NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000306-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jerry Monroe Cockerham, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Jerry Monroe Cockerham to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13 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 13 day of March, 2026. Patricia Nichols, 516 Power Dr.,Lowell NC Executor of the Estate of Jerry Monroe Cockerham March 13,20,27,April 3 2026 LWLM0474845