NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston County COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000557-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joann R. Drake, aka Joann Ritch Drake, deceased, late of Gaston County County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Joann R. Drake, aka Joann Ritch Drake to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of August, 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 11th day of May, 2026. Ted Allen Moss, Jr. c/o Mullen Holland & Cooper, PA P.O. Box 488 Gastonia, NC 28053-0488 Executor of the Estate of Joann R. Drake May 11,18,June 1,8 2026 LWLM0513595