NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001346-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Amelia Ann Houck, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Amelia Ann Houck to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15 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 15 day of October, 2025. Eric A. Contre Contre Law, PLLC PO Box 1162 Skyland, NC 28776 Executor of the Estate of Amelia Ann Houck October 15,22,29,November 5 2025 LGSC0386512