NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000293-350 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Mary Edna Smith, aka Edna Rhew Smith, aka Edna R. Smith, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Mary Edna Smith, aka Edna Rhew Smith, aka Edna R. Smith to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th 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 11th day of March, 2026. Kenneth Ray Smith, Jr. c/o Rush A. Simmons Attorney for Estate Gray Layton Kersh PO Box 2636 Gastonia, NC 28053 Administrator of the Estate of Mary Edna Smith March 11,18,25,April 1 2026 LWLM0474728