NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF SHERRY MARLENE STINES The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Sherry Marlene Stines, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before November 5, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 3rd day of August, 2025. Curtis Lee Stines Administrator of the Estate of Sherry Marlene Stines c/o Robert C. Whitt Resident Process Agent 601 S. Main Street Mt. Holly, NC 28120 Robert C. Whitt Attorney at Law 601 S. Main St. Mt. Holly, N.C. 28120