NOTICE TO CREDITORS Gaston COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 25-E-1276 The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of William Duane Mason Jr aka William D Mason Jr, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the decedent to present to the undersigned on or before December 29, 2025 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. William Duane Mason Sr c/o Ann W. Payseur Hester & Payseur, PLLC 100 Glenway St., Ste. A Belmont, NC 28012 IPL0276835 Sep 28,Oct 5,12,19 2025