Public Notices 06-26-25

June 24, 2025

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2020, Ambria Jessicalena Powe aka Ambria Powe and 
Eric Donshae Leverette aka Eric Leverette, a married couple, executed a 
Deed of Trust to Tim Williams, Trustee for the benefit of 21st Mortgage 
Corporation, 620 Market Street One Centre Square, Knoxville, Tennessee 
37902 as recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, 
Mississippi, in Instrument No. 202002456, reference to which is hereby 
made; and,
WHEREAS, said 21st Mortgage Corporation, under the power granted to it 
in said Deed of Trust, by instrument dated March 21, 2025, duly spread 
upon the record and recorded as Instrument No. 202500869, in the office 
of the Chancery Clerk aforesaid, did substitute the undersigned Jana Nye 
Manlove in the place and stead of the original Trustee and of any other 
Substituted Trustee; 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, and 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 for the 
purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's 
fees, Substituted Trustee's fees and expenses of sale; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, the undersigned Jana Nye Manlove being the 
Substituted Trustee, do hereby give notice that on June 30, 2025, 
between 11:00 o'clock a.m. and 4:00 o'clock p.m., being the legal hours 
of sale, I will proceed to sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder 
for cash, at the Front South Steps of the Wayne County Courthouse in 
Waynesboro, State of Mississippi, the following real property described 
and conveyed in said Deed of Trust, lying and being situated in Wayne 
County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows, 
to-wit:
Commencing at a railroad spike found situated at the locally accepted 
Northeast corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Southwest 
Quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 22, Township 9 North, Range 6 West in Wayne 
County, Mississippi; thence run North 88 degrees, 53 minutes, and 21 
seconds West for 492.69 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar; being the Northwest 
corner of a 3.00 acres parcel and being the POINT OF BEGINNING of the 
land to be described; Thence South for 261.18 feet; thence North 88 
degrees, 53 minutes, and 21 seconds West for 838.31 feet to a rebar set 
in a branch situated on the West line of said forty; thence North 00 
degrees, 57 minutes, and 21 seconds East along the West line of said 
forty for 261.14 feet to the Northwest corner of said NE 1/4 of SW 1/4; 
thence South 88 degrees, 53 minutes, and 21 seconds East for 833.95 feet 
to the POINT OF BEGINNING; containing 5.01 acres, more or less. Land 
being subject to a power line right-of-way. Land being subject to a 15 
ft. easement along the South line of said property. All being located 
in the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of 
Section 22, Township 9 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi. 
ALSO an easement described as commencing at a railroad spike found 
situated at the locally accepted Northeast corner of the Northeast 
Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 22, 
Township 9 North, Range 6 West in Wayne County, Mississippi; thence run 
North 88 degrees, 53 minutes, and 21 seconds West for 492.69 feet to a 
1/2 inch rebar situated at the Northwest corner of a 3.00 acres parcel; 
thence run South for 261.18 feet to a rebar being the POINT OF BEGINNING 
of the easement to be described; thence North 88 degrees, 53 minutes, 21 
seconds West along the South line of the above described 5.01 acres for 
36.82 feet to a point situated 25 feet at right angles to the center 
line of a power line right-of-way; thence South 19 degrees, 30 minutes, 
32 seconds East parallel to the center line of said power line for 
337.52 feet; thence South 15 degrees, 47 minutes, 25 seconds West for 
90.17 feet to the North line of a one acre parcel of land; thence South 
65 degrees, 37 minutes, 04 seconds East along said North line for 260.80 
feet to rebar situated on the Westerly right-of-way line of the New St. 
Paul Church Road, being the Northeast corner of said one acre parcel; 
thence North 5 degrees, 15 minutes, 02 seconds East along said road for 
31.75 feet to a one inch flat iron pointed out to be the Southeast 
corner of a parcel of land deeded to the Non-Denominational Holiness 
Church recorded in Deed Book 1143, Page 292; thence North 65 degrees, 37 
minutes, 04 seconds West along said Church property for 211.90 feet to a 
one inch iron pipe pointed out to be the Southwest corner of said Church 
property; thence North 15 degrees, 47 minutes, and 25 seconds East for 
75.79 feet to the Easterly right-of-way line of said power line; thence 
North 19 degrees, 20 minutes, and 55 seconds West along said power line 
right-of-way for 338.82 feet; thence North 88 degrees, 53 minutes, 21 
seconds West for 7.18 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. 
