NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E 001320 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ruth Naomi Sweeten, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Ruth Naomi Sweeten to present them to the undersigned on or before the 05 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 05 day of October, 2025. Alesia Sweeten Pelton 2500 Lyon Street Gastonia NC 28052 Executor of the Estate of Ruth Naomi Sweeten October 5,12,19,26 2025 LWLM0382233