NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000214-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Donald Shannon Cawood, aka Donald S. Cawood, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Donald Shannon Cawood, aka Donald S. Cawood to present them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of June, 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 3rd day of March, 2026. Drusilla C. Simpson 429 Sheffield Drive Winston Salem, NC 27104 Executor of the Estate of Donald Shannon Cawood March 3,10,17,24 2026 LWLM0467029