IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Okaloosa COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2025 CP 1041 IN RE: Estate of JAMES MONTGOMERY POWER III NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JAMES MONTGOMERY POWER III , deceased, whose date of death was January 16, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547 . The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The personal representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or the decedent's surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228 applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor or a beneficiary as specified under s. 732.2211. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. The date of first publication of this notice is September 12, 2025. Attorney for Personal Representative: Byron E. Cotton, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0695521 Cotton & Gates 3 Plew Avenue Shalimar, Florida 32579 (850)651-9900 efilingcotton@cottongates.com; byron@cottongates.com; cotton@cottongates.com Personal Representative: Shelley Power Williams 4827 Courthouse Road Gulfport, MS 39507 September 12, 19 2025 LSAR0369187