NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26e000100-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Carolyn Raye Barrett Adams, aka Carolyn, Barrett Adams, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Carolyn Raye Barrett Adams, aka Carolyn, Barrett Adams to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th 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 26th day of March, 2026. Jeffrey Dale Adams 4006 Linwood Rd., Gastonia, NC 28052 Executor of the Estate of Carolyn Raye Barrett Adams April 12,19,26,May 3 2026 LWLM0495928