NOTICE TO CREDITORS Cabarrus COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 25E001138-120 The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of Geraldine Mary Bell Caughell , deceased, late of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the decedent to present to the undersigned on or before July 23, 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. Deborah C. Sloop c/o William L. Mills, III Mills Law P.A. P.O. Box 528 Concord NC 28026 IPL0334013 Apr 24,May 1,8,15 2026