PUBLISHED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Collin Annas, late, of Caldwell County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of the undersigned attorney on or before the 17th day of January, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. MIRANDA HAIRSTON (ADMINISTRATOR) 2025E000658 DSR Legal, PLLC PO Box 51596 Durham, NC 27717 IPL0280772 Oct 17,24,31,Nov 7 2025