NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF FRANCES MARIE AUTEN COOK FORMERLY KNOWN AS FRANCES AUTEN THOMAS The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Frances Marie Auten Cook formerly known as Frances Auten Thomas, 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 16, 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 14th day of June, 2026. Marvin Eugene Cook Executor of the Estate of Frances Marie Auten Cook formerly known as Frances Auten Thomas 104 E. Main Street Belmont, NC 28012 Robert C. Whitt Attorney at Law 601 S. Main St. Mt. Holly, N.C. 28120 IPL0348660 Jun 14,21,28,Jul 5 2026