NOTICE TO CREDITORS Gaston COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 26-E-000480-350 The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of Allen Jackson Reese, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the decedent to present to the undersigned on or before August 3, 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. Stephanie Reese Brown c/o Ann W. Payseur Hester & Payseur, PLLC 100 Glenway St., Ste. A Belmont, NC 28012 IPL0335133 May 3,10,17,24 2026