NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000185-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of JOSEPH SIMON MARQUEZ , aka JOSEPH S. MARQUEZ aka JOSE SIMON MARQUEZ, deceased, late of BUNCOMBE County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said JOSEPH SIMON MARQUEZ , aka JOSEPH S. MARQUEZ aka JOSE SIMON MARQUEZ to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th 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 4th day of June, 2026. JOSEPH SIMON MARQUEZ A/K/A JOSEPH S. MARQUEZ A/K/A JOSE SIMON MARQUEZ, Deceased c/o Wendy A. Craig, P.A. 207 East State Street Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711 Patrick Tony Marquez, Executor of the Estate of JOSEPH SIMON MARQUEZ June 4,11,18,25 2026 LGSC0527868