NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth W. Clayton, deceased, late of Dare County, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said, Elizabeth W. Clayton, to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of November, 2026 or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 26th day of August, 2026. Michael Lee Clayton 117 Persimmon Dr New Bern, NC 28562 8-26, 9-2, 9, 16p