NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000291-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Shelby Jean Slaughter Dye, aka Shelby Jean Dye, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Shelby Jean Slaughter Dye, aka Shelby Jean Dye to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th 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 15th day of March, 2026. Rene' D Porch 1062 Hulls Grove Church RD Vale NC 28168 Executor of the Estate of Shelby Jean Slaughter Dye March 15,22,29,April 5 2026 LWLM0475835