NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000730-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Gary J. McCarthy, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Gary J. McCarthy 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. James McCarthy Executor of the Estate of Gary J. McCarthy May 21,28,June 4,11 2026 LGSC0519738