NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Judith Coles Vernon, 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 June 27, 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 27th day of March, 2026. Robert Bruce Vernon, Administrator of the Estate of Judith Coles Vernon, Mecklenburg County File No. 26E000972-590, c/o Garrity & Gossage, LLP, 344 West John Street, Matthews, NC 28105. IPL0325882 Mar 27,Apr 3,10,17 2026