NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001772-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Dorothy B Thielman, aka Dorothy Belle Barnett Thielman, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Dorothy B Thielman, aka Dorothy Belle Barnett Thielman to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th 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 30th day of October, 2025. Samuel Barnett Thielman c/o R Walton Davis, III, PA, 207 E State St, Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Dorothy B Thielman October 30,November 6,13,20 2025 LGSC0392718