NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION N/a Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of James M. Bell, aka Jim Bell, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said James M. Bell, aka Jim Bell to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of March, 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. AMBER CARPENTER 820 STOWE LANE GASTONIA, NC 28056 Executor of the Estate of James M. Bell March 13,20,27,April 3 2026 LWLM0477373