NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25 E 1152 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ruth Olivia Creasman, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Ruth Olivia Creasman to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1 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 31 day of August, 2025. Nita C. Lucas (McFee) c/o Robinson, Lauterbach & Green, Attorneys at Law, PLLC P.O. Box 1115 Gastonia, NC 28053 Executor of the Estate of Ruth Olivia Creasman August 31,September 7,14,21 2025 LWLM0361122