NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR 085057 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA A. GATES-LEE To All Persons Interested in the Estate of THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA A. GATES-LEE, who died on or about June 14, 2025: You are hereby notified that on August 28, 2025, the last will and testament of THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA A. GATES-LEE, bearing a date of September 26, 2017, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Paul D. Gates was appointed Executor of the Estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further 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 of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated on September 5, 2025 Executor of Estate: Paul D. Gates 12410 Prairie Dr. Urbandale, Iowa 50323 Attorney for Estate: James L. Johnson James Johnson Law, PLC 2600 Westown Pkw, Ste 230 West Des Moines, IA 50266 September 17, 24 2025 LIOW0366583