NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Edward Luther Sturgis, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of January, 2027, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 4th day of October, 2026. Michelle Dawn Sanford, Executor Estate of Edward Luther Sturgis 2002 Garland Ave. Gastonia, NC 28052 MORRIS W. KEETER 309 S. South Street P.O. Box 1575 Gastonia, NC 28053-1575 IPL0377942 Oct 4,11,18,25 2026