NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000590-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Carolyn Brown Cothran, aka Carolyn Sue Cothran aka Carolyn Sue Brown Cothran, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Carolyn Brown Cothran, aka Carolyn Sue Cothran aka Carolyn Sue Brown Cothran to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st 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. Tina Annette Cothran Lusk 660 Don Felmet Road Marshall, NC 28753 Executor of the Estate of Carolyn Brown Cothran May 21,28,June 4,11 2026 LGSC0519379