PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
THERESA FUNKE PLAINTIFF
VS. JACK L. COLE, JR., RUBY C. BRINK, JACQUELINE K. HUDSON, LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, LYNN FITCH IN HER CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; BRENDON ADAMS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTERESTS IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SOLD FOR UNPAID AND UNREDEEMED TAXES ON AUGUST 28, 2023, TO-WIT: PARCEL NO. 96-6-24-011.02 (PPIN 29077) BEING DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY 1.40 ACRES IN SW¼ SE¼ S-T-R 24-06-09 / DEED BOOK 1497 PAGE 0830, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 1.4 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING SITUATED IN THE SW¼ OF SE¼ OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST, LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NW¼ OF NE¼ OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST, AND RUN NORTH 2030.8 FEET; THENCE RUN EAST 688.1 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; 1. THENCE N 00°07’ W 44.4 FEET; 2. THENCE N 89°47’ W 146.7 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF PLEASANT GROVE DRIVE; 3. THENCE N 18°30’ E 40.9 FEET ALONG THE CENTER OF PLEASANT GROVE DRIVE; 4. THENCE N 15°44’ E 99.3 FEET ALONG THE CENTER OF PLEASANT GROVE DRIVE; 5. THENCE N 08°36’ E 195.4 FEET ALONG THE CENTER OF PLEASANT GROVE DRIVE TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTER OF EVANS LOOP; 6. THENCE S 36°41’ E 342.3 FEET ALONG THE CENTER OF EVANS LOOP; 7. THENCE S 32°05’ E 127.3 FEET ALONG THE CENTER OF EVANS LOOP; 8. THENCE S 75°20’ W 102.8 FEET; 9. THENCE N 69°18’ W 101.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO.: 26-105
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

TO: RUBY C. BRINK, WHOSE LAST KNOWN PHYSICAL AND POST OFFICE ADDRESS IS 1748 EVANS LOOP, BROOKHAVEN, MS 39601, JACQUELINE K. HUDSON, WHOSE LAST KNOWN PHYSICAL AND POST OFFICE ADDRESS IS 220 VESTRY ROAD, PERKINSON, MS 39573, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTERESTS IN THE LAND DESCRIBED ABOVE HEREIN, ALL OF WHOSE LAST KNOWN AND CURRENT PHYSICAL AND POST OFFICE ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY.

You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Plaintiff, 4-S COMPANY #1, seeking to Confirm Tax Title on the above referenced property. Defendants other than you in this action are JACK L. COLE, JR., LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; LYNN FITCH IN HER CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND BRENDON ADAMS IN HIS CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against
you in this action to JOHN D. SUTTON, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose Post Office address is 157 N. Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 1157, Monticello, Mississippi 39654. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT.

You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.

Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the 8th day of April, 2026.

Alisha McGeHee, Chancery Clerk of Lincoln County, Mississippi

By: S. Ramshur, D.C.

Of Counsel:
JOHN D. SUTTON
157 N. Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 1157
Monticello, MS 39654
601.587.7900 telephone
601.587.7916 facsimile

The Daily Leader:
Apr. 15, 22 and 29, 2026
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