I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 28th day of May, 2025.
Jana Nye Manlove
JANA NYE MANLOVE
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Jana Nye Manlove
LAWLER FOREMAN, PLLC
Attorneys at Law
Post Office Box 2488
Ridgeland, Mississippi 39158-2488
(601) 572-8778
POSTED THIS June 2, 2025
PUBLISH: June 5, 2025; June 12, 2025; June 19, 2025 and June 26, 2025
ABANDONED VEHICLE
2006 Dodge Ram, VIN# 1D7HA18N56J201536, to be sold July 22, 2025, at 9 
a.m. at Stacey's Wrecker Service, LLC, 919 Wayne St., Waynesboro, MS 
39367.
Publish: June 12, June 19 & June 26, 2025
ABANDONED VEHICLE
2001 Honda Accord, VIN# 1HGCG32561A011567, to be sold July 4, 2025, at 9 
a.m. at Stacey's Wrecker Service, LLC, 919 Wayne St., Waynesboro, MS 
39367.
Publish: June 12, June 19 & June 26, 2025
ABANDONED VEHICLE
2004 Buick Century, VIN# 2G4WS52J341203333, to be sold July 7, 2025, at 
9 a.m. at Stacey's Wrecker Service, LLC, 919 Wayne St., Waynesboro, MS 
39367.
Publish: June 12, June 19 & June 26, 2025
ABANDONED VEHICLE
2007 Jeep Compass, VIN# 1J8FT47WXD118457, to be sold July 14, 2025, at 9 
a.m. at Stacey's Wrecker Service, LLC, 919 Wayne St., Waynesboro, MS 
39367.
Publish: June 12, June 19 & June 26, 2025
TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2022, David Pippen and wife, Miranda Pippen, 
executed a Land Deed of Trust to John R. Gunn, Trustee for the benefit 
of First State Bank, which Deed of Trust was recorded October 4, 2022, 
in the Land Deed of Trust Records as Instrument 202203142 in the 
Chancery Clerk's Office of Wayne County, Mississippi,
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2024, Miranda Pippen, filed a Petition for 
Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern 
District of Mississippi, in Bankruptcy Case No. 24-50966-KMS, and
WHEREAS, the Bankruptcy Court entered an Order dated February 4, 2025, 
dismissing the Bankruptcy proceeding filed by Miranda Pippen, and by 
Order dated May 23, 2025, the Bankruptcy Court denied the Debtor's 
Motion to Reinstate Bankruptcy, therefore the automatic stay imposed by 
11 USC § 362(a) was lifted so as to allow First State Bank to proceed 
with it's rightful remedies available under the terms of said Deed of 
Trust, including, but not limited to foreclosure of same; 
WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the indebtedness 
secured by said Deed of Trust and the legal holder of the note secured 
by said Deed of Trust has requested the undersigned to sell said 
property for the purpose of satisfying the indebtedness and cost of 
sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the undersigned Trustee 
will, on the 11th day of July, 2025, offer for sale at public outcry and 
sell during the legal hours of sale, being between the hours of 11:00 
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Main Front door of the Wayne County Courthouse 
in the City of Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, for cash to the 
highest bidder, the following described property situated in Wayne 
County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Section 2: Commencing at a 1 3/4 inch iron pipe found situated at the 
locally accepted northwest corner of the NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 2, 
Township 8 North, Range 8 West in Wayne County, Mississippi; thence run 
South 89 degrees 27 minutes 22 seconds East for 294.92 feet to a rebar 
set in a fence being the Point of Beginning of the land to be described; 
thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 22 seconds East along said fence and 
the projection of said fence for 366.28 feet to the Northeast corner of 
a parcel of land described and recorded in Deed Book 716, page 248, said 
corner being 12.2 feet South 89 degrees 27 minutes 22 seconds East from 
an 8 inch treated fence corner post found thence South along the East 
line of said parcel for 365.09 feet to the North right-of-way line of U. 
