STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 25 E001664-250 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Karin Engelberg Maxwell Executor'S NOTICE The undersigned, having qualifed as Executor of the estate of Karin Engelberg Maxwell, deceased, late of Cumberland County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of April, 2026, (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 15th day of January, 2026. George Shepherd 2450 Vandemere Ave Fayetteville, NC 28304 Executor of the estate of Karin Engelberg Maxwell, deceased January 15,22,29,February 5 2026 LWLM0438940