NOTICE TO CREDITORS   Having qualified on the 17th day of November, 2025, as Executor of the Estate of JAMES PETER MELLON, Deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the Executor, Susan Mellon Bukvich, at 146 Central Blvd. – Wilmington, NC 28401 on or before the 31st day of August, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.   This 27th day of May, 2026.   /s/ Susan Mellon Bukvich, Executor Attorney for the Estate: J. Wesley Casteen, Esq., CPA Carolina Legal Counsel P.O. Box 12028 Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 Telephone (910) 256-3364 12365811 June 1, 8, 15, 22, 2026