NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002490-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of William Bennett Rockett, aka Bennett Rockett, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said William Bennett Rockett, aka Bennett Rockett to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th 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 14th day of November, 2025. Trent R. Wilson 601 Torrence Drive Gastonia, NC 28054 Executor of the Estate of William Bennett Rockett November 14,21,28,December 5 2025 LWLM0406141