NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Cleveland COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000382-220 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Margaret Barkley Ellis, deceased, late of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Margaret Barkley Ellis to present them to the undersigned on or before the 8 day of October, 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 6 day of July, 2026. Sharon R. Barkley c/o Rush A. Simmons Attorney for Estate Gray Layton Kersh PO Box 2636 Gastonia, NC 28053 Executor of the Estate of Margaret Barkley Ellis July 6,13,20,27 2026 LWLM0550584