NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Carol Ann Ernsberger, deceased, late of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned at 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105, on or before March 20, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned. This the 20th day of December, 2025. Kimberly Ann Valyou, Executor of the Estate of Carol Ann Ernsberger, Mecklenburg County File No. 25E004632, c/o Garrity & Gossage, LLP, 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105. IPL0300356 Dec 20,27,Jan 3,10 2026