NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001858-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Edmond Lee Rice, Jr., aka E Lee Rice, Jr., deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Edmond Lee Rice, Jr., aka E Lee Rice, Jr. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th 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 11th day of December, 2025. Anita Fay Rice, Executor Law Office of Caroline Knox, PLLC Caroline T. Knox, CELA 16 Towne Place Drive Suite 100 Hendersonville, NC 28792 Executor of the Estate of Edmond Lee Rice, Jr. December 11,18,25,January 1 2026 LGSC0417634