NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001929-100 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Alma Jean Howie, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Alma Jean Howie to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25th 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 25th day of December, 2025. Kristen Howie Rickard c/o Begley Law Firm, PA Attorney for Administrator 103 Richardson Blvd Black Mountain, NC 28711 Administrator of the Estate of Alma Jean Howie December 25,January 1,8,15 2026 LGSC0425898