STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 25E001880-250 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Helen R. Sykes Executor'S NOTICE The undersigned, having qualifed as Executor of the estate of Helen Rose Sykes, deceased, late of Cumberland County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of March, 2026, (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 9th day of December, 2025. David Sykes 113 Pompton Drive Fayetteville, NC 28314 Executor of the estate of Helen Rose Sykes, deceased December 12,19,26,January 2 2026 LWLM0422261