NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E000111-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Billie Freshwater , deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Billie Freshwater 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. Thomas A. Freshwater, Executor Estate of Billie Freshwater c/o KINCAID & ASSOC., PLLC 5215 Junction Circle, Suite 100 Wilmington, NC 28412 Executor of the Estate of Billie Freshwater June 4,11,18,25 2026 LWLM0530955