NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000973-100 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Diane T. Avalon, aka Diane Tara Foreman Avalon, deceased, late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Diane T. Avalon, aka Diane Tara Foreman Avalon to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4 day of October, 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 2 day of July, 2026. Cheryl Foreman, Executor Law Office of Caroline Knox, PLLC Caroline T. Knox, CELA 16 Towne Place Dr. Suite 100, Hendersonville, NC 28792 Executor of the Estate of Diane T. Avalon July 2,9,16,23 2026 LGSC0545412