NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000086-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Betty Deloris Linker Birmingham, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Betty Deloris Linker Birmingham to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26th 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 8th day of March, 2026. Michelle Birmingham 113 7th St Cramerton NC 28032 Executor of the Estate of Betty Deloris Linker Birmingham March 15,22,29,April 5 2026 LWLM0475336