NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice to all persons having claims against the estate of Randy Joe Melton, deceased

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 14, 2026.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF RANDY JOE MELTON, DECEASED

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Independent Administration upon the Estate of Randy Joe Melton, Deceased, were granted to Janie Melton on April 22, 2026 in Cause No. 25-E-2384, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1 of Ellis County, Texas.

All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same to Attorneys for the Estate, Dawn M. Smith

c/o Janie Melton

Independent Administrator

of The Estate of Randy Joe Melton

Smith Clinesmith, LLP

325 N. Saint Paul Street, Suite 2775, Dallas,

Texas 75201.

Contact can be made to Laurie King Senior Probate Paralegal of the Smith Clinesmith, LLP Probate Department