NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002559-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of LaDena DeEtte Roux, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said LaDena DeEtte Roux to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th 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 24th day of December, 2025. Gilbert Ward Beeson III 1471 South Perry Street Montgomery, AL Executor of the Estate of LaDena DeEtte Roux December 30,January 6,13,20 2026 LWLM0430732