STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 23E000537-250 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: STEVEN WAYNE HARTSOCK Administrator'S NOTICE The undersigned, having qualifed as Administrator of the estate of Steven Wayne Hartsock, 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 1st day of July, 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 31st day of March, 2026. Rhonda Hartsock C/O E. William Kratt Kratt Dedmond & Associates, PLLC 5623-111 Duraleigh Road Raleigh NC 27612 Administrator of the estate of Steven Wayne Hartsock, deceased March 31,April 7,14,21 2026 LWLM0486343