NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Richard Scott Jenkins, Sr., 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 15th 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 15th day of February, 2026. Peggy Long Jenkins, Executor Estate of Richard Scott Jenkins, Sr. 569 White Jenkins Road Bessemer City, NC 28016 MORRIS W. KEETER, ATTORNEY 309 S. South Street P.O. Box 1575 Gastonia, NC 28053-1575 IPL0313603 Feb 15,22,Mar 1,8 2026