NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000939-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Birgit Conlen, aka Birgit Hoche Conlen, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Birgit Conlen, aka Birgit Hoche Conlen to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4 day of October, 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 2 day of July, 2026. Kevin J. Conlen c/o Begley Law Firm, PA Attorney for Executor 103 Richardson Blvd Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Birgit Conlen July 2,9,16,23 2026 LGSC0544280