NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF PEGGY C. SMITH Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Peggy C. Smith, Gaston County File No. 26E000312-350, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of July, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 26th day of April, 2026. Teri M. Fridley 4904 Spring Chase Way NW Davidson, NC 28036 Christopher M. Whelchel 516 S. New Hope Road Gastonia, NC 28053-2636 IPL0333834 Apr 26,May 3,10,17 2026