NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Charles Edward Steele, 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 April 9, 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 9th day of January, 2026. Shawn Arango and Cheryl Allen, Co-Executors of the Estate of Charles Edward Steele, Mecklenburg County File No. 25E004776-590, c/o Garrity & Gossage, LLP, 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105. IPL0303898 Jan 9,16,23,30 2026