NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000852-100 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Billie Joyce Bunn Spake, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Billie Joyce Bunn Spake to present them to the undersigned on or before the 14 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 12 day of June, 2026. John D. Spake c/o John Kelso The Van Winkle Law Firm 11 N Market Street Asheville, NC 28801 Administrator of the Estate of Billie Joyce Bunn Spake June 12,19,26,July 3 2026 LGSC0533204