NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Gaston COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000425-350 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Mary Ann Rhodes Steele, deceased, late of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Mary Ann Rhodes Steele to present them to the undersigned on or before the 23 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 22 day of April, 2026. A. Susan Biggers Deaton & Biggers, PLLC 402 East Graham Street Shelby, NC 28150 Administrator of the Estate of Mary Ann Rhodes Steele April 22,29,May 6,13 2026 LWLM0496892