PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN RE: REGINA RUNNELS HIGGINS, DECEASED
CAUSE NO.
43CH1:26-cv-00197
BRANDY HIGGINS, PETITIONER
RULE 4(i) SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: All Unknown Heirs-at-Law or Statutory Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Regina Runnels Higgins, Deceased
THE PETITION FILED IN THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED MATTER IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
You have been made a Defendant in the Petition for Determination of Heirs-At-Law and Wrongful Death Beneficiaries filed in this Court by Brandy Higgins, Petitioner, seeking determination of any and all known and unknown heirs and wrongful death beneficiaries of Regina Runnels Higgins, Deceased. Defendants other than you in this action are: none.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said Petition at 9 o’clock a.m. on Thursday the 24th day of September, 2026, at the Lincoln County Chancery Court in Brookhaven, Mississippi, before the Honorable Chancery Court Judge Joseph Durr. In the case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered against you for the 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 SEAL of said Court, this the 17 day of July, 2026
/a/Alisha McGehee
Chancery Court Clerk
/s/S. Ramshur
By: Deputy Clerk

Prepared by:
Trenton G. Winford, Esq. (MSB No.106171)
NAHON SAHAROVICH & TROTZ, PLC
125 S. Congress Street, Suite 1300
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: (601) 952-4452
E-mail: twinford@nstlaw.com
Attorney for Alexis Phillips and Dee Phillips. III

The Daily Leader:
July 22, 29 and Aug. 5, 2026
43CH1:26-CV-00197