NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002699-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Thomas Odesser Smith Sr., deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Thomas Odesser Smith Sr. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30 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 16 day of February, 2026. Randy E. Smith, Sr. c/o Jennifer A. Palmer McIlveen Family Law Firm, 174 S South Street, Ste 301 Gastonia, NC 28052 Executor of the Estate of Thomas Odesser Smith Sr. February 19,26,March 5,12 2026 LWLM0461572