NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001906-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Anthony Franklin Pelle, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Anthony Franklin Pelle to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of April, 2026 (this date being 3 months from the first publication date of this notice) or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 15th day of January, 2026. Anthony Franklin Pelle, Jr 187 Fairway Drive Asheville, NC 28805 or David Austin Pelle 60 Sierra Drive Arden, NC 28704 Executor of the Estate of Anthony Franklin Pelle January 15,22,29,February 5 2026 LGSC0435564