NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of THEODORE STOKES a/k/a THEO STOKES, late of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to the Executor's counsel at 10130 Mallard Creek Road, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, on or before the 3rd day of December 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate is to make immediate payment to the Executor. This the 3rd day of September 2026. Odessie L. Preston, Executor c/o The Canipe Law Firm, PLLC 10130 Mallard Creek Road Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28262 26E000644-120 (Cabarrus County) IPL0371102 Sep 3,10,17,24 2026