NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002478-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Plato P. Pearson, aka Tete Pearson, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Plato P. Pearson, aka Tete Pearson to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of March, 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 15th day of December, 2025. Paul M. Hattenhauer and Joseph P. Pearson, Executors c/o Paul M. Hattenhauer Attorney for Estate of Plato P. Pearson 6801 Carnegie Blvd, Ste 400 Charlotte, NC, 28211 Executor of the Estate of Plato P. Pearson December 15,22,29,January 5 2026 LWLM0423409