V I R G I N I A:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT

FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY

IN RE:

ESTATE OF WILLIAM C. WHITMORE, JR.

Fiduciary No. 21924

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W. FRANKLIN PUGH, Administrator

of the Estate of William C. Whitmore, Jr.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AGAINST DISTRIBUTION

It appearing that the account of W. Franklin Pugh, Administrator for the Estate of William C. Whitmore, Jr., and a report of the debts and demands against the Estate have been filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Loudoun County, and that more than 6 months have elapsed since the qualification of the Executor before this Court,

It is ORDERED that the creditors of, and all others interested in, the Estate of William C. Whitmore, Jr., deceased, including any unknown heir of Alyne Muller or Lynne Bonnie McPherson, do show cause, if any they can, on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., before this Court at its courtroom in Leesburg, Virginia, against payment and delivery of said Estate to the Estate's beneficiaries, after payment of remaining administrative expenses.

It is further ORDERED that the foregoing portion of this Order be published once a week for 2 successive weeks in Washington Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Loudoun County, Virginia.

ENTERED this 25th day of June, 2026.

Stephen E. Sincavage

JUDGE

I ASK FOR THIS:

Jonathan A. Nelson

Virginia State Bar. No. 75247

W. Franklin Pugh, Virginia State Bar No. 24973

Christopher S. Woodruff, Virginia State Bar No. 98044

Smith Pugh & Nelson, PLC

161 Fort Evans Road, NE,

Suite 345

Leesburg Virginia 20176

(O) (703) 777-6084

(F) (703) 771-6383

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jan@smithpugh.com

and

csw@smithpugh.com

and

wfp@smithpugh.com

Counsel for Movant

July 2 and 9, 2026

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