NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Public Administrator of the Estate of Rita Lorrey, a/k/a Rita Sue Black Lorrey, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of May, 2026, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 1st day of February, 2026. Morris W. Keeter, Public Administrator Estate of Rita Lorrey, a/k/a Rita Sue Black Lorrey P.O. Box 1575 Gastonia, NC 28053-1575 MORRIS W. KEETER, ATTORNEY 309 S. South Street P.O. Box 1575 Gastonia, NC 28053-1575 IPL0307735 Feb 1,8,15,22 2026