NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000105-640 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of KAREN CLAY BEATTY, deceased, late of NEW HANOVER County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said KAREN CLAY BEATTY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4 day of June, 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 4 day of March, 2026. KARENA BROWN C/O SCOTT DONALDSON CLINE DONALDSON PLLC 5725 OLEANDER DR. SUITE G-3 WILMINGTON, NC 28403 Administrator of the Estate of KAREN CLAY BEATTY Publication Dates LWLM0467306