NOTICE TO CREDITORS Mecklenburg COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 25-E-003149-590 The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of Jerry E. Smith, deceased, late of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the decedent to present to the undersigned on or before January 5, 2026 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. Gerri Ann Shaw c/o Ann W. Payseur Hester & Payseur, PLLC 100 Glenway St., Ste. A Belmont, NC 28012 IPL0277223 Oct 5,12,19,26 2025