NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E000201-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jean Kiefer Wood, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Jean Kiefer Wood to present them to the undersigned on or before the 10 day of July, 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 8 day of April, 2026. Ryan Clark, Executor Estate of Jean Kiefer Wood c/o Emily H. Leazer Griffing Leazer, PLLC Attorneys for Estate 615 S. New Hope Rd. Gastonia, NC 28054 Executor of the Estate of Jean Kiefer Wood April 8,15,22,29 2026 LWLM0493692