NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000208-100 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Kathleen Adele Smith , deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Kathleen Adele Smith to present them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of July, 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 9th day of April, 2026. Christopher Smith 32 Duckett Road Candler, NC 28715 Administrator of the Estate of Kathleen Adele Smith April 9,16,23,30 2026 LGSC0492322