Notice to Creditors

Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joyce G. Ferguson, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Kathleen E. Horton, Post Office Box 4548, Wilmington, North Carolina 28406, on or before the 17th day of April, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 13th day of January, 2026. John Groome Ferguson, Executor of the Estate of Joyce G. Ferguson Kathleen E. Horton Lee Kaess, PLLC P. O. Box 4548 Wilmington, NC 28406 January 13, 20, 27, February 3 January 13, 20, 27, February 3 2026 LWLM0435081