Notice of Administration Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of JERRY A. RICHARDS A/K/A JERRY ALLEN RICHARDS, deceased, late of Mecklenburg 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 November 6, 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 6th day of August, 2025. Alicia B. Richards, Executor of the Estate of JERRY A. RICHARDS A/K/A JERRY ALLEN RICHARDS, Mecklenburg File No. 16E000329-590, c/o Garrity & Gossage, LLP, 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105. IPL0260541 Aug 6,13,20,27 2025