NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002146-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joseph Tyron Bell, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Joseph Tyron Bell to present them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of December, 2025 (this date being 3 months from the first publication date of this notice) or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 3rd day of September, 2025. Vicky Cowan Bell Executor of the Estate of Joseph Tyron Bell September 3,10,17,24 2025 LWLM0360877