STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ROGER LEE OATES, JR. IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 26 E 000820-590 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Roger Lee Oates, Jr., late of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, are hereby notified to present them, duly verified, to Cynthia Oates Duncan, Administrator of the Estate of Roger Lee Oates, Jr., Estate File Number 26-E-000820-590 on or before the 20th day of July 2026, in care of the undersigned attorney at her address, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to Roger Lee Oates, Jr., please make immediate payment to the Estate of Roger Lee Oates, Jr. in care of the undersigned attorney at her address. This, the 13th day of April 2026. The Pendleton Law Firm, P.A Danielle N. Randolph, Attorney at Law P.O. Box 159 Lincolnton, NC 28093-0159 Publish: April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11 IPL0330854 Apr 20,27,May 4,11 2026