NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002469-350 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Miriam Juline Smith Thompson , deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Miriam Juline Smith Thompson to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th 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 21st day of December, 2025. Timothy Rogers Smith C/O Stott, Hollowell, Windham & Stancil, PLLC 401 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28054 Administrator of the Estate of Miriam Juline Smith Thompson December 21,28,January 4,11 2026 LWLM0426880