Public Notices 07-31-25

July 29, 2025

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATER OF THE ESTATE OF KEVIN RUFUS HENDRY, DECEASED
KAREN C. HENDRY, ADMINISTRATRIX, PETITIONER
V.
THE HEIRS AT LAW OF KEVIN RUFUS HENDRY, DECEASED AND ALL PERSONS AND 
ENTITIES CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF KEVIN RUFUS HENDRY, 
DECEASED, RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO.: 25-cv-0079
RULE 81 SUMMONS
(by Publication)
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: Any and all unknown heirs at law of Kevin Rufus Hendry, deceased, 
and all persons and entities claiming any interest in the Estate of 
Kevin Rufus Hendry, deceased.
You have been made a Respondent in the Petition for Determination of 
Heirs filed in this court by Karen C. Hendry, Petitioner, seeking to 
have Karen C. Hendry and Melissa Hendry Kerns established as the sole 
heirs at law of Kevin Rufus Hendry, deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against the petition filed against 
you in this action at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 26th day of August, 
2025, in the courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse at Waynesboro, 
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a 
judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things 
demanded in the petition, thereby barring the claims of any other heirs 
at law of Kevin Rufus Hendry, deceased. You are not required to file an 
answer or other pleading but you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 17th day of July, 
2025.
JEREMY CARR,
Chancery Clerk,
Wayne County, Mississippi
(Seal)
By: Laverne Everett, D.C.
Publish: July 24, July 31 and Aug. 7, 2025 
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MAMIE E. GRAY, DECEASED
KAYLA McDONALD, ADMINISTRATRIX
77CH1:2025-CV-054
SUMMONS
(Service by Publication: Unknown Heirs)
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OF MAMIE E. GRAY, DECEASED, AND ANY AND ALL 
PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, AND INTEREST AS HEIRS OF THE ESTATE 
OF MAMIE E. GRAY, DECEASED.
You have been made respondents in the Petition To Determine Heirship 
filed in this Court by Kayla McDonald, Administratrix, joined therein by 
Cryesha McDonald, and Bobby McDonald.
The PETITION filed against you is a civil action seeking to establish 
the sole heirs-at-law of MAMIE E. GRAY, deceased, as more fully set out 
in the PETITION on file in the Chancery Court of Wayne County, 
Mississippi. 
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST 
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A. M. ON TUESDAY, THE 26th DAY OF AUGUST, 
2025, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE WAYNE COUNTY CHANCERY COURTHOUSE AT 
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 any other pleading, but you 
may do so, if you desire, in care of John R. Gunn, Attorney at Law, 718 
Wayne Street, Post Office Box 1154, Waynesboro, Mississippi, 39367.
Issued under my hand and seal of said Court this the 21st day of July, 
2025.
/s/ JEREMY CARR,
CHANCERY CLERK
(Seal)
Publish: July 24, July 31 & Aug. 7, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OLLIE M. CARTER, DECEASED
CHARLES POLK, EXECUTOR
NO.: 2025-151
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF OLLIE M. CARTER
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 21st day of July, 2025, 
by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned, 
Charles Polk, Executor of the Estate of Ollie M. Carter, 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 21st day of July, 2025.
/s/ Charles E. Polk,
Charles Polk, Executor
Publish: July 24, July 31 & Aug. 7, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF JACK L. TRISLER, DECEASED
MATTHEW S. TRISLER, EXECUTOR
CAUSE NO. 2025-147
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 17th day of July, 2025, 
by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned, 
Matthew S. Trisler, Executor, upon the Estate of Jack L. Trisler, 
deceased, in Cause No. 2025-147, notice is hereby given to all persons 
having claims against the said estate to present the same to the Clerk 
of the said 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 17th day of July, 2025.
/s/ MATTHEW S. TRISLER
Publication Dates: July 24, 31, & August 7, 2025
BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
RE: PETITION OF WOMACK ENERGY, INC. FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE INACTIVE 
WELL STATUS UNDER STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR THE WAUSAU UNIT 28-1 NO. 1 WELL, 
WAUSAU FIELD, WAYNE COUNTY, MS
DOCKET NO. 293-2025-D
PUBLIC NOTICE
To all owners and persons interested in the Wausau Field, Wayne County, 
Mississippi.
TAKE NOTICE that Womack Energy, Inc. has filed a Petition with the State 
Oil and Gas Board of Mississippi under Docket No. 293-2025-D requesting 
the Board to grant an extension of the inactive well status under Rule 
28 for the Wausau Unit 28-1 No. 1 Well having API No. 2315300095 located 
in Section 28, Township 8 North, Range 9 West, Wausau Field, Wayne 
County, Mississippi.
This Petition will be heard by the Board at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on the 
20th day of August, 2025, at the Mississippi State Oil & Gas Board, 500 
Greymont Ave., Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi 39202, at which time and 
place you may appear and contest said matter.
If you intend to contest the docket or request a continuance, you must 
notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative of your intention 
in writing not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, being 
seven (7) days prior to the date stated above for the hearing. Failure 
to so notify the Board and the Petitioner shall be a waiver of your 
right to contest or request a continuance.
You are advised the Board may adopt orders concerning a petition which 
may differ from the relief requested by the Petitioner and the Board 
will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in 
accordance with the evidence presented.
DATED this the 23rd day of July 2025.
STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
By: /s/ JESSE S. NEW, JR.
State Oil and Gas Supervisor
Of Counsel:
Stan Ingram, Esq.
BIGGS, INGRAM, & SOLOP, PLLC
P. O. Box 14028
Jackson, Mississippi 39236-14028
Telephone No.: 601-713-1192
Fax No.: 601-713-6318
ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER
Publish: July 31, 2025





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