NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001388-100 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of JERALD KIRKLAND, aka JERALD ELLIOTT KIRLAND a/k/a JERALD ELLIOT KIRLAND, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said JERALD KIRKLAND, aka JERALD ELLIOTT KIRLAND a/k/a JERALD ELLIOT KIRLAND to present them to the undersigned on or before the 9th 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 9th day of October, 2025. Estate of JERALD KIRKLAND A/K/A JERALD ELLIOTT KIRLAND A/K/A JERALD ELLIOT KIRLAND, Deceased c/o Wendy A. Craig, P.A. 207 East State Street Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711 Karen R. Kershaw-Kelly, Administrator of the Estate of JERALD KIRKLAND October 9,16,23,30 2025 LGSC0380041