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

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR Polk COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR086261 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD ROYAL HUGHES To All Persons Interested in the Estate of THE ESTATE OF RICHARD ROYAL HUGHES, who died on or about January 2, 2026: You are hereby notified that on June 3, 2026, the last will and testament of THE ESTATE OF RICHARD ROYAL HUGHES, bearing a date of April 20, 2015, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Chrystal L. Filkins and Shannon M. Hilleson 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 June 3, 2026 Chrystal L. Filkins, Co-Executor of Estate 1045 Buttercup Glen Bradenton, FL 34212 Shannon M. Hilleson, Co-Executor of Estate 4316 NE Michael Ct. Ankeny, Iowa 50021 Steven E. Howes, ICIS PIN No: AT0003717 Attorney for Co-Executors Howes Law Firm, P.C. 3200 37th Ave SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Date of Second Publication: June 15, 2026 June 8, 15 2026 LIOW0532566