NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002687-350 Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the Estate of Harold Dean Stines, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Harold Dean Stines 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 15th day of February, 2026. Jeffery Dean Stines C/O Stott, Hollowell, Windham & Stancil, PLLC 401 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28054 Administrator CTA of the Estate of Harold Dean Stines February 15,22,March 1,8 2026 LWLM0458648