NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION not assigned Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jerry Monroe Cockerham, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Jerry Monroe Cockerham to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26 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 26th day of November, 2025. Pat Nichols,516 Power Dr.Lowell NC 28098 Executor of the Estate of Jerry Monroe Cockerham December 26,January 2,9,16 2026 LWLM0415527