THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR085273 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Norman Edwin Wells, Jr., Deceased. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Norman Edwin Wells, Jr., Deceased, who died on or about September 12, 2025: You are hereby notified that on October 17, 2025, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate. Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated on 10/20/2025. Richard D. Wells, Administrator of the Estate Anthony R. Epping, ICIS#: AT0002435 Attorney for the Administrator EPPING LAW OFFICE, P.C. Date of second publication November 3, 2025. Probate Code Section 230