NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000543-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Linda M. Browning, aka Linda Lutrell Browning aka Linda McGill Browning aka Linda Lutrell McGill Browning, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Linda M. Browning, aka Linda Lutrell Browning aka Linda McGill Browning aka Linda Lutrell McGill Browning 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. Tamara B. Ruckman, Executor, 111 Elizabeth Court, Mt. Holly, NC 28120 Executor of the Estate of Linda M. Browning May 14,21,28,June 4 2026 LWLM0517814