STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF WAKE IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OF JOSEPH ALLEN PHILLIPS, II,DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joseph Allen Phillips, II, deceased, late of Wake County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before November 6th, 2025 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 6th day of August, 2025. Mark Phillips, Executor Estate of Joseph Allen Phillips, II, Deceased c/o Ronald P. Johnson, Esq. Carruthers & Roth,P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 IPL0259169 Aug 6,13,20,27 2025