IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF: Jonathan D. Shaffer DECEASED. Case No. 2026 PR 13 NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE NOTICE IS GIVEN OF the death of JONATHAN D. SHAFFER, and that Letters of Office were issued March 5, 2026, to MELINDA SHAFFER, 108 Trails End, P.O. Box 191, Dunfermline, IL 61542, whose attorney is W. EDGAR WEER of SMITH & WEER, P.C., 410 Elizabeth Street, Pekin, Illinois, 61554. Claims may be filed on or before the 12th day of September 2026, or six months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, whichever is later, and any claim not filed within that period is barred as to the estate which is inventoried within that period. Claims against said estate may be filed on or before said date in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Fulton County Courthouse, Lewistown, Illinois, or with the representative, or both. Within 10 days after a claimant files its claim with the Court, the claimant must mail or deliver a copy of the claim to the representative and to its attorney of record and file with the Court proof of mailing or delivery of said copies. Melinda Shaffer, Administrator Dated this 10th day of March 2026. BY: /s/ W. Edgar Weer W. EDGAR WEER 410 Elizabeth Street Pekin, Illinois 61554 (309) 347-4300 March 13, 20, 27 2026 LILS0476621