In re the Will of McNeil

STROUD, Judge.

Etongia Richardson, Elbert McNeil, Elvin McNeil, and Tiara McNeil (“caveators”) appeal from an order entered 13 December 2012 granting summary judgment in favor of Sonja Ely, Ida Ely, and James Adams (“propounders”), the propounders of a 2010 will executed by Elzie Rogers McNeil (“Mrs. McNeil”). For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background

Elzie Rogers McNeil was a longtime resident of Wake County and business owner before she passed away on 16 December 2010. Mrs. McNeil was survived by a number of relatives, including brothers Elbert McNeil, Elvin McNeil, and James Adams,…