NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25-E-2396 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of James Tom Whitener, aka James Whitener, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said James Tom Whitener, aka James Whitener to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th 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 28th day of October, 2025. Adrienne Davis 3300 Foxcroft Road Charlotte, NC 28211 Executor of the Estate of James Tom Whitener October 28,November 4,11,18 2025 LWLM0395541