STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 25E001483-250 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Elizabeth H Smith Executor'S NOTICE The undersigned, having qualifed as Executor of the estate of Elizabeth H Smith, deceased, late of Cumberland County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of June, 2026, (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 26th day of September, 2025. John David Horne III 320 Breece St Fayetteville NC, 28312 Executor of the estate of Elizabeth H Smith, deceased March 18,25,April 1,8 2026 LWLM0478960