NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001923-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Thomas E Tookey aka Thomas Tookey, aka Thomas Edward Tookey Jr, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Thomas E Tookey aka Thomas Tookey, aka Thomas Edward Tookey Jr to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of February, 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 13th day of November, 2025. Benjamin F. Tookey 110 N Dougherty Street Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Thomas E Tookey aka Thomas Tookey November 13,20,27,December 4 2025 LGSC0400330