IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LIBERTY COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF ) JOHNNY CARNELL BROOKS a/k/a JOHN CARNELL BROOKS , ) DECEASED ) ESTATE NO. 2025-P/S-057 ) RE: Motion for Service by Publication to Petition, as Amended, to Probate Will in Solemn Form NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO: Teresa Annetee Brooks, Johnny C. Brooks, Jr., Ricky Brooks, Roxanne Brooks, Joey Brooks, and to whom it may concern: By order for service by publication dated the 28th day of July, 2025, you are hereby notified that on June 20, 2025, Leandra Marie Tessier, petitioner, filed a Motion for Service by Publication with this court. It appearing by Affidavit, that Teresa Annetee Brooks, Johnny C. Brooks, Jr., Ricky Brooks, Roxanne Brooks and Joey Brooks, heirs of the Estate of Johnny Carnell Brooks, deceased, on whom service was not made via certified mail with return receipt requested, and it further appearing, that they are entitled to receive service. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Probate Court, and to serve upon Petitioner's Attorney, whose name and address is John E. Pirkle, 120 South Commerce Street, Hinesville, Georgia 31313, an answer in writing on or before Tuesday, September 23, 2025 which is within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for service by publication. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Nancy K. Aspinwall Judge of the Probate Court Jennifer M. Polk Deputy Clerk of the Probate Court Post Office Box 28 Hinesville, Georgia 31310 Address (912) 876-3635 Telephone Number 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21 51537 8/21/25 RL