NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002304-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Carole Sue Hamady, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Carole Sue Hamady to present them to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of January, 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 14th day of October, 2025. Bruce E. Hamady PO Box 4 Wilmington, NC 28402 Executor of the Estate of Carole Sue Hamady Publication Dates LWLM0386966