NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as adminis tratrix of the estate of Chester Lee Holley Smith, deceased, late of Washington County, North Carolina. This is to no tify all persons having claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address shown below, on or before August 25, 2026 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 15th day of May 2026.

Wanda S. Hyman

310 General Pettigrew Dr

Plymouth, NC 27962

Administratrix

May 27, June 3, June 10, and June 17, 2026. 2621

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as exec utrix of the estate of Mary Drakeford Nixon, deceased, late of Washington County, North Carolina. This is to no tify all persons having claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address shown below, on or before September 1, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 28th day of May, 2026.

Carla D. Brown

PO Box 104

Plymouth NC 27962

Executrix

June 3, June 10, June 17, and June 24 2026. 2622

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as executrix of the estate of Thomas William Stafford, deceased, late of Washington County, North Carolina. This is to no tify all persons having claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address shown below, on or before September 1, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 7th day of June, 2026.

April Lynn Paulk

140 Emily Crest Lane

Rock Hill, SC 29730

Executrix

June 3, June 10, June 17, and June 24 2026. 2623

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, WASHINGTON COUNTY

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by David Scott Peterson, unmarried to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated October 30, 2024 and recorded on October 31, 2024 in Book 555 at Page 926, Washington County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Washington County, North Carolina, to wit:

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LYING AND BEING IN SCUPPERNONG TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGIN AT INTERSECTION OF NCSR 1142 AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF NCSR 1161 EXTENDED; THENCE AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY NCSR 1161 NORTH 70 DEGREES WEST 313 FEET TO AN IRON ROD SET, THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 20 DEGREES WEST AND PASSING THROUGH AN IRON ROD SET 256.75 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 70 DEGREES WEST 223.78 FEET TO AN IRON ROD SET; THENCE NORTH 20 DEGREES EAST 256.75 FEET TO AN IRON ROD SET IN THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF NCSR 1161; THENCE AND ALONG THE EDGE OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY SOUTH 70 DEGREES EAST 223.78 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 26, 2002, IN BOOK 403, PAGE 530, WASHINGTON COUNTY REGISTRY, FROM DONNA SWAIN SPENCER AND HUSBAND, JONES A. SPENCER TO JOHN HARDIN SWAIN.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1402 Tom Pepper Road, Creswell, NC 27928.

A Certified Check ONLY (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.  Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.  THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.”  There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.  Substitute Trustee does not have possession of the property and cannot grant access, prior to or after the sale, for purposes of inspection and/or appraisal.  This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.  To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are David Scott Peterson.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.  Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Pursuant to NCGS §45-21.25A, this sale may be subject to remote bids placed by bidders not physically present at the place of sale, which may be accepted by the person conducting the sale, or their agent".

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.  Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.  If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.  The purchaser will have no further remedy.

If the transaction is subject to the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule (“RRE”) issued pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, information necessary to comply with the RRE Rule must be obtained and provided to the Reporting Person, as defined in the RRE Rule, prior to closing.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

Substitute Trustee

Brock & Scott, PLLC

Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200

Wilmington, NC 28403

PHONE: (910) 392-4988

File No.: 26-02980-FC01