NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of HARRY WATSON PHILIPS, a/k/a HARRY WATSON PHILIPS, JR., deceased of Buncombe County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned Executor, in care of Wendy A. Craig, P.A. Attorney-at-Law, 207 East State Street, Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711, on or before November 22, 2026, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 20th day of August, 2026. Elizabeth P. Douglas, Executor of the Estate of HARRY WATSON PHILIPS, JR., a/k/a HARRY WATSON PHILIPS, JR., Deceased c/o Wendy A. Craig, P.A. 207 East State Street Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711 Publication Dates: August 20, 2026; August 27, 2026; September 3, 2026; and September 10, 2026. IPL0365725 Aug 20,27,Sep 3,10 2026