Foreclosure action against Thaddeus B Shepard for property at Lake City.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: 2025CA000256 FIRST FEDERAL BANK, Plaintiff, -vs- THADDEUS B SHEPARD Defendant(s) NOTICE OF ACTION TO: THADDEUS B SHEPARD, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF THADDEUS B SHEPARD UNKNOWN OCCUPANT 1 AND UNKNOWN OCCUPANT 2 Last Known Address: 184 SW Mayfair Lane, Lake City, FL 32024 You are notified of an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Columbia County: LOT 4, MAY-FAIR, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 75 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. 184 SW Mayfair Lane, Lake City, FL 32024 The action was instituted in the Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit in and for Columbia, County, Florida; Case No. 2025CA000256; and is styled First Federal Bank vs. Thaddeus B Shepard. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on Kelley Church, Esq., Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 255 South Orange Ave, Suite 900, Orlando, FL 32801 on or before 2/27/26, (or 30 days from the first date of publication) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately after service; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. The Court has authority in this suit to enter a judgment or decree in the Plaintiff's interest which will be binding upon you. DATED: January 26, 2026 Columbia Clerk of the Circuit Court As Clerk of Court By:Breanna Arreguin Rodriguez As Deputy Clerk 899025 February 7, 14, 2026