STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 25 E 1316 250 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Shirley J. Blake Executor'S NOTICE The undersigned, having qualifed as Executor of the estate of Shirley J. Blake, Shirley Jackson Blake, Shirley D. Blake, deceased, late of Cumberland County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of January, 2026, (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 8th day of October, 2025. Lawrence William Blake 201 Red Fox Road Lumberton NC. 28360 Executor of the estate of Shirley J. Blake, Shirley Jackson Blake, Shirley D. Blake, deceased October 8,15,22,29 2025 LWLM0383852