NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002503-350 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Matthew Deane, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Thomas Matthew Deane to present them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of March, 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 5th day of December, 2025. Frances Lavonna Haley-Deane c/o Nicole Henderson, Esq., Law Offices of Nicole Henderson, PLLC 19109 West Catawba Ave., Suite 200, Cornelius, NC 28031 Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Matthew Deane December 5,12,19,26 2025 LWLM0414477