THE IOWA DISTRCIT COURT DALLAS COUNTY Probate No. ESPR025852 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPHINE L. BARTON, Deceased. To all persons interested in the Estate of JOSEPHINE L. BARTON, deceased, who died on or about August 22, 2025: You are hereby notified that on September 23, 2025, the undersigned was appointed executor of the estate. Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated: Sept 30 & Oct 7, 2025. Scott Barton, Executor 12117 Ridgeview Dr. Urbandale, IA 50323 Dallas Hosey – AT0012131 Brick Gentry, PC 6701 Westown Pkwy 100 WDM, IA 50266