NOTICE OF TAX FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, CLEVELAND COUNTY In the General Court of Justice District Court Division 23-CVD-2045 CLEVELAND COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN PETERSON (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of JOHN PETERSON (deceased) and his creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (Owner), GLORIA GAIL WILSON PETERSON (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of GLORIA GAIL WILSON PETERSON (deceased) and her creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (Owner), CHARLES RAY PETERSON (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of CHARLES RAY PETERSON (deceased) and his creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (heir), CATHY RENEE PETERSON (heir), KAYLA PETERSON (heir to heir), ALAYNA CRAWFORD (heir to heir, minor child) and TATTYAUNA PETERSON (heir to heir, minor child), Defendants. ____________________________________________________________________________ Under and by virtue of a Judgment of the District Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled “Cleveland County, North Carolina vs. JOHN PETERSON (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of JOHN PETERSON (deceased) and his creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (Owner), GLORIA GAIL WILSON PETERSON (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of GLORIA GAIL WILSON PETERSON (deceased) and her creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (Owner), CHARLES RAY PETERSON (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of CHARLES RAY PETERSON (deceased) and his creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (heir), CATHY RENEE PETERSON (heir), KAYLA PETERSON (heir to heir), ALAYNA CRAWFORD (heir to heir, minor child) and TATTYAUNA PETERSON (heir to heir, minor child), the undersigned commissioner will offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, as follows: at 9:45 a.m. on the 11th day of February 2026 at the Charles F. Harry, III, Cleveland County Administrative Building 311 E. Marion Street, Shelby, North Carolina the following described real property lying and being in the State and County aforesaid and more particularly described as follows: Parcel number 10460, Map 4-17, Block 1, Lot 2, located at 764 Battleground Avenue, Grover, NC. The sale will be made subject to all outstanding city and county taxes and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled case. A cash deposit of five (5) percent of the successful bid will be required.   This the 19th day of January 2026 Sherry Lavender, Commissioner PO Box 760 Shelby, NC 28150 (704) 476-3089 January 19,26,2026 11991352