STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO: 26E000299-640 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JENNIE SHEPARD, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Devaughn Shepard, having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Jennie Shepard, deceased, does hereby notify all persons, firms, or corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to him at the address set out below, on or before August 13, 2026 or this notice will be pleaded as a bar to recovery. All persons indebted to the decedent will please make payment to the undersigned at either address set out below. The Law Office of Erma L. Johnson, P.C. P.O. Box 696 Wilmington, NC 28402 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4/2026