Darden v. Boyette

J. C. Darden and Annie Ruby Darden were husband and wife. No child was born of their marriage. J. C. Darden died on 3 January 1953. After his death his will was duly probated, and is of record in Will Book 11, p. 503 et seq., in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Coúrt of Sampson County. He appointed his wife as sole executrix of his will.

The relevant items of his will are:

“Item 1. I give, devise, and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Annie Ruby Darden, for and during her natural life, all my property, real and personal, of every nature and kind, and wheresoever located, which I may have…