NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000211-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John Stewart Monroe Jr., deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said John Stewart Monroe Jr. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25th 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 23rd day of February, 2026. Cynthia Koonce, Executor c/o Equitas Law Partners LLP Gregory M. Katzman 6329 Oleander Drive, Suite 200 Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 Executor of the Estate of John Stewart Monroe Jr. February 23,March 2,9,16 2026 LWLM0463827