NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000927-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ernest W. Gamble, Jr., aka Ernest Washington Gamble, Jr., deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Ernest W. Gamble, Jr., aka Ernest Washington Gamble, Jr. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27 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 25 day of June, 2026. James Brandon Emory 7 Dorman Drive Weaverville, NC 28787 Executor of the Estate of Ernest W. Gamble, Jr. June 25,July 2,9,16 2026 LGSC0539669