NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the estate of: Howard Wade Smith 18009 Kings Point Drive P Cornelius, NC 28031 This is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before November 13, 2025. This Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All person, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today's date: 7/30/2025 ROBIN ELIZABETH SMITH, as EXECUTOR FOR THE ESTATE OF HOWARD WADE SMITH, DECEASED, FILE NUMBER 25 E 002384-590 MECKLENBURG COUNTY CLERK OF COURT 4095 ZEBULAN AVE. SW. Concord, NC 28027 ATTORNEY AT LAW JEFFREY D. JONES 708 MCLAIN ROAD KANNAPOLIS, NC 28083 Syreeta McMillan, Paralegal to Jeffrey D. Jones Jones Law Firm 708 McLain Road Kannapolis, NC 28083 Phone: (704) 295-6619 IPL0259375 Aug 1,8,15,22 2025