NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000416-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Darlene Joyce Hagg, aka Darlene Opheim Hagg, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Darlene Joyce Hagg, aka Darlene Opheim Hagg to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th 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 15th day of May, 2026. Patricia Hagg Gilley c/o Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed, LLP PO Box 4 Wilmington, NC 28402 Executor of the Estate of Darlene Joyce Hagg May 15,22,29,June 5 2026 LWLM0518487