NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002386-640 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Herbert Armstrong Bevard, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Herbert Armstrong Bevard to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20 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 20 day of October, 2025. Joseph E. Kurtz c/o Clifford N. MacDonald Law, PLLC 1015 Ashes Dr., Suite 201, Wilmington, NC 28405 Executor of the Estate of Herbert Armstrong Bevard October 20,27,November 3,10 2025 LWLM0389614