IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF VERNA MAE HUNTER COWAN, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2025-cv-125
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF NEWTON
RULE 81 –
SUMMONS TO A DATE CERTAIN
(MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER 1ST DATE OF PUBLICATION)
TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, WHETHER RESIDENTS OF MISSISSIPPI OR NON-RESIDENTS OF MISSISSIPPI, CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS OF VERNA MAE HUNTER COWAN, DECEASED, WHOSE WHEREABOUT, STREET ADDRESSES AND POST OFFICE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN:
YOU HAVE BEEN MADE RESPONDENTS IN THE LAWSUIT FILED IN THIS COURT BY LOLA LANGHAM, PETITIONER, SEEKING TO HAVE BOBBY HUNTER AND STEVEN HUNTER ADJUDICATED AND ORDERED BY THIS COURT TO BE THE ONLY HEIRS-AT-LAW OF VERNA MAEE HUNTER COWAN, AS FULLY SET OUT IN THE PETITION ON FILE IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. DEFENDANTS OTHER THAN YOU IN THIS ACTION ARE: NONE.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026, IN THE CHANCERY COURTROOM OF SCOTT COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN FOREST, MISSISSIPPI; AND, IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF 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 SEAL OF SAID COURT, THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026.
CHRISSIE BUFFINGTON
CHANCERY CLERK OF
NEWTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
P.O. BOX 68
DECATUR, MISSISSIPPI 39327
BY: /s/ Suzanne Gressett D.C
Nicole W. Sullivan
Nicholas J. Lewelling
Sullivan Law Firm, PLLC
101 Rouselle Place, Suite B
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Publish: January 28, 2026, February 4, 2026, and February 11, 2026
