NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E001922-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ronald W Pepin, aka Ronald Wayne Pepin, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Ronald W Pepin, aka Ronald Wayne Pepin to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th 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. Janet Schallhorn aka Janet Ellen Pepin 110 N Dougherty Street Black Mountain, NC 28711 Executor of the Estate of Ronald W Pepin January 15,22,29,February 5 2026 LGSC0436206