Pursuant to the order of the Circuit Court, and as otherwise required by law, notice is hereby given, that in the Circuit Court of Pickens County, Alabama, there was filed a verified complaint by the Plaintiffs, against the lands described in the complaint and all unknown parties and all parties whose whereabouts are unknown, who may claim any title thereto, interest therein, liens or encumbrances thereon, or any part thereof, and against any unknown parties, including any persons claiming any present interest therein and including any persons claiming any future, contingent, reversionary, remainder, or other interest in said land; said complaint being filed to establish the right, title and interest to said lands and to clear up all doubts and disputes concerning the same.
Furthermore the Plaintiffs do hereby perfect service of process by publication pursuant to Rule 4.3 of the A.R.C.P. and pursuant to Order of the Court against the following Defendants:
• GERALDINE BALL, address unknown
• KIMBERLY MCMULLEN, address unknown
• KENDRICK MCMULLEN, address unknown
• THEODORE MCMULLEN III, address unknown
• THEDORA DIANE MCMULLEN, deceased, unknown heirs
• CORINTHIAN MCMULLEN, address unknown, incarcerated
• KENNETH MCMULLEN, address unknown
• THAD MCMULLEN, address unknown
• ANTHONY MCMULLEN, address unknown
That this is an action for quiet title in rem and in personam for the following lands being described as follows:
Begin at the Southwest corner of Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 22, Range 16 West, and run North 87 degrees 55 minutes East 5.20 chains, thence North 5 degrees West 15 chains, thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes West 14.80 chains, thence South 5 degrees East 15 chains, thence North 87 degrees 55 minutes East 9.60 chains to point of beginning, said tract containing 22.25 acres, more or less, being 7.8 acres off the West side of 20 acres owned by John McMullen in SW ¼ of NW ¼, Section 16, and 14.45 acres off East side of the 30 acres off South side of SE ¼ of NE ¼ of Section 17.
Said complaint was filed on the 15th day of August, 2023, in this Court against said lands and against all unknown parties and all other parties whose whereabouts are unknown, as heretofore listed in this notice. Said Plaintiffs acquired title to this property through adverse passion and the said Plaintiffs claim to own the fee simple title to this property, and have been in the actual peaceable, continuous, open and notorious possession of said lands for a period of time in excess of twenty (20) years and have paid the taxes on the said property exclusively for a period in excess of twenty (20) years before the filing of this complaint, and the said Plaintiffs claim to own the entire fee simple title to said property.
Said unknown parties and any Defendant whose whereabouts are unknown, or any other persons having any interest therein shall plead, answer or otherwise defend this complaint within 30 days of September 13, 2023, which is the last date of publication of this service of process and notice of pendency of complaint.
Done this 17th day of August, 2023.
/s/ Keith Cox, CIRCUIT CLERK
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
/s/ Timothy B. McCool (MCC096)
McCOOL & OWENS
P O BOX 270
CARROLLTON AL 35447
TELEPHONE: (205) 367-8125
tim@timmccoollaw.com