NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of ANNA M. TOWNSEND, deceased, late of Currituck, County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of November, 2026, 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. This the 11th day of August 2026. Elizabeth Sage, Executor 5953 Williamsport Dr. Flowery Branch, GA 30542 Andrew W. Howle Resident Process Agent 301 E. Main Street Elizabeth City, NC 27909 8-16, 23, 30, 9-6c