NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002061-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary Joella Rigsby, aka Mary Joella Blalock Rigsby, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Mary Joella Rigsby, aka Mary Joella Blalock Rigsby to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25 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 25 day of December, 2025. Joyce B. McCarson PO Box 145 Candler, NC 28715 Executor of the Estate of Mary Joella Rigsby December 25,January 1,8,15 2026 LGSC0425939