IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF EFFINGHAM COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA JOSHUA KIRKLEY, Plaintiff, v. TRUIST BANK, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS"), and ALL THE WORLD, Defendants. Civil Action File No.: SUCV2026000063 NOTICE OF SUMMONS SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: TRUIST BANK, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS"), AND TO ALL THE WORLD: You are hereby notified that Joshua Kirkley has filed a Petition for Statutory Quiet Title in the Superior Court of Effingham County, Georgia, under Civil Action File No. SUCV2026000063, seeking to quiet title and extinguish any and all clouds, adverse claims, or security interests on the real property located in Effingham County, Georgia, more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Effingham County, Georgia, and being known and designated as Lot 372, Hanover at Lost Plantation, as shown on the map or plat of said Subdivision recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet B44, Page E. Said map or plat is incorporated herein by specific reference for a more complete description of the property herein conveyed. Said property containing improvements thereon known as 305 Keller Rd, Rincon, Georgia. PIN #R2470-372. Parcel ID / Tax ID: R2470-372 Commonly known as: 305 Keller Rd, Rincon, GA 31326 By Order for Service by Publication, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the Clerk of said Court and serve upon the Plaintiff, Joshua Kirkley, whose address is 305 Keller Rd, Rincon, GA 31326, an Answer to the Complaint within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication of this Notice. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and a decree will be entered quieting title to the property in favor of the Plaintiff against all the world. This 1st day of June, 2026. Walt Lawson Clerk, Superior Court of Effingham County 23700 6.24.26 RL