NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E0000791-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Bruce McIntosh, aka Bruce Alan McIntosh, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Bruce McIntosh, aka Bruce Alan McIntosh to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4 day of September, 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 4 day of June, 2026. Lois E. Pape c/o Thomas D. Roberts, attorney 20 N. Spruce Street Asheville, NC 28801 Executor of the Estate of Bruce McIntosh June 4,11,18,25 2026 LGSC0526384