NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 2E002461-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Linda Mae Railey, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Linda Mae Railey to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th 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 26 day of December, 2025. Linda D. Grooms, Executor Estate of Linda Mae Railey c/o Emily H. Leazer Griffing Leazer, PLLC Attorneys for Estate 615 S. New Hope Rd. Gastonia, NC 28054 Executor of the Estate of Linda Mae Railey December 26,January 2,9,16 2026 LWLM0429729