NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF GERALDINE H. JOHNSTON Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Geraldine H. Johnston, Gaston County File No. 26E000837-350, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of September, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 26th day of June, 2026. R. Manfred Johnston IV 168 Township Bluff Circle St. Simons Island, GA 31522 IPL0352259 Jun 26,Jul 3,10,17 2026