NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NEW HANOVER COUNTY   In the Superior Court Before the Clerk New Hanover County File Number: 25SP001591-640   In the Matter of the Estate of Kobie Anderson Freeman New Hanover County File No.: 24E000413-640): Charlotte Noel Fox, Administrator of the Estate, Petitioner, v. Jaida Abigail Baker-Freeman, Kobie Anderson Freeman, Jr., Nathan Ross Freeman, and Unknown Heirs of Kobie Anderson Freeman, Respondents.   To: Unknown Heirs of Kobie Anderson Freeman:   Take notice that a special proceeding has been filed in New Hanover County to determine the heirs of Kobie Anderson Freeman. Kobie Anderson Freeman (“Decedent”) died on June 8, 2023 in Wytheville County, Virginia without leaving a will. At the time of his death the Decedent was a resident of New Hanover County, North Carolina. The Administrator of the Estate of Kobie Anderson Freeman seeks to determine the heirs of the Decedent.   All Unknown Heirs of Kobie Anderson Freeman are asked to contact the Administrator of the Estate, Charlotte Noel Fox, 701 Market Street, Wilmington NC 28401.   You are required to file a written response no later than Monday, December 15, 2025, and upon your failure to do so any order entered by the Court shall be binding as if you were personally before the Court and any payment or distribution made by the Administrator under orders of the Court shall have the effect of fully discharging such personal representative and any sureties on the personal representative’s official bond to the full extent of such payment or distribution as ordered.   This, the 2nd day of November, 2025.   ESTATE OF KOBIE ANDERSON FREEMAN   Charlotte Noel Fox Administrator of the Estate of Kobie Anderson Freeman Craige, Fox & Roden 701 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28401 Phone: (910) 815-0085 Fax: (910) 815-1095 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23/2025