NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JAMES MARTIN BELL The undersigned, having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of James Martin Bell, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before July 22, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 19th day of April, 2026. Amber Lynn Bell Carpenter Co-Executor of the Estate of James Martin Bell 108 Lutz Drive Dallas, NC 28034 Ariel Candice Bell Botts Co-Executor of the Estate of James Martin Bell 609 N. Dixie Street Cherryville, NC 28021 Robert C. Whitt Attorney at Law 601 S. Main St. Mt. Holly, N.C. 28120 IPL0330826 Apr 19,26,May 3,10 2026