STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 25E001526-250 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Charles F Bell Administrator'S NOTICE The undersigned, having qualifed as Administrator of the estate of Charles Franklin Bell, , deceased, late of Cumberland County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25 day of May, 2026, (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 30 day of January, 2026. Betty J Bell 259 Fawn Rd Fayetteville 28303 Administrator of the estate of Charles Franklin Bell, deceased February 25,March 4,11,18 2026 LWLM0463333