PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE APRIL DAWN OWENS, PLAINTIFF, VS. DOCKET NO. 2026DR42 DAVID RANDALL OWENS, DEFENDANT, A8515/R27353/14-4 TO: DAVID RANDALL OWENS In this Cause, it appearing from the Complaint which is sworn to, that the whereabouts of the Defendant, DAVID RANDALL OW- ENS, is unknown and cannot be ascertained by the diligent search and inquiry made to that end. DAVID RANDALL OWENS is therefore, hereby, required to appear and Answer the Complaint filed in this Cause against him/her in the CHANCERY Court of CARROLL County, Tennessee, within thirty days of the last publication of this Notice and served a copy of Answer on Howard F. Douglass, P.O. Box 39, Lexington, TN, 38351, Attorney for Plaintiff, within said time. If you fail to do so judgement by default will be taken against you for relief demanded in the Complaint at hearing of the cause without further notice. It is further Ordered that this Notice be published for four con- secutive weeks in THE McKENZIE BANNER . This the 2nd day of April, 2026. Kenneth Todd, Clerk & Master