NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF CAROLYN COWDY BEALL The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Carolyn Cowdy Beall, 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 September 2, 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 31st day of May, 2026. Carolyn Joyce Smith Executor of the Estate of Carolyn Cowdy Beall 121 Georgia Belle Avenue Belmont, NC 28012 Robert C. Whitt Attorney at Law 601 S. Main St. Mt. Holly, NC 28120 IPL0343985 May 31,Jun 7,14,21 2026