NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Cleveland COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 24 E 901 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Don A. Jones, deceased, late of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Don A. Jones to present them to the undersigned on or before the February 10, 2026 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 10th day of November, 2025. Jeremiah W. Brackett Executor of the Estate of Don A. Jones c/o Lawrence D. Winson, Attorney 140 4th Avenue W, Ste 102 Hendersonville, NC 28792 Executor of the Estate of Don A. Jones November 11,18,25,December 2 2025 LWLM0403923