NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001609-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Margaret E. Damon, aka Margaret Ellen Parton Damon, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Margaret E. Damon, aka Margaret Ellen Parton Damon to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th 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 20th day of November, 2025. Thomas Wayne Thompson c/o Begley Law Firm, PA Attorney for Executor 103 Richardson Blvd Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Margaret E. Damon November 20,27,December 4,11 2025 LGSC0407636