NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25-E-002686-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Sandra Johnson Cornell, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Sandra Johnson Cornell to present them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd 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 3rd day of June, 2026. Thomas Cornell PO Box 176 Monroe, NC 28111 Executor of the Estate of Sandra Johnson Cornell June 3,10,17,24 2026 LWLM0529520