NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002222-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Lynn Ray Sparrow, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Lynn Ray Sparrow to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29 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 26 day of September, 2025. Issac Jay Sparrow III c/o Renee Bloodworth P.O. Box 129 Atkinson, NC 28421 Executor of the Estate of Lynn Ray Sparrow September 26,October 3,10,17 2025 LWLM0375713