STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 26E000386-250 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Joyce Shirley Metacarpa Administrator'S NOTICE The undersigned, having qualifed as Administrator of the estate of Joyce Shirley Metacarpa, deceased, late of Cumberland County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of June, 2026, (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 16th day of March, 2026. Michael Metacarpa 126 West Street Vernon, CT 06066 Administrator of the estate of Joyce Shirley Metacarpa, deceased March 16,23,30,April 6 2026 LWLM0477893