NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA BUNCOME COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000412-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of ORPHUS DALE RUSK, aka O. DALE RUSK , deceased, late of BUNCOME County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said ORPHUS DALE RUSK, aka O. DALE RUSK to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13 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 11 day of June, 2026. GRADY STEVE UPSHAW Executor of the Estate of ORPHUS DALE RUSK June 11,18,25,July 2 2026 LGSC0532897