NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000404-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Margaret Hudson Caldwell, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Margaret Hudson Caldwell to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st 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 19th day of April, 2026. Virginia M. Patterson C/O Stott, Hollowell, Windham & Stancil, PLLC 401 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28054 Executor of the Estate of Margaret Hudson Caldwell April 19,26,May 3,10 2026 LWLM0501836