NOTICE TO CREDITORS Gaston COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 26-E-001718-590 The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of Debra Eileen Abeling, deceased, late of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the decedent to present to the undersigned on or before September 21, 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. Elizabeth Ritch c/o Ann W. Payseur Hester & Payseur, PLLC 100 Glenway St., Ste. A Belmont, NC 28012