NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000757-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Stephen Francis Longenecker , deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Stephen Francis Longenecker to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th 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 28th day of May, 2026. William A. Longenecker c/o R Walton Davis, PA 207 E State St Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Stephen Francis Longenecker Publication Dates LGSC0525070