NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000009-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Kenneth Robert Waring, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Kenneth Robert Waring to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15 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 8 day of January, 2026. Robert James Waring 823 Trace Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 Executor of the Estate of Kenneth Robert Waring January 15,22,29,February 5 2026 LWLM0437125