ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against William Webster Ford, deceased, of Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before July 1, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the Decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This 1st day of April, 2026. Theodore A. Ford, Executor, c/o Sarah R. Warren, Esq., Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, 555 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601. IPL0325290 Apr 1,8,15,22 2026