NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002551-350 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Deborah C. Blake, aka Deborah Crosby Blake a/k/a Deborah Kathryn Crosby Blake, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Deborah C. Blake, aka Deborah Crosby Blake a/k/a Deborah Kathryn Crosby Blake to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16 day of April, 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 13 day of January, 2026. Wendy Hartnett c/o Rush A. Simmons Attorney for Estate Gray Layton Kersh PO Box 2636 Gastonia, NC 28053 Administrator of the Estate of Deborah C. Blake January 13,20,27,February 3 2026 LWLM0435476