NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000541-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Raymond Jasper Lewis, JR. , deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Raymond Jasper Lewis, JR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 14th 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. Melissa Mayers Lewis 3 Terra Glen Ln Weaverville, NC 28787 Executor of the Estate of Raymond Jasper Lewis, JR. May 14,21,28,June 4 2026 LGSC0514371