NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E 1123 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Barbara Elizabeth Oakley Mauney, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Barbara Elizabeth Oakley Mauney to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18 day of November, 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 1 day of October, 2025. James H. Mauney P. O. Box 12783 Gastonia, NC 28052 Executor of the Estate of Barbara Elizabeth Oakley Mauney October 20,27,November 3,10 2025 LWLM0381877