NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000198-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Christopher Gilbert Brooks, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Christopher Gilbert Brooks to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th 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 22nd day of February, 2026. Michele Marie Brooks 100 Turtle Cay, Unit 11 Wilmington, NC 28412 Executor of the Estate of Christopher Gilbert Brooks February 22,March 1,8,15 2026 LWLM0463209