NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000674-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Louise S. Mathews , aka Louise Smith Mathews, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Louise S. Mathews , aka Louise Smith Mathews to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of August, 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 14th day of May, 2026. Mackey K. Smith c/o Goosmann, Rose, Colvard, and Cramer P.A. 77 Central Avenue, Suite H Asheville, NC 28801 Executor of the Estate of Louise S. Mathews May 14,21,28,June 4 2026 LGSC0512865