Foreclosure action against unknown heirs of Patsy Paulette Alford.

NOTICE OF ACTION 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR  POLK COUNTY 
CIVIL DIVISION 
Case No. 2025CC009264A000BA 
Division M0 
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR REO TRUST 2017-RPL1 
Plaintiff, vs. 
UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES OF PATSY PAULETTE ALFORD, DECEASED, JEFFREY ALFORD, AS KNOWN HEIR OF PATSY PAULETTE ALFORD, TIMOTHY ALFORD, AS KNOWN HEIR OF PATSY PAULETTE ALFORD, RAYMOND SCOTT ALFORD, AS KNOWN HEIR OF PATSY PAULETTE ALFORD, et al. 
Defendants. 
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES OF PATSY PAULETTE ALFORD, DECEASED  
CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN 
You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Polk County, Florida: 
TRACT 3A, SUTTON ACRES: THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE SOUTH 503.70 FEET OF THE EAST 330.0 FEET OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 28, SOUTH, RANGE 23 EAST. SUBJECT TO A 40 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY ON THE EAST SIDE THEREOF FOR COUNTY ROAD 542-A AS RECORDED IN POLK COUNTY OFFICE RECORD BOOK #2043, PAGE 1422, OCTOBER 1, 1981. TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN SERIAL NUMBERS: 20150A & 20150B; WIDTH AND LENGTH: 12 X 60, YEAR: 1982, MAKE: BRIGADIERE 
commonly known as 1334 N GALLOWAY RD, LAKELAND, FL 33810 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on David R. Byars of Kass Shuler, P.A., plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before March 30, 2026, (or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs 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 the Office of the Court Administrator,255 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830, (863) 534-4686, 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: February 20, 2026. 
CLERK OF THE COURT 
Honorable Stacy M. Butterfield 
255 North Broadway 
Bartow, Florida 33830-9000 
(COURT SEAL) By: A. Nieves 
Deputy Clerk 
David R. Byars  
Kass Shuler, P.A.,  
plaintiffs attorney,  
P.O. Box 800,  
Tampa, Florida 33601,  
(813) 229-0900 
March 13, 20, 2026	26-00432K