NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of SYLVESTER PAYNES, JR., deceased, late of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, the undersigned hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned at, on or before January 9, 2026, or this Notice of Administration will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned. This 7th day of October 2025. Lucretia J. Paynes, Administratrix of the Estate of Sylvester Paynes Jr., 10116 Starwood Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215. Attorney: Candice Shepard, 9820 Northcross Center Court, Suite 155, Huntersville, NC 28078. IPL0279165 Oct 7,14,21,28 2025