PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
GATES COUNTY
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
BEFORE THE CLERK
FILE NO.: 26E000110-360
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MARGARET ANN BALLARD, Deceased
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

The person listed below, having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Margaret Ann Ballard, hereby notifies all persons having claims against the Estate of Margaret Ann Ballard to present them to the Executor as listed below on or before the 15th of January, 2027, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the estate or in possession of any property of the estate will please make immediate payment or delivery to the Executor.
This the 12th day of October, 2026.

Cecelia D. M. Jones, Executor
Estate of Margaret Ann Ballard
304 W. Sunset St.
Ahoskie, NC 27910

OF COUNSEL:
Cecelia D. M. Jones
JONES & CARTER, P.A.
Attorneys at Law
304 W. Sunset St., PO Box 986
Ahoskie, NC 27910
Telephone 252-332-2181

Roanoke-Chowan:
Oct. 17, 24, 31 and Nov. 7, 2026
EST/BALLARD, M.