NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF RONALD LEON STARNES The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ronald Leon Starnes, 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 January 27, 2027, 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 25th day of October, 2026. Ronnie Lee Starnes Grindstaff Executor of the Estate of Ronald Leon Starnes 158 Howie Street Mount Holly, NC 28120 Robert C. Whitt Attorney at Law 601 S. Main St. Mt. Holly, NC 28120 IPL0383780 Oct 25,Nov 1,8,15 2026