NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000364-100 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Calliope Reeves Budd, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Calliope Reeves Budd to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th 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 30th day of April, 2026. James M. Ellis 110 N Dougherty Street Black Mountain, NC 28711 Administrator of the Estate of Calliope Reeves Budd April 30,May 7,14,21 2026 LGSC0504155