NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Donald Bruce Paxton, 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 22nd day of June, 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 22nd day of March, 2026. Edwin Yates Paxton, Jr., Administrator Estate of Donald Bruce Paxton 123 Cheshire Lane Gastonia, NC 28056 MORRIS W. KEETER, ATTORNEY 309 S. South Street P.O. Box 1575 Gastonia, NC 28053-1575 IPL0323771 Mar 22,29,Apr 5,12 2026