NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000164-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Rhoda M. Cole, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Rhoda M. Cole to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26th 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 13th day of February, 2026. Sonia Ponder Worley 2075 Bear Creek Road Leicester, NC 28748 Executor of the Estate of Rhoda M. Cole February 26,March 5,12,19 2026 LGSC0460234