12006117 Rutherford County Probate Court 319 N Maple Street Suite 121 Murfreesboro, TN 37130 (615)898-7800 NOTICE TO CREDITORS As Required by TCA §30-2-306 Case Number 75PR1-2026-PR-10 Estate of James Troy Bell, Deceased Notice is hereby given that on January 7 of 2026 Letters Testamentary (or of Administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of James Troy Bell, who died 11/21/2025, were issued to the undersigned by the Rutherford County Probate Court of Rutherford County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1)(A); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent's date of death. Date: 1/7/2026 Todd Andrew Bell Executor, Administrator, Personal Representative Date: 1/7/2026 Darwin K. Colston Attorney Date: 1/7/2026 Stacy Mountry Deputy Clerk Publication Dates: 2/5, 2/12, 2026