NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF WAYNE LEE BEATY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Wayne Lee Beaty, 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. Chad Lee Beaty Executor of the Estate of Wayne Lee Beaty 2254 Rhyne Road Dallas, NC 28034 Robert C. Whitt Attorney at Law 601 S. Main St. Mt. Holly, NC 28120 IPL0356846 Jul 12,19,26,Aug 2 2026