IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WARREN COUNTY PROBATE NO. ESPR022689 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE  OF :  MELISSA DIANE ALDRIDGE  NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITOR:FOR SMALL ESTATE To all persons interested in the estate of Melissa Diane Aldridge, who died on or about March 24, 2025: You are hereby notified that on March 20, 2026, Randall Joseph Aldridge was appointed Administrator of the estate of Melissa Diane Aldridge. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated April 14, 2026. Administrator of Estate: Randall Joseph Aldridge 2436 SE Preserve Court West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 Attorney for Estate: Richard J. Howes Howes & Anderson, P.C. 4401 Westown Parkway, Ste. 302 West Des Moines, Iowa 50266 Date of second publication: April 28, 2026.