NOTICE TO CREDITORS   Having qualified on the 19th day of March, 2026, as Executor of the Estate of SYLVIA GRIFFITH BROCK, Deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the Executor, Amanda Hood, at 8008 Willow Glen Trail – Greensboro, NC 27455 on or before the 29th day of June, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.   This 30th day of March, 2026.   /s/ Amanda Hood, Executor   Attorney for the Estate: J. Wesley Casteen, Esq., CPA Carolina Legal Counsel P.O. Box 12028 Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 Telephone (910) 256-3364 ?3.30,4.6,4.13,4.20.26