NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000158-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Floyd E. Huffstetler , aka Floyd Earl Huffstetler , deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Floyd E. Huffstetler , aka Floyd Earl Huffstetler to present them to the undersigned on or before the 23 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 22 day of February, 2026. Melinda H. Avery c/o Robinson, Lauterbach & Green, Attorneys At Law, PLLC P.O. Box 1115 Gastonia, NC 28053 Executor of the Estate of Floyd E. Huffstetler February 22,March 1,8,15 2026 LWLM0461648