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

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR086347 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Mary Lee Morris Cowles To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Mary Lee Morris Cowles, who died on or about June 8, 2026: You are hereby notified that on June 22, 2026, the last will and testament of Mary Lee Morris Cowles, bearing a date of September 16, 2010, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Matthew C. Morris 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 July 2, 2026 Matthew C. Morris, Executor 2791 - 220th Street Fort Madison, IA 52627 Richard L. Fehseke III, ICIS#: AT0002523 Attorney for Executor Fehseke & Gray Law Offices 1023 Avenue G Fort Madison, IA 52627 Date of Second Publication: July 15, 2026 July 8, 15 2026 LIOW0551151