NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E000928-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Sidney Joseph Gillespie, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Sidney Joseph Gillespie to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17 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 13 day of February, 2026. Sidney William Vincent Gillespie c/o Rush A. Simmons Attorney for Estate Gray Layton Kersh PO Box 2636 Gastonia, NC 28053 Executor of the Estate of Sidney Joseph Gillespie February 13,20,27,March 6 2026 LWLM0455691