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

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR Story COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR031899 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF IRENE D. HOWARD To All Persons Interested in the Estate of IRENE D. HOWARD, who died on or about February 13, 2026: You are hereby notified that on February 23, 2026, the last will and testament of IRENE D. HOWARD, bearing a date of July 27, 2018, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that SCOTT D. PIERCE 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 April 20, 2026 Executor of Estate: Scott D. Pierce 609 Woodall Dr. Woodstock, GA 30188 Attorney for Estate: Brian T. Bappe Bappe Law Office PO Box 127 511 J Ave. Nevada, Iowa 50201 Date of Second Publication: April 29, 2026 April 22, 29 2026 LIOW0503751