S. Highway No. 84 four lane highway, a power pole post found; thence 
South 88 degrees 22 minutes 00 seconds West along said right-of-way for 
331.29 feet to a right-of-way marker found; thence North 67 degrees 49 
minutes 00 seconds West along said right-of-way for 127.70 feet to a 
railroad spike set at a corner of a parcel of land recorded in Deed Book 
775, page 501; thence North 01 degrees 46 minutes 00 seconds West for 
64.01 feet to an iron gatepost found; thence North 17 degrees 45 minutes 
22 seconds East for 279.11 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 
3.54 acres, more or less. Land being subject to existing utilities, 
including a 10 ft. easement to Bell South recorded in Deed Book 1021, 
page 43-45.
together with all and singular the improvements situated thereon and 
hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging.
Title to said property is presumed to be good but I will convey only 
such title as is vested in me as Trustee.
The aforesaid property will be sold and conveyed without covenants of 
representation or warranty, and subject to taxes, if any, which may be 
outstanding.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE this the 16th day of June, 2025.
/s/ JOHN R. GUNN, Trustee
JOHN R. GUNN - MSB # 5069
ATTORNEY AT LAW
POST OFFICE BOX 1154
WAYNESBORO, MS 39367
(601) 735-3440
POSTED: June 16, 2025
PUBLISH: June 19, 26, July 3, & 10, 2025
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on February 26, 2024, Ronnie M. Mason, executed a Construction 
Deed of Trust to Donald G. Griffin, Trustee for Community Bank of 
Mississippi, which Deed of Trust was recorded on February 27, 2024, at 
Instrument No. 202400557 in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne 
County, Mississippi; 
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Community Bank of Mississippi, the holder of said 
deed of trust and the note secured thereby, substituted Pine Belt Land 
Title, LLC, as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, by 
instrument recorded June 4, 2025, at Instrument Number 202501505 in the 
office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi; 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, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Community Bank of 
Mississippi, 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 for the purpose of raising the sums due 
thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substituted Trustee's fees 
and expense of sale;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pine Belt Land Title, LLC, Substituted Trustee in 
said deed of trust, will on July 10, 2025 offer for sale at public 
outcry for cash to the highest bidder, and sell within legal hours 
(being between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.) on the front steps 
of the Wayne County Courthouse, located in Waynesboro, Mississippi, the 
following described property situated in the County of Wayne, Second 
Judicial District, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
Section 17: Starting at the Northeast corner of the S ½ of the SE ¼ of 
NW ¼ and running West 324 feet; thence South 417 feet, thence East 420 
feet; thence North 50 feet to Highway #63 and to the Point of Beginning, 
all in Section 17, Township 7 North, Range 7 West, Wayne County, 
Mississippi.
Indexing Instructions: SE ¼ of NW ¼ of Section 17, Township 7 North, 
Range 7 West, Wayne County, Mississippi
I WILL CONVEY only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 11th day of June 2025.
/s/ Paul D. Walley
Pine Belt Land Title, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
PUBLISH: June 19, 2025, June 26, 2025, and July 3, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2016, Joe V. Jordan and Gayla Jordan, executed a 
Deed of Trust to W. Stewart Robison, Trustee for the use and benefit of 
First Bank, which Deed of Trust is on file and of record in the office 
of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, in Book 310 at 
Page 103 thereof; and
WHEREAS, the legal holder of the said Deed of Trust and the note secured 
thereby, substituted Bradley R. Boerner, as Trustee therein, as 
authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of 
the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Instrument No. 78569/Book 2025 Page 3752 
thereof; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the performance of the conditions 
and stipulations as set forth by said Deed of Trust, and having been 
requested by the legal holder of the indebtedness secured and described 
by said Deed of Trust so to do, notice is hereby given that I, Bradley 
R. Boerner, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority conferred 
upon me in said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale and will sell at 
public sale and outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, during 
the legal hours (between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock 
p.m.) at the front door of the County Courthouse of Franklin County, 
Mississippi, on the 14th day of July, 2025, the following described 
land and property being the same land and property described in said 
Deed of Trust, situated in Franklin County, State of Mississippi, 
to-wit:
Four (4) acres in the Southeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of 
Southwest Quarter (NW ¼ of SW ¼) of Section 30, Township 5 North, 
Range 6 East, Franklin County, Mississippi, which four (4) acres is 
bounded by lines of equal length.
