NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the Estate of Walter Taylor Johnson, Deceased, of Wake County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the Personal Representative listed below on or before November 18, 2026, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said Estate are asked to make immediate payment. This is the 18th day of August 2026. PATRICIA ELLEN KIRCHNER Executor c/o MATTHEW W. THOMPSON Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 7068 Wilmington, NC 28406 IPL0366562 Aug 18,25,Sep 1,8 2026