NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000216-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Linda Faye Stines Pilkington, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Linda Faye Stines Pilkington to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th 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 27th day of February, 2026. Nathan Wayne Pilkington 2162 Flynn Drive Gastonia, NC. 28054 Executor of the Estate of Linda Faye Stines Pilkington February 27,March 6,13,20 2026 LWLM0464595