NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E809 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of JOAN CARLEEN LONG NIVENS, deceased, late of GASTON County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said JOAN CARLEEN LONG NIVENS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12/31/2025 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 9/21/2025 day of September, 2025. CARL NIVENS 221 NIXON RD BELMONT NC 28012 Executor of the Estate of JOAN CARLEEN LONG NIVENS September 24,October 1,8,15 2025 LWLM0375428