NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000197-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Brenda Rice Mullinax, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Brenda Rice Mullinax to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th 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 3rd day of March, 2026. Jackie Mullinax Smith c/o Kanwisher Law, PLLC 1310 E Garrison Blvd Gastonia, NC 28054 Executor of the Estate of Brenda Rice Mullinax March 3,10,17,24 2026 LWLM0469321