NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000567-100 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Paul Newton Wright, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Paul Newton Wright to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th 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 21st day of May, 2026. Patricia Elaine Wright 813 Montreat Road Black Mountain, NC 28711 Administrator of the Estate of Paul Newton Wright May 21,28,June 4,11 2026 LGSC0519207