NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001442-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Regina W Cary, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Regina W Cary to present them to the undersigned on or before the 2 day of January, 2026 (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 2 day of October, 2025. Carrie Bettencourt, Executor John G. Kelso, Attorney Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis, P.A. 11 N. Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801 Executor of the Estate of Regina W Cary October 2,9,16,23 2025 LGSC0378691