NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF DEBORAH NEWTON HAWLEY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Deborah Newton Hawley, 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 28, 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 26th day of July, 2026. Emily Scarborough Suttle Executor of the Estate of Deborah Newton Hawley 85 Missouri Lane Mt. Holly, NC 28120 Robert C. Whitt Attorney at Law 601 S. Main St. Mt. Holly, NC 28120