NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 25E002452-640 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Hope Frances Sylvain, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Hope Frances Sylvain to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of February, 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 5th day of November, 2025. Susan Sylvain Dahlem c/o Abby L. Adams Kohut, Adams & Randall, P.A. P.O. Box 269 Wilmington, NC 28402 Administrator of the Estate of Hope Frances Sylvain November 5,12,19,26 2025 LWLM0400272