NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Doris G Hayden, deceased, of Orange County, NC, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before May 7, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This the 4th day of February, 2026. Melissa Hayden, Executor, c/o Bagwell Holt Smith P.A., 111 Cloister Court, STE 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 IPL0310561 Feb 4,11,18,25 2026