NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Gerald Leroy Bowen, deceased, of Durham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before (February 13, 2026), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This November 11, 2025. Stephen Todd Bowen, Executor Katherine T. Merritt, Attorney for Estate PO Drawer 1529, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 W00000000 Nov 11,18,25,Dec 2 2025