IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCDONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS   IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF  MARLENE JO CARSON      DECEASED No. 2025PR53   CLAIM NOTICE  Notice is given to creditors of the death of MARLENE JO CARSON, of Colchester, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued to Julie Bland and Stephen L. Carson, whose addresses are 206 E Smith Street, Colchester, Illinois 62326 and 301 S. Coal Street, Colchester, Illinois 62326, as Co-Executors, whose attorneys of record are Tucker, Hartzell & Bryant, Williams Building, P.O. Box 70, Carthage, Illinois 62321.  Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, McDonough County Court House, Macomb, Illinois 61455, or with the Representative, or both, on or before the 11th day of March 2026 or if mailing or delivery of Notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in the Notice. Any claim not filed on or before the 11th day of March 2026, or the date stated in Section 18-3 Notice, if required, is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the Claimant to the Representative and to the Attorneys within ten (10) days after it has been filed.  Dated: September 5, 2025   /s/ Julie Bland and Stephen L. Carson, Co-Executors of the Estate of Marlene Jo Carson, Deceased   Thomas F. Hartzell TUCKER, HARTZELL & BRYANT 608 Wabash Avenue, P.O. Box 70 Carthage, IL 62321 217-357-3121