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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. : 2025 CA 001566 F NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC PLAINTIFF, VS. ROBERT W. KELLER A/K/A ROBERT WAYNE KELLER, LISA G. KELLER A/K/A LISA G. MORRIS A/K/A LISA GALE MORRIS et al. , DEFENDANTS. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (Please publish in Crestview News Bulletin) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated the 23rd day of January, 2026, and entered in Case No. 2025 CA 001566 F, of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit in and for Okaloosa County, Florida, wherein New Day Financial, LLC is the Plaintiff and TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; LISA G. KELLER A/K/A LISA G. MORRIS A/K/A LISA GALE MORRIS; ROBERT W. KELLER A/K/A ROBERT WAYNE KELLER; INDIAN LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AT DESTIN, INC. ; and UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are defendants. Brad E. Embry as the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at https://www.bid4assets.com/OkaloosaFL/Calendar at 11:00 A. M. on the 10th day of March, 2026, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 400, INDIAN LAKE, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM THEREOF, RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2671, PAGE 3647 AND RE-RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2672, PAGE 3597, AND ANY AMENDMENTS, THERETO, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENT APPURTENANT THERETO. IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING A RIGHT TO FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE SALE, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN THE DATE THAT THE CLERK REPORTS THE FUNDS AS UNCLAIMED. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUNDS. AFTER THE FUNDS ARE REPORTED AS UNCLAIMED, ONLY THE OWNER OF RECORD AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MAY CLAIM THE SURPLUS. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Okaloosa County 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 Phone (850) 609-4700 Fax (850) 651-7725 ADA.Okaloosa@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Dated this 29th day of January, 2026. By: /S/ Liana R. Hall, Esq. Liana R. Hall, Esq. Bar No. 73813 Submitted by: Miller, George & Suggs, PLLC ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 210 N. University Drive, Suite 900 Coral Springs, FL 33071 DESIGNATED PRIMARY E-MAIL FOR SERVICE PURSUANT TO FLA. R. JUD. ADMIN 2.516 ESERVICE@MGS-LEGAL.COM
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 CP 000017 IN RE: ESTATE OF BETTY L. HALL, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Betty L. Hall, deceased, whose date of death was 11/14/2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 2026 CP 000017, the address of which is 601B North Pearl Street, Crestview, FL 32536. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. The Personal Representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the Decedent’s death by the Decedent or the Decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons, having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS 2/05/2026. Attorney for Personal Representative /s/ Kathlyn M. White Kathlyn M. White (FBN: 13763) Attorney for Personal Representative DeMaria & White, PLLC 905 E. Hatton St. , Ste. B Pensacola, FL 32503 (850) 202-8535 kmwhite@statewideprobate.com dmclin@statewideprobate.com rpmorgan@statewideprobate.com Personal Representative Vickie Knight 125 Wilder Street Niceville, FL 32578 CR3992

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2024 CA 002740 PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC; Plaintiff, v. THOMAS GORDON A/K/A THOMAS RAY GORDON, III, DESTINY GRANT, HELEN BACK, LUO ZHONG LIU, STATE OF FLORIDA, OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ET.AL; Defendants NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in accordance with the order granting plaintiff’s motion to cancel and reschedule foreclosure sale dated January 27, 2026, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash beginning on February 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM via www.okaloosa.realforeclose.com, the following described property: A PORTION OF LOT 9, BLOCK 2, SECOND ADDITION TO GARNIER BEACH, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 46, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9, RUN NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MERLE CIRCLE (SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE BEING ON A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTH AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 120.00 FEET) AN ARC DISTANCE OF 60.64 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE SOUTH 20 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST 110.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST 115.30 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE AFORESAID LOT 9; THENCE NORTH 08 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY BOUNDARY 110.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Property Address: 114 Merle Cir, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM BEFORE TEH CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. THE COURT, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY ENLARGE THE TIME OF THE SALE. NOTICE OF THE CHANGED TIME OF SALE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. /s/ Andrew Arias FBN: 89501 Attorneys for Plaintiff Marinosci Law Group, P. C. 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 1045 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Phone: (954) 644-8704; Fax: (401) 262-2110 ServiceFL@mlg-defaultlaw.com ServiceFL2@mlg-defaultlaw.com CR3991

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. : 2025 CA 001028 C FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. THE ESTATE OF TEDDY RAY PORTERFIELD A/K/A TEDDY PORTERFIELD, ET AL. , DEFENDANT(S). NOTICE OF ACTION TO: The Estate of Jerry M. Mitchem A/K/A Jerry Melvin Mitchem, Last Known Address: 2626 Crickett Lane, Crestview, FL 32536 Current Residence: UNKNOWN TO: Virginia Delores Mitchem Last Known Address: 2626 Crickett Lane, Crestview, FL 32536 Current Residence: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 3 North, Range 23 West, Okaloosa County, Florida; thence run South 250.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes West 178.5 feet; thence North 250.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes East 178.5 feet to the Point of Beginning. LESS AND EXCEPT that portion of caption property as described in Deed recorded in Official Records Book 3120, page 1122, Okaloosa County, Florida. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on MILLER, GEORGE & SUGGS, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 210 N. University Drive, Suite 900, Coral Springs, FL 33071, on or before, within or before a date at least thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in the Crestview News Bulletin, 602 S Main St, Crestview, FL 32536 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Okaloosa County 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 Phone (850) 609-4700 Fax (850) 651-7725 ADA.Okaloosa@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 21st day of January, 2026. BRAD E. EMBRY As Clerk of Court By: /s/ Jackie Dunlap As Deputy Clerk Publish: Crestview News Bulletin, 602 S Main St, Crestview, FL 32536 CR3990

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No: 2025-DR-3352
AUSTIN SIRMON, Petitioner/Father, and
LIBERTY TURBERVILLE, Respondent/Mother. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PATERNITY
TO: LIBERTY TUBERVILLE
400 Park Avenue, Unit 103
Foley, AL 36535
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Paternity has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on AUSTIN SIRMON, c/o John A. Madden, Jr. , Esquire, 4 11th Avenue, Suite 2, Shalimar, Florida 32579, on or before 3/6/2026, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension, 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd. , Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file a Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.95.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. DATED: 1/23/26
BRAD E. EMBRY
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Alicea Wilken
Deputy Clerk
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