NOTICE   STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Donald Wayne Varner, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of December, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 11th day of September, 2025.   Donald Wesley Varner, Executor of the Estate of Donald Wayne Varner 805 Cedar Ramble Ln. Wilmington, NC 28411   MURCHISON, TAYLOR & GIBSON, PLLC 1979 Eastwood Road, Suite 101 Wilmington, NC 28403 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2/2025