NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000457-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Vito Montone, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Vito Montone 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. Wayne Vito Montone aka Wanye Vito Montone James M. Ellis, Attorney 110 N Dougherty Street Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Vito Montone June 11,18,25,July 2 2026 LGSC0533499