PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAULA JEAN PATTERSON SMITH, DECEASED
ASHLEY MICHELLE BAKER PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 26-44(W)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentary having been issued on the 18th day of February 2026, by the Chancery Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi, to the undersigned, upon the Estate of Paula Jean Patterson Smith, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration, within ninety (90) days from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or they will be forever barred.
This the 28th day of February 2026.
/s/ Ashley Michelle Baker
Ashley Michelle Baker, Executor of the Estate of Paula Jean Patterson Smith, Deceased

Joshua W. Sage, Esq. (MSB# 104760)
Edmondson Sage Allen PLLC
402 Enterprise Drive
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
Phone: (662) 371-4110
Fax: (662) 380-5220
Email: jsage@esapllc.com
ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTOR

Oxford Eagle:
May 6, 13 and 20, 2026
EST/SMITH, P.