NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000710-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Robert Thorp Taylor, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Robert Thorp Taylor to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17 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 15 day of July, 2026. Laurie Taylor Stanley c/o Kara O. Gansmann Cranfill Sumner LLP P.O. Box 1950 Wilmington, NC 28402 Executor of the Estate of Robert Thorp Taylor July 15,22,29,August 5 2026 LWLM0555577