Also, all that part of the Southwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter (SW ¼ 
of SW ¼) lying North of U.S. Highway 98, as presently located, and East 
of a branch running in a general North and South direction, in Section 
30, Township 5 North, Range 6 East, Franklin County, Mississippi, 
containing 2 acres, more or less.
Being that same property conveyed from Rodney R. Jordan and Joe V. 
Jordan, individually and as Trustee of the Joe V. Jordan Revocable Trust 
to Joe V. Jordan by Warranty Deed recorded in Book F-12 page 407 in the 
office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 
17619 Hwy. 98, Smithdale, MS 39664. In the event of any discrepancy 
between this street address and the legal description of the property, 
the legal description shall control.
Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will 
convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS my signature, on this the 11th day of June, 2025.
BRADLEY R. BOERNER
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
PUBLISH: June 19 & 26, 2025 & July 3 & 10, 2025
ABANDONED VEHICLE
2012 Chrysler 300, VIN# 2C3CCACG3CH183000, to be sold July 21, 2025, at 
8 a.m. at Daniels Transmission, 210 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367. 
601-525-7024.
Publish: June 19, June 26 & July 3, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD 
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND P.E.D., A MINOR, BY AND 
THROUGH HIS NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS, PETITIONERS 
VS. 
MAKAYLA LANAE DEESE AND BARRY EDWARDS DENSON, RESPONDENTS
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: Makayla Lanae Deese and Barry Edwards Denson, who are not to be 
found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post 
office addresses are not known to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry 
made by said Petitioners.  
You have been made Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the 
Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea Sanders, 
Commissioner, and P.E.D., a Minor, seeking to terminate your parental 
rights as those rights relate to said minor and demanding that the full 
custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minor be placed 
with the Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services. 
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST 
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00, O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 29th DAY OF JULY, 2025 
IN THE COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY COURT OF WAYNE LOCATED AT 609 AZALEA DR. 
IN WAYNESBORO, 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 12th day of April, 
2025.
CHANCERY COURT CLERK OF 
WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
(SEAL)
BY: Angie Jabri,
Deputy Clerk
Publish: June 19, June 26 & July 3, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JETTIE PEARL MCKEE, DECEASED
AMANDA M. PARKER, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 25-100
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF JETTIE PEARL MCKEE
Letters Testamentary having been granted on June 11, 2025, by the 
Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned, AMANDA 
M. PARKER, EXECUTRIX of the ESTATE of JETTIE PEARL MCKEE, deceased, 
notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate 
to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for probate and 
registration according to law, within ninety (90) days from the first 
publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.
THIS the 11th day of June 2025.
/s/ Amanda M. Parker
AMANDA M. PARKER, EXECUTRIX
Publish: June 19, June 26 & July 3, 2025
BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
DOCKET NO. 232-2025-D
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that at its regular monthly meeting to be held at 
9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in the hearing room, 500 Greymont 
Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi, the State Oil and Gas Board will 
hear the Petition of Cody Operating, Inc. for authority to re-enter the 
Dickinson 35-6 No. 2 Well located in Section 35, Township 10 North, 
Range 9 West, East Eucutta Field, Wayne County, Mississippi, for 
completion and use as a disposal well for produced fluids in East 
Eucutta Field.
A copy of said Petition is on file in the office of the State Oil and 
Gas Board, 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi, and may 
be there examined by any person interested.  At said hearing all 
interested persons may appear and be heard.
If you intend to contest the docket or request a continuance you must 
notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney of your intention in 
writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Failure to so 
notify the Board and the Petitioner shall be a waiver of your right to 
contest or request continuance.
You are advised the Board may adopt orders concerning a Petition that 
may differ from the relief requested by the Petitioner and Board will 
enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in 
accordance with the evidence presented.
DATED at Jackson, Mississippi, this the 9th day of June 2025.
MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD
By: /s/ Jesse S. New
Jesse S. New
State Oil and Gas Supervisor
PETITIONER'S ATTORNEY:
J. Jeffrey Trotter (MSB No. 9670)
Phillip Hollimon (MSB No. 102368)
ADAMS AND REESE LLP
1018 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 800
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Telephone: (601) 353-3234
Fax: (601) 355-9708
Publish: June 26, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS on April 25, 2013, Charles C. Davis and Lila K. Davis, husband 
and wife, executed a Deed of Trust to Terry L. Caves, as Trustee, and 
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for 
The First, a National Banking Association, as Beneficiary, which Deed of 
Trust is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of 
Wayne County, Mississippi, as Instrument No. 201301862 in the Office of 
the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as 
nominee for The First, a National Banking Association, assigned said 
Deed of Trust to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. via an instrument filed June 20, 
2018 and recorded as Instrument No. 201801790 in the Office of the 
Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, the afore-mentioned Deed of Trust was modified via an 
instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201903818 in the Office of the 
Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. assigned said Deed of Trust to MCLP 
Asset Company, Inc. via an instrument filed August 15, 2022 and recorded 
as Instrument No. 202202488 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne 
County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, MCLP Asset Company, Inc. assigned said Deed of Trust to U.S. 
Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but 
solely as trustee of GSMS 2021-1 Trust via an instrument filed February 
28, 2023 and recorded as Instrument No. 202300556 in the Office of the 
Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual 
capacity but solely as trustee of GSMS 2021-1 Trust appointed Padgett 
Law Group as Substitute Trustee in place of the afore-mentioned original 
Trustee via an instrument dated April 12, 2024 and recorded as 
Instrument No. 202401086 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne 
County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of the indebtedness secured 
by said deed(s) of trust, and GSMS 2021-1 Trust, as beneficiary, has 
authorized and instructed Padgett Law Group as substitute trustee to 
foreclose said deed(s) of trust by advertisement and sale at public 
auction in accordance with the statutes made and provided therefor.
THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that pursuant to the power of sale 
contained in said deed(s) of trust and in accordance with the statutes 
made and provided therefor, the said deed(s) of trust will be foreclosed 
and the property covered thereby and hereinafter described will be sold 
at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Front South 
Steps of the Wayne County Courthouse at Waynesboro, Mississippi, and 
will sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 AM and 
4:00 PM) on July 24, 2025, to satisfy the indebtedness now due under and 
secured by said deed(s) of trust.
Padgett Law Group will convey only such title as vested in it as 
Substituted Trustee. The premises to be sold are described as:
The following described real property located and situated in Wayne 
County, Mississippi, to-wit:
A parcel of land lying within and being a part of the Southwest 1/4 of 
the Northeast 1/4 of Section 31, Township 9 North, Range 9 West, Wayne 
County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows:
Commence and begin survey at a found creosote post marking the Northwest 
corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 31, Township 
9 North, Range 9 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, and run South for 
389.00 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin; thence run North 84 degrees 00 
minutes 00 seconds East for 135.49 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin, said 
pin lying on the Northerly right-of-way boundary of the Old Highway 84 
Loop, as it is now laid out and exists; thence run North 08 degrees 28 
minutes 00 seconds East along said Northerly right-of-way boundary for 
27.93 feet to a found concrete monument; thence run
North 84 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds East (North 84 degrees 26 minutes 
East as per record) along said Northerly right-of-way boundary for 
111.88 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin; thence, leaving said Northerly 
right-of-way boundary, run North 04 degrees 09 minutes 58 seconds West 
for 337.51 feet to a set 1/2 inch iron pin, said pin lying on an 
existing fence line; thence run South 89 degrees 51 minutes 26 seconds 
West (West as per record) along said existing fence line for 225.66 feet 
back to the point of beginning; the above described parcel lies entirely 
within and is a part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of 
Section 31, Township 9 North, Range 9 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, 
and contains 2.00 acres.
The successful bidder must tender full funds at the conclusion of the 
sale in the form of a certified check made payable or endorsed to 
Padgett Law Group. No personal checks will be accepted. To this end you 
must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders. 
Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received in excess of 
the winning bid will be refunded. Padgett Law Group reserves the right 
to award the bid to the next highest bidders should the highest bidder 
fail to timely tender the total amount due.
