STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GASTON IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MARK THOMAS HOOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 26-E-000875-350 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Mark Thomas Hoover, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, are hereby notified to present them, duly verified, to Mark Thomas Hoover, Jr. of the Estate of Mark Thomas Hoover, Estate File Number 2026-E-000875-350 on or before the 14 th day of October 2026 , in care of the undersigned attorney at her address, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to Mark Thomas Hoover, please make immediate payment to the Estate of Mark Thomas Hoover in care of the undersigned attorney at her address. This, the 7 th day of July 2026. THE PENDLETON LAW FIRM, P.A. Danielle N. Randolph Attorney at Law P.O. Box 159 Lincolnton, NC 28093-0159 July 14, 21, 28, August 4 2026 LWLM0552905