In Re Estate of Jones

OPINION

DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.

Betty Spain appeals a court order admitting her mother’s 1983 will to probate. 1 The issue we consider is whether, under the circumstances here, an accurate photocopy of a valid unrevoked “lost” will may be admitted to probate without the testimony of a credible witness who read the “lost” will or heard it read. See Tex. Prob.Code Ann. § 85 (Vernon 2003). We affirm the order of the probate court.

The Probate Proceedings

Spain’s mother, Ruby Jones, died on September 8, 2001. Ruby Jones was survived by her husband, Luther Jones, Sr., and three adult children from a…