IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ESTATE OF DOROTHY L. HEATON, DECEASED. No. 2026PR55 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of DOROTHY L. HEATON, Henry County, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on May 7, 2026, to GREGORY A. HEATON of 912 Hanford Street, Geneseo, IL 61254, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Curtis J. Ford of Nash Bean Ford & Brown, LLP, 445 U. S. Hwy. 6 East, P.O. Box 63, Geneseo, IL 61254. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's office Henry County Court House, Cambridge, Illinois, 61238 or with the representative or both, on or before the 22nd of November, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help to have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp . GREGORY A. HEATON, as Independent Executor of the DOROTHY L. HEATON Estate, Curtis J. Ford, ARDC #06217289, Nash Bean Ford & Brown, LLP, Attorneys for Representative, 445 US Hwy 6 East, P.O. Box 63, Geneseo, IL 61254, Phone: (309) 944-2188 cford@nashbeanford.com, asst: swinters@nashbeanford.com May 22, 29, June 5 2026 LILS0518187