Deed Book A-12, at page 69, of the
records in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County,
Mississippi.
Johnson to Casey G. Lott and Lindsey J. Lott by Warranty Deed dated and
recorded November 21, 2008. in Deed Book A-12, at page 69, of the
records in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County,
Mississippi.
I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 28th day of July 2025.
Dean Morris, LLC
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
jeh/F25-0188
Publish: Aug. 7, Aug. 14 & Aug. 21, 2025
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, 7/30/2009, Shirley A. Brinkley, a married woman joined by her
spouse, and Edward Brinkley executed a certain deed of trust to William
E. Murray, Trustee for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A which
deed of trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk's office
of Franklin County, State of Mississippi in Book 268 Page 63 and
recorded on 7/31/2009; and
spouse, and Edward Brinkley executed a certain deed of trust to William
E. Murray, Trustee for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A which
deed of trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk's office
of Franklin County, State of Mississippi in Book 268 Page 63 and
recorded on 7/31/2009; and
WHEREAS, Vylla Solutions, LLC has heretofore been substituted as Trustee
by instrument dated 5/22/2025 and recorded in Instrument No. 78602 Book
2025 Page 3924-3926 the aforesaid Chancery Clerk's office; and
by instrument dated 5/22/2025 and recorded in Instrument No. 78602 Book
2025 Page 3924-3926 the aforesaid Chancery Clerk's office; 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, Vylla Solutions, LLC, as Substituted trustee of Carrington
Mortgage Services, LLC, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having
requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to execute the trust and
sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said deed of
trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together
with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and expense of sale.
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, Vylla Solutions, LLC, as Substituted trustee of Carrington
Mortgage Services, LLC, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having
requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to execute the trust and
sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said deed of
trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together
with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and expense of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, Vylla Solutions, LLC, Substituted Trustee in said deed
of trust, will on 8/28/2025 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.), Franklin County Courthouse, 36 Main Street E., Meadville, MS
39653 to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds the
following described property situated in Franklin County, State of
Mississippi, to-wit:
of trust, will on 8/28/2025 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.), Franklin County Courthouse, 36 Main Street E., Meadville, MS
39653 to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds the
following described property situated in Franklin County, State of
Mississippi, to-wit:
A parcel of land located in Section 1, Township 7 North, Range 1 East,
Franklin County, Mississippi, described as: Commencing at the Southeast
Corner of said Section 1 and proceeding thence North 1982.97 feet;
thence West 271.40 feet to a point in the center of a public county road
known as Norton Road, and the point of beginning of this description;
thence leaving said road and run South 44° 05' 02" West 215.72 feet to
an iron pin; thence North 33° 39' 00" West 128.22 feet to an iron pin;
thence North 27° 45' 48" East 130.13 feet to the center of said Norton
Road; thence in a Southeasterly direction along the center of said road
and the arc of a curve to the right (Curve Data: Chord Bearing and
Distance = South 67° 22' 04" East 173.90 feet; Radius = 1045.13'; Delta
Angle = 09° 32' 41") 174.10 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to
the rights of the public in and to that portion known as Norton Road.
Also subject to easements and restrictions of record.
Franklin County, Mississippi, described as: Commencing at the Southeast
Corner of said Section 1 and proceeding thence North 1982.97 feet;
thence West 271.40 feet to a point in the center of a public county road
known as Norton Road, and the point of beginning of this description;
thence leaving said road and run South 44° 05' 02" West 215.72 feet to
an iron pin; thence North 33° 39' 00" West 128.22 feet to an iron pin;
thence North 27° 45' 48" East 130.13 feet to the center of said Norton
Road; thence in a Southeasterly direction along the center of said road
and the arc of a curve to the right (Curve Data: Chord Bearing and
Distance = South 67° 22' 04" East 173.90 feet; Radius = 1045.13'; Delta
Angle = 09° 32' 41") 174.10 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to
the rights of the public in and to that portion known as Norton Road.
Also subject to easements and restrictions of record.
The above described parcel contains 0.50 acre, excluding road right of
way, and is a part of the Rosie Brown property designated as Parcel No.
102-01-011 on the Franklin County Tax Maps, and is shown on the plat of
survey by R. K. Phillips, Registered Land Surveyor, dated October 31,
1990, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
way, and is a part of the Rosie Brown property designated as Parcel No.
102-01-011 on the Franklin County Tax Maps, and is shown on the plat of
survey by R. K. Phillips, Registered Land Surveyor, dated October 31,
1990, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
Subject to any and all utility, pipeline and/or roadway easements and
right of way affecting the herein described property, whether such
easements and rights of way arc of use or of record among the records of
Franklin County, Mississippi.
right of way affecting the herein described property, whether such
easements and rights of way arc of use or of record among the records of
Franklin County, Mississippi.
I WILL CONVEY only such title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on this June 30, 2025.
Vylla Solutions, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Vylla Solutions, LLC
P.O. Box 3309
Anaheim, California 92803
Phone: (888) 313-1969
138 NORTON LN NW
ROXIE, MS 39661
25-34993
Publication Dates: 7/10/2025 8/7/2025 8/14/2025 8/21/2025
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