NOTICE TO CREDITORS On November 24, 2025, Susan Denise Garrett, qualified as Executor of the Estate of Patricia Alexandria Garrett, deceased, of Southern Shores, North Carolina. Pursuant to NCGS 28A-14-1 notice is hereby given to all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to present the same to the personal representative on or before February 5, 2027, which is a date at least three months from the first publication of this notice. This the 29th day of October, 2026. W. Jay Wheless Attorney for the Estate of Patricia Alexandria Garrett c/o Wheless & Wheless, PLLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 500 Manteo, NC 27954 11-1, 8, 15, 22c