STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ESTATE FILE 25E001300-250 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Estate of Johnnie Earl Montgomery, Jr. Administrator CTA'S NOTICE The undersigned, having qualifed as Administrator CTA of the estate of Johnnie Earl Montgomery, Jr., deceased, late of Cumberland County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of March, 2026, (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 1st day of December, 2025. Robin Vines c/o Nicole Henderson, Esq. Law Offices of Nicole Henderson, PLLC 19109 West Catawba Ave, Suite 200 Cornelius, NC 28031 Administrator CTA of the estate of Johnnie Earl Montgomery, Jr., deceased December 1,8,15,22 2025 LWLM0407046