90C01-2510-MF-000020
SUMMONS – SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION
STATE OF INDIANA )
) SS:
COUNTY OF ALLEN )
IN THE WELLS
SUPERIOR COURT
FIRST MERCHANTS BANK, )
Plaintiff, )
v. )
PATRICIA J. ADAMS, )
DECEASED, the HEIRS OF )
PATRICIA J. ADAMS and )
UNKNOWN TENANTS OF 503 )
EAST WILEY AVENUE, )
BLUFFTON, INDIANA 46714, )
Defendants. )
TO: THE HEIRS OF PATRICIA ADAMS, deceased, named above and any other person who may be concerned
You are notified that you have been sued in the Wells Superior Court by the Plaintiff, First Merchants Bank. This notice is directed to you by publication inasmuch as your present whereabouts are unknown.
The nature of the suit against you is to foreclose a Note and Mortgage that Patricia Adams entered into with Markle Bank, now First Merchants Bank, on Real Estate that you may have an interest in by virtue of being an heir, devisee, or tenant of Patricia Adams. The Real Estate is located at 503 East Wiley Ave, Bluffton, Indiana 46714, and is more specifically described as:
Lot number 14 in Wilson’s addition to the town, now city of Bluffton.
This Summons by Publication is specifically directed to the heirs, devisees, and tenants of Patricia Adams. You may claim some interest in the Real Estate described above.
If you have a claim for relief against First Merchants Bank arising from the same transaction or occurrence, you must assert it in a written answer. You must answer the Complaint in writing, by you or your attorney, thirty (30) days following the last date of publication of this notice, and if you fail to do so, a judgment will be entered for what the Plaintiff has demanded.
10/14/2025
Beth Davis
Clerk, Wells Superior Court
Prepared by: Beckman Lawson, LLP, David M. Mustard, #30056-02, 201 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (260) 422-0800
PRAECIPE DESIGNATING
MANNER OF SERVICE
TO THE SHERIFF – This Summons shall be served as follows:
__ personal service
__ leaving a copy at dwelling or place of employment
__ agent, ________________
__ other (describe in particular and note Trial Rule)
–– CERTIFIED MAIL
TO THE CLERK – This Summons shall be served as follows:
__ certified mail
__ registered mail
XX publication by the attorney
__ other (describe in particular and note Trial Rule)
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