NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25 E 1193 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John Dee Wood, Jr., aka John D. Wood, Jr., deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said John Dee Wood, Jr., aka John D. Wood, Jr. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6 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 5 day of September, 2025. Janell King Wood c/o Robinson, Lauterbach & Green, Attorneys at Law, PLLC P.O. Box 1115 Gastonia, NC 28053 Executor of the Estate of John Dee Wood, Jr. September 5,12,19,26 2025 LWLM0363882