NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25 E 1052 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joan Dale Sanford, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Joan Dale Sanford to present them to the undersigned on or before the 09th 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 09th day of September, 2025. Bobby Steven Sanford aka Bobby Steven P.O. Box 135 Cramerton NC 28032 Executor of the Estate of Joan Dale Sanford September 9,16,23,30 2025 LWLM0363168