NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Theodore K. Krauss, 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 16, 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 16th day of January, 2026. William Krauss, Executor of the Estate of Theodore K. Krauss, Mecklenburg County File No. 26E000021-590, c/o Garrity & Gossage, LLP, 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105. IPL0305860 Jan 16,23,30,Feb 6 2026