NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF BILLY JOE NOLES The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Billy Joe Noles, 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 October 14, 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 12th day of July, 2026. Carlton Handsel Noles Executor of the Estate of Billy Joe Noles 424 Thompson Street PO Box 753 Stanley, NC 28164 Robert C. Whitt Attorney at Law 601 S. Main St. Mt. Holly, N.C. 28120 IPL0356151 Jul 12,19,26,Aug 2 2026