NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001719-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Anne Shell, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Elizabeth Anne Shell to present them to the undersigned on or before the 23 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 23rd day of December, 2025. Charles Darrell Shell, Jr., Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Anne Shell, c/o Amanda Honea, Attorney, 1255 Crescent Green, Suite 200 Cary, NC 27518. Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Anne Shell December 23,30,January 6,13 2026 LGSC0427778