NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001377-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary Sue Sisk Pope , aka Mary Sue Pope, Sue Sisk Pope and Sue Pope, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Mary Sue Sisk Pope , aka Mary Sue Pope, Sue Sisk Pope and Sue Pope to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26 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 24 day of December, 2025. Jeffrey L. Pope, Executor Estate of Mary Sue Pope, aka Mary Sue Sisk, Sue Sisk Pope and Sue Pope c/o Emily H. Leazer Griffing Leazer, PLLC Attorneys for Estate 615 S. New Hope Rd. Gastonia, NC 28054 Executor of the Estate of Mary Sue Sisk Pope December 24,31,January 7,14 2026 LWLM0428189