NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000489-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Anne G Cole, aka Anne Garlock Cole, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Anne G Cole, aka Anne Garlock Cole to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st 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 18th day of May, 2026. Bruce S Cole 3048 Misty Harbor Circle Unit C Cramerton, NC 28032 Executor of the Estate of Anne G Cole May 21,28,June 4,11 2026 LWLM0522220