NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000550-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Emmitt Carey Hungate, Jr., deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Emmitt Carey Hungate, Jr. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29 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 24 day of April, 2026. Stephen W. Hungate, Co-Executor 224 Wells Fargo Drive Knoxville. TN, 37934 Emmitt G. Hungate, Co-Executor 414 E. Catawba Ave Mount Holly, NC, 28120 Executor of the Estate of Emmitt Carey Hungate, Jr. Publication Dates LWLM0507644