NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E00040-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Callie I Patton, aka Callie Imogene Patton, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Callie I Patton, aka Callie Imogene Patton to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of May, 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 19th day of February, 2026. Ernest M. Patton 110 N Dougherty St Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Callie I Patton February 19,26,March 5,12 2026 LGSC0458601