LEGAL NOTICE The Unknown Heirs at Law, Devisees, Legatees, Administrators, and Executors of the Estate of Sheryl Dill Wilkerson, deceased, whose last place of residence is unknown, but whose present place of residence is unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Sheryl Dill Wilkerson, whose last place of residence is known as 237 W Auburn Avenue, Springfield, OH 45506 but whose present place of residence is unknown, Gia Marie Smith, whose last place of residence is known as 820 Horseshoe Lake Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092 but whose present place of residence is unknown, and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Gia Marie Smith, whose last place of residence is known as 820 Horseshoe Lake Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092 but whose present place of residence is unknown, will take notice that on June 30, 2025, Village Capital & Investment, LLC, filed its Complaint in Foreclosure in Case No. 25CV0573 in the Court of Common Pleas Clark County, Ohio alleging that the Defendants, The Unknown Heirs at Law, Devisees, Legatees, Administrators, and Executors of the Estate of Sheryl Dill Wilkerson, deceased, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Sheryl Dill Wilkerson, Gia Marie Smith, and Unknown Spouse, if any, of Gia Marie Smith, have or claim to have an interest in the real estate located at 237 W Auburn Avenue, Springfield, OH 45506, PPN #3400700033316005. A complete legal description may be obtained with the Clark County Auditor's Office located at 31 N. Limestone Street, P.O. Box 1325, Springfield, OH 45502. The Petitioner further alleges that by reason of default of the Defendant(s) in the payment of a promissory note, according to its tenor, the conditions of a concurrent mortgage deed given to secure the payment of said note and conveying the premises described, have been broken, and the same has become absolute. The Petitioner prays that the Defendant(s) named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said real estate or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of any liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of Petitioner's claim in the property order of its priority, and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable. THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER ON OR BEFORE THE 12th DAY OF November, 2025. BY: CLUNK, HOOSE CO., LPA Ethan J. Clunk #0095546 Attorneys for Plaintiff-Petitioner 495 Wolf Ledges Pkwy Akron, OH 44311 (330) 436-0300 - telephone (330) 436-0301 - facsimile notice@clunkhoose.com 10-1, 10-8, 10-15/2025