NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26 E 256 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Videau Kirk Simons, aka Videau Legare Kirk Simons, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Videau Kirk Simons, aka Videau Legare Kirk Simons to present them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of May, 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 22nd day of February, 2026. Kirk Simons 287 Brunswick Dr. Waynesville, NC 28786 Executor of the Estate of Videau Kirk Simons February 22,March 1,8,15 2026 LGSC0461676