TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS Case No. 2025PR0000165 IN RE ESTATE OF KAY D. SMITH, Decedent NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to 5/18-3 of the Probate Act of the death of Kay D. Smith on February 8, 2025. Letters of Office were issued on July 16, 2025 to the Independent Administrator listed below, represented by the attorney listed below. Administrator: Kate Smith 245 Oak Pass Court Ballwin, MO 63011 Attorney: Brandon R. Niepoetter Sivia Law 217 S. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL 62025 The estate will be executed without court supervision unless an interested person seeks to terminate independent administration pursuant to section 28-4 of the Probate Act. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk at the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court with the administrator and attorney named above, or both, within six months from the first date of publication, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the administrator and to the attorney listed above within the ten days of filing. Prepared by Sivia Law 217 South Main Street Edwardsville, Illinois 62025 P | 618.659.4499 E | pleadings@sivialaw.com IPL0195482 Sep 14,21,28 2025