NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001068-100 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Grady Buckner, aka Joe Grady Buckner, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Joseph Grady Buckner, aka Joe Grady Buckner to present them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of December, 2025 (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 27th day of August, 2025. Kenneth Wayne Buckner 117 Southwold Drive Cary, NC 27519 Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Grady Buckner September 2,9,16,23 2025 LGSC0361334