NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Gladys Rutledge, deceased, of Wake County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before (3rd, day of October, 2025), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This July 3, 2025. Melvin L. Rutledge, Executor c/o ELIZABETH W. MURPHY KELLY, WEST & MURPHY, P.A. Attorneys at Law 900 South Main Street Post Office Box 1118 Lillington, North Carolina 27546 IPL0250486 Jul 3,10,17,24 2025