NOTICE   STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER   The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Betsy Castelloe Ormand, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Ca-rolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of July, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re-covery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.   This 6th day of April, 2026.   John William Ormand, Jr., Executor of the Estate of Betsy Castelloe Ormand 118 Magnolia Drive Wilmington, NC 28409   MURCHISON, TAYLOR & GIBSON, PLLC 1979 Eastwood Road, Suite 101 Wilmington, NC 28403   April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2026