NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000485-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Harrison Leon Bradford, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Harrison Leon Bradford to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20 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 19 day of May, 2026. Valerie Joyce Ellerby c/o Abby L. Adams Kohut, Adams & Randall, P.A. P.O. Box 269 Wilmington, NC 28402 Executor of the Estate of Harrison Leon Bradford May 19,26,June 2,9 2026 LWLM0519352