Notice of Administration Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of JOANN STAFFORD KIRBY, deceased, late of Union County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned at 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105, on or before September 17, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned. This the 17th day of June, 2025. John A. Purdie, Executor of the Estate of JOANN STAFFORD KIRBY, Union File No. 25E000495-890, c/o Garrity & Gossage, LLP, 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105. IPL0243763 Jun 17,24,Jul 1,8 2025