NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002498-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jimmy Fred Lay , deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Jimmy Fred Lay to present them to the undersigned on or before the 3 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 1 day of July, 2026. Cindy Jean Lay Ford c/o Robinson, Lauterbach & Green, Attorneys At Law, PLLC P.O. Box 1115 Gastonia, NC 28053 Executor of the Estate of Jimmy Fred Lay July 1,8,15,22 2026 LWLM0545777