STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF TAZEWELL   IN RE: THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: BRET KENSON LIGHTER, Deceased. Case No. 2025-PR-261 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of BRET KENSON LIGHTER of 313 Winter Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554, on November 11, 2025. Letters of Office were issued on December 19, 2025 to BRANDON LIGHTER, Independent Administrator, 2004 Windsor Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554, whose attorneys are HAYES & SARFF, P.C., 351 South Fourth Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554. Claims may be filed on or before June 26, 2026 or six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice of Claim Date, whichever is later. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred, except that the claim of a creditor who has been notified by mail or delivery of notice shall be barred on said date or three months from the date of such mailing or delivery, whichever is later. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of said Circuit Court at the Tazewell County Courthouse, Pekin, Illinois 61554, or with the Independent Administrator, or both. Within ten (10) days after a Claimant files its claim with the Court, the Claimant MUST mail a copy of the claim to the Independent Administrator AND to the Independent Administrator's attorney of record, AND file with the Court proof of mailing or delivery of said copies.   DATED: December 19, 2025 BRANDON LIGHTER, Independent Administrator of the Estate of BRET KENSON LIGHTER, Deceased. HAYES & SARFF P.C Attorneys at Law 351 South Fourth Street Pekin Illinois 61554 Telephone No.: 309-347-2101 Email: havesandsarff@grics.net 11937755