NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR Polk COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR085539 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSHUA JAMES PATE To All Persons Interested in the Estate of JOSHUA JAMES PATE, who died on or about November 15, 2025: You are hereby notified that on December 26, 2025, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate. Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated on July 10, 2026 Tina N. Gravitt, Administrator, PO Box 65392, West Des Moines, IA 50265 Melissa K. Curry, Attorney for Estate Flanagan Law Group PLLC, 317 6th Ave Ste 600, Des Moines, IA 50309 Date of Second Publication: July 28, 2026 July 21, 28 2026 LIOW0559079