NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF GASTON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION, 24-CVS-156 PEGGY MCGEE, Plaintiff, vs. RODNEY MCGEE, ET. AL., Defendants. To Rodney McGee: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Quiet Title, Declaratory Judgment, Fraud, Slander of Title, Constructive Trust, and Punitive Damages. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 28th day of October, 2025, said date being 40 days from the date of first publication of this notice, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This, the 17th day of September, 2025. Brenton S. Begley (NCSB #52023) Jane A. Dearwester (NCSB #27782) Attorney for Peggy McGee 136 S. King Street, Suite D Hendersonville, NC 28792 September 17, 24, October 1 2025 LWLM0370071