NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston County COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000421-350 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Martha Anna Brooks Carpenter, aka Martha Brooks Carpenter, deceased, late of Gaston County County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Martha Anna Brooks Carpenter, aka Martha Brooks Carpenter to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17th 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 17th day of April, 2026. Kimberly Lingerfeldt c/o Mullen Holland & Cooper, PA P.O. Box 488 Gastonia, NC 28053-0488 Administrator of the Estate of Martha Anna Brooks Carpenter April 17,24,May 1,8 2026 LWLM0499570