NOTICE TO CREDITORS   Having qualified on the 4th day of June, 2026, as Executor of the Estate of REBEKAH MOORE RHODES, 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, Dwight Roberson, at 817 Cresthill Road – Falmouth, VA 22405 on or before the 8th day of September, 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 5th day of June, 2026.   /s/ Dwight Roberson, 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   Publish in the Star-News: June 10, 17, 24, and July 1, 2026.