LEGAL NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA MECKLENBURG COUNTY The undersigned, Thomas Scott McRoberts Poulton, qualified on November 20, 2025 as EXECUTOR of the ESTATE OF JANICE H. POULTON, deceased, this is to notify all persons, firms or corporations having claims against said Estate that they must present them to the undersigned at 6525 Old Magnolia Lane, Mint Hill, NC 28227 or 125 Applecross Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374, on or before the 24th day of May, 2026, or the claims will be forever barred thereafter, and this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 22nd day of February, 2026. Thomas Scott McRoberts Poulton Executor of the Estate of Janice Hathcock Poulton Jennifer B. Garner Garner Law Firm, PLLC Attorney for Estate 125 Applecross Road Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374 IPL0315970 Feb 22,Mar 1,8,15 2026