NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Ronald James Stone, deceased, of Wake County, NC, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before January 19, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This the 16th day of October, 2025. Franklin Owen Berry, Executor c/o Charles N. Griffin, III Kirschbaum, Nanney, Keenan & Griffin, P.A. P. O. Box 19766 Raleigh, NC 27619-9766 IPL0282664 Oct 17,24,31,Nov 7 2025