STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF TAZEWELL IN RE: THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: KAREN SUE LIGHTER, Deceased. Case No. 25-PR-213 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of KAREN SUE LIGHTER of 15939 Joseph Court, Pekin, Illinois 61554, on July 25, 2025. Letters of Office were issued on October 21, 2025 to KARESSA D. BREWEUR, Independent Executor, 2810 Deveron Circle, Pekin, Illinois 61554, whose attorneys are HAYES & SARFF, P.c., 351 South Fourth street, Pekin, Illinois 61554. Claims may be filed on or before April 29, 2026 or six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice of Claim Date, whichever is later. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred, except that the claim of a creditor who has been notified by mail or delivery of notice shall be barred on said date or three months from the date of such mailing or delivery, whichever is later. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of said Circuit Court at the Tazewell County Courthouse, Pekin, Illinois 61554, or with the Independent Executor, or both. Within ten (10) days after a Claimant files its claim with the Court. the Claimant MUST mail a copy of the claim to the Independent Executor AND to the Independent Executor's attorney of record, AND file with the Court proof of mailing or delivery of said copies. DATED: October 22, 2025 KARESSA D. BREWEUR, Independent Executor of the Estate of KAREN SUE LIGHTER, Deceased. HAYES & SARFF, P.C Attorneys at Law 351 South Fourth Street Pekin, Illinois 61554 Telephone No.: 309-347-2101 Email: hayesandsarff@grics.net