Notice to Creditors

Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John Dearman Martin, 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 Jill L. Peters Kaess, Post Office Box 4548, Wilmington, North Carolina 28406, on or before the 14th day of September, 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 12th day of June, 2026. Colleen Shea, Executor of the Estate of John Dearman Martin Jill L. Peters Kaess Kaess Parker Lee, PLLC P. O. Box 4548 Wilmington, NC 28406 June 12, 19, 26, July 3 June 12, 19, 26, July 3 2026 LWLM0536179