Legal Notices - August 20, 2025

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION - TRC 109 & 114: THE STATE OF TEXAS: MARY JANE WARD, DENNIS D. W. HEAD, DONALD R. HEAD, DAVID W. HEAD, AND JENNIS J. MCCOWAN VS. KIMBERLY FREEMAN, EDNA W. MCCURTAIN, CLYDIA W. BIRDSALL, ET AL. TO: THE ANTIGONE CORPORATION, A.M.J. WHITTON, NANNIE WHITTON, GRADY VAUGHN, JAMES C. VAUGHN-UNKNOWN HEIRS, STEPHEN WHITTON-UNKNOWN HEIRS, J.D. WHITTON-UNKNOWN HEIRS, PAULA WHITTON DEBOLT-UNKNOWN HEIRS, AND BONNIE WHITTON RICHEY-UNKNOWN HEIRS, Defendant- GREETING. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 am the Monday next following the expiration of 42 days after the date you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org.” TRCP. 99. You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff’s Petition at or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. on the Monday next after the expiration of 42 days after the date of issuance of this citation before the Honorable LEANN K. RAFFERTY, 123rd Court of Shelby County on the 7th day of AUGUST 2025 in the above entitled cause. A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit: Plaintiff Mary Jane Ward is the owner of 23.577 acres of land being described as two tracts as follows: Tract One: 20.2089 acres of land, more or less, located in the Thomas B. Head Survey, Abstract No. 1021, Shelby County, Texas, and being more fully described as Tract One in that certain Partition Deed, Dated October 4, 1968, from Shirley Brown, et al, to Lorean Kendrick, recorded in Volume 692, Page 735, of the Deed Records of Shelby County, Texas. Tract Two: 3.3681 acres of land, more or less, located in the Thomas B. Head Survey, Abstract No. 1021, Shelby County, Texas, and being more fully described as Tract One in that certain deed dated January 10, 1991, from Michael Tamplin to R. G. Sanders, recorded in Volume 716, Page 690, of the Real Property Records of Shelby County, Texas. Plaintiff’s Dennis D. Head, Donald R. Head, David W. Head and Jennis J. McCown are the owners of 20.2089 acres of land being described as follows: 20.2089 acres of land, more or less, located in the T. B. Head Survey, A-1021, and the Jacob Garner Survey, A-244, Shelby County, Texas, and being the same land described as Tract One in a Trustee’s Distribution Deed from Jennis J. McCown and Jerald L. Head, Co-Trustees of the Billy G. Head and Helen A. Head Revocable Living Trust Agreement dated August 3, 1994, to Jerald L. Head et al, dated February 9, 2018, and recorded as Instrument No. 2018000722 in the Official Public Records of Shelby County, Texas as is more fully shown by Plaintiff’s Petition on file in this suit. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at CENTER, TEXAS thus 7th day of AUGUST, 2025. Clerk of the Court: Gina Soundy, Pro Tempore, Shelby County, Texas by Mary Kay Gagliaro, Deputy Clerk. Attorney for Plaintiff or Plaintiff: Krystal Garcia Riley, Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells, PLLC, 1616 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Texas 75901, 936.632-2300

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to satisfy a landlord’s lien imposed on said property under The Self-Service Storage Act. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Wednesday the 27th of August, 2025 at 8am on Selfstorageauctions.com. Said property is Mini Mall Storage 477 3rd Street Huntington, TX 75949. Brian LaFleur: Furniture, Wood Planks, Shopping Cart, Clothing, Boxes and a Large Trash Can. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours (about 2 days) of the sale. Sales are subject to cancellation if settlement between owner and obligated party

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the ESTATE OF HAROLD BRUCE SLOAN, DECEASED, were issued on July 15, 2025, in Cause No. 076-25-PR, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2 of Angelina County, Texas, to Andrea Kathryn Perez, Independent Executor. The address to which claims should be submitted is as follows: Andrea Kathryn Perez, Independent Executor c/o Rebecca M. McMahon, Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells PLLC, 1616 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Tx 75901. All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are hereby notified to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 12th day of August, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Rebecca M. McMahon, State Bar No. 24088031 SKELTON SLUSHER BARNHILL WATKINS WELLS PLLC, 1616 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Texas 75901, Phone 936.632-2300, Fax 936.632-6545, email bmcmahon@ssbww.law, Attorney for Applicant

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