NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 2025E 001372 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Billie Faye A. Holbrooks, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Billie Faye A. Holbrooks to present them to the undersigned on or before the 09 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 09 day of October, 2025. Gary Holbrooks 1770 Old Ocean Hwy Bolivia, NC 28422202 Executor of the Estate of Billie Faye A. Holbrooks October 14,21,28,November 4 2025 LWLM0386883