IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. : 2026-CP-000200-F IN RE: ESTATE OF: ERNIE FRANKLIN BALL, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Ernie Franklin Ball, deceased, whose date of death was December 17, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Courthouse Annex Extension, 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd. , Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Dawn E. Stuntz Dawn E. Stuntz Florida Bar Number: 308810 MATTHEWS & MATTHEWS, LLP 4475 Legendary Drive Destin, FL, 32541 Telephone: (850) 837-3662 Fax: (850) 654-1634 E-Mail: dstuntz@destinlaw.com lbolton@destinlaw.com Personal Representative: Corey Lee Ball 1018 Barnett Road Rogersville, AL 35652 CR4183
