NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002402-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Shirley Bell Norman, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Shirley Bell Norman to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of February, 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 16th day of November, 2025. Melanie Norman Reid C/O Stott, Hollowell, Windham & Stancil, PLLC 401 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28054 Executor of the Estate of Shirley Bell Norman November 16,23,30,December 7 2025 LWLM0407370