NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Pender COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 26E000063-700 Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Carlton Gene Hill, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said Carlton Gene Hill to present them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of June, 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 9th day of March, 2026. Stephen C Hales, Administrator c/o F. Kenneth Nance III, Attorney Ken Nance Law PLLC 4032 Masonboro Loop Rd, Ste 103 Wilmington, NC 28409 Administrator of the Estate of Carlton Gene Hill March 9,16,23,30 2026 LWLM0473089