NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Public Administrator, Administrator DBN of the Estate of Laura Ruth Collmar, a/k/a Laura Ruth Heaton Collmar, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 31st day of August, 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. This the 31st day of May, 2026. Morris W. Keeter, Public Administrator, Administrator DBN Estate of Laura Ruth Collmar P.O. Box 1575 Gastonia, NC 28053-1575 MORRIS W. KEETER, ATTORNEY 309 S. South Street P.O. Box 1575 Gastonia, NC 28053-1575 IPL0342992 May 31,Jun 7,14,21 2026