In the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County,

In the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Ohio, Probate Division, Case No. 2026 EST 00125 In the Matter of the Estate of Joseph Baldwin, Jr., Deceased TO: RONALD WATSON, last known address 1851 Kipling Drive, Dayton, Ohio. You are hereby notified that an Application for Authority to Administer Estate has been filed with the Montgomery County Probate Court under Case No. 2026EST00125. W. Cory Phillips, Applicant, is requesting to be appointed as Successor Administrator WWA of the Estate of Joseph Baldwin, Jr., Deceased. The decedent executed a Last Will and Testament that was filed in a special administration under Case No. 2025EST02226 of the Montgomery County Probate Court, naming Ronald Watson of 1851 Kipling Drive, Dayton, Ohio, as Executor. A hearing on the Application will be held on May 11, 2026, at 1:30 P.M. at the Montgomery County Probate Court, located at 41 North Perry Street, Dayton, Ohio 45422. YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO APPEAR at said hearing and show cause why the Application should not be granted. If you fail to appear, the Court will determine that you have waived your right to serve as Executor and you will not be eligible to be paid a fiduciary fee as Executor at the conclusion of the estate. David D. Brannon, Judge Probate Court of Montgomery County, Ohio 41 North Perry Street Dayton, Ohio 45422 4-3, 4-10, 4-17/2026