IN THE PROBATE COURT

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF RICHLAND

IN THE MATTER OF JOE PINCKNEY, III.

CASE NUMBER: 03ES4000881

TO: GENETTA HAWKINS AND JOE PINCKNEY, IV:

The applicant of this estate is unable to locate the above listed heir or to determine if they are living or dead.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to COME FORTH, to answer the Petition for Formal Testacy and Appointment, copies of which were filed in the Richland County Probate Court on August 25, 2004, and are hereby served upon you by publication and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Petition upon the attorney, H. Ronald Stanley, P. O. Box 7722, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after the service by publication hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service by publication; and if you fail to answer the petition within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for the relief as requested in the Petition.

H. Ronald Stanley, Atty. P. O. Box 7722 Columbia, SC 29202

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:February 3, 2005

TIME:2:00 pm

PLACE:Richland County Probate Court, Courtroom 2-F

1701 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201

PURPOSE:Hearing upon the Petition for Formal Testacy of the Last Will and Testament dated May 31, 2000 and Appointment of a personal representative in the estate of Joe Pinckney, III.

DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED PLEADINGS:

Summarized Petition for Formal Testacy of the Last Will and Testament dated May 31, 2000 and Appointment of a personal representative in the Estate of Joe Pinckney, III.

Petitioner:Carolyn J. Williams Pinckney

Decedent:Joe Pinckney, III.

SSN:248-28-8414

Date of Birth:October 4, 1918

Date of Death:June 21, 2003

Age:84

NOW THEREFORE, Genetta Hawkins and Joe Pinckney, IV. and any other persons who may be heirs of the Estate of Joe Pinckney, III. are summoned to be and appear before meat Columbia, SC on February 3, 2005, at 2:00 pm to show cause why Carolyn J. Williams Pinckney should not be appointed as personal representative of the estate of Joe Pinckney, III. and why the Last Will and Testament of Joe Pinckney, III. dated May 31, 2000 should not be admitted to Probate.

A full copy of the Summons and Petition is available from the above-named Petitioner. If you do not appear at the hearing or file an answer, the relief requested will most likely be granted.

(11-26,12-3,12-10-04)