In re Thompson

McCULLOUGH, Judge.

*138Bryan C. Thompson (appellant) appeals from an order entered in the incompetency proceedings of Mary Ellen Brannon Thompson (respondent) following respondent's death. For the following reasons, we vacate the orders entered after respondent's death.

*396I. Background

The history of this case includes a prior appeal to this Court which set out the background of this case up to that appeal. See In re Thompson , 232 N.C.App. 224, 754 S.E.2d 168 (2014). Those facts are as follows:

*139On 4 April 2007, a Petition for Adjudication of Incompetence and Application for Appointment of Guardian or…