June 12, 2025
Padgett Law Group
Substituted Trustee
1675 Lakeland Drive, Suite 206
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (850) 422-2520
Duly authorized to act in the premises by instrument recorded on a 
04/16/2024, in Instrument Number 202401086; of the records of the 
aforesaid county and state.
Public Notice Agency, Inc.
Publish: June 26, July 3, July 10 & July 17, 2025
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms 
and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated June 18, 2021, executed by RYAN 
LOPER and ALYSSA BLACKWELL conveying certain real property therein 
described to HEATHER LOVIER, as Trustee, for MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC 
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC. AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS, 
LLC, Original Beneficiary, to secure the indebtedness therein described, 
as same appears of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne 
County, Mississippi filed and recorded June 18, 2021, at Instrument 
Number 202101946; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was transferred 
and assigned to Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC; and
WHEREAS, Rubin Lublin, LLC has been appointed as Substitute Trustee; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the 
undersigned so to do, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, 
by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said 
Substitute Trustee shall, on July 24, 2025 within the lawful hours of 
sale between 11:00AM and 4:00PM at the Wayne County Courthouse, 609 
Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367 proceed to sell at public outcry to 
the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the 
following described property situated in Wayne County, Mississippi, to 
wit:
A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NW¼, SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 8 
NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST, WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND DESCRIED AS FOLLOWS: 
BEGINNING AT A POINT WHERE THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SECTION 18 INTERSECTS 
THE EAST BOUNDARY OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 145; THENCE SOUTH 48 DEGREES AND 
45 MINUTES EAST ALONG SAID EAST BOUNDARY A DISTANCE OF 533 FEET TO A 6" 
X 6" CONCRETE MONUMENT; THENCE AROUND A CURVE TO THE RIGHT 227.5 FEET, 
LONG CHORD OF SAID CURVE BEARING SOUTH 47 DEGREES AND 40 MINUTES EAST; 
THENCE NORTH 42 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 679.0 FEET TO THE NORTH 
BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 18; THENCE WEST A DISTANCE OF 1023.4 FEET TO 
THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 4.4 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LESS AND 
EXCEPT: THOSE PARCELS DEEDED UNTO LARRY B. GANDY AND WIFE, PATRICIA E. 
GANDY, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCERY CLERK, WAYNE COUNTY, 
MISSISSIPPI IN LAND DEED BOOK 482, AT PAGE 575, AND ALSO THAT PARCEL 
RECORDED IN LAND DEED BOOK 543 AT PAGE 261.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 
118 MISSISSIPPI DR, WAYNESBORO, MS 39367. In the event of any 
discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the 
property, the legal description shall control. 
Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will 
convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. 
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED 
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rubin Lublin, LLC
3145 Avalon Ridge Place, Suite 100
Peachtree Corners, GA 30071
rlselaw.com/property-listing
Tel: (877) 813-0992
Fax: (470) 508-9401
PUBLISH: 06/26/2025, 07/03/2025, 07/10/2025, 07/17/2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD 
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND 
M.I.B., A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS, 
PETITIONERS 
VS.
TAYLOR MAKINSY BUNCH, ANTHONY ULMONT SMITH, JR., AND UNKNOWN PUTATIVE 
FATHER, RESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2025-97 
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: Taylor Makinsy Bunch, Anthony Ulmont Smith, Jr., and Unknown 
Putative Father, who are not to be found in the State of Mississippi on 
diligent inquiry and whose post office addresses are not known to the 
Petitioners after diligent inquiry made by said Petitioners.  
You have been made Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the 
Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea Sanders, 
Commissioner, and M.I.B., a Minor, seeking to terminate your parental 
rights as those rights relate to said minor and demanding that the full 
custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minor be placed 
with the Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services. 
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST 
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 29th DAY OF JULY, 2025 IN 
THE COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY COURT OF WAYNE LOCATED AT 609 AZALEA DR. IN 
WAYNESBORO, 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 20th day of June 2025.
CHANCERY COURT CLERK OF 
WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Angie Jabri
Deputy Clerk
Publish: June 26, July 3 & July 10, 2025