NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000297-350 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Stephen Brien Ellis, aka Steven Ellis, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Stephen Brien Ellis, aka Steven Ellis to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st 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 2nd day of April, 2026. Deborah Ezell Ellis 108 Abernathy Way Stanley, NC 28164 Executor of the Estate of Stephen Brien Ellis April 2,9,16,23 2026 LWLM0488814