NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000721-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Blanche G. Petty, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Blanche G. Petty to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11 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 9 day of July, 2026. Frederick Petty 425 Brinkley Drive Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Executor of the Estate of Blanche G. Petty July 9,16,23,30 2026 LWLM0551885