NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000192-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Barnard B. Bryant, aka Barnard Bruce Bryant, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Barnard B. Bryant, aka Barnard Bruce Bryant to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of May, 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 February, 2026. Pamela Bryant Bailey, Executor, c/o R Walton Davis, III, PA, 207 E State St., Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Barnard B. Bryant February 26,March 5,12,19 2026 LGSC0462855