NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000151-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of WILLIAM EDWIN OAKLEY, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said WILLIAM EDWIN OAKLEY 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 25th day of February, 2026. Mary Alysia Oakley, Executor C/o Manning Fulton & Skinner, P.A. PO Box 20389, Raleigh NC 27619-0389 Executor of the Estate of WILLIAM EDWIN OAKLEY Publication Dates LWLM0465328