AMENDED NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

AMENDED NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GASTON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26CV003961-350 ESCALADE HUMMING TRUST DATED JULY 14, 2021 Plaintiff, V. SAVANNA PEELER; NICOLE MERRITT PATTERSON, solely in her capacity as mutual trustee; and SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., Substitute Trustee Defendant(s). AMENDED NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: SAVANNA PEELER 311 Southfork Meadows Road Gastonia, NC 28052 Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Judicial Foreclosure of a Deed of Trust encumbering real property located at: 311 SOUTHFORK MEADOWS ROAD GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA 28052 You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 5, 2026 or forty-three (43) days from the date of this notice, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 23rd day of June, 2026. HUTCHENS LAW FIRM LLP /s/ Jeffrey A. Bunda Jeffrey A. Bunda N.C. Bar No.: 33432 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315 Charlotte, NC 28210 Telephone: (704) 362 9255 Attorney for Plaintiff June 29, July 6, 13 2026 LWLM0544448