Hooks v. Mayo

*662Judge LEWIS

dissenting.

I dissent. The court’s construction of the language of a will must be guided by the intent of the testator. White v. Alexander, 290 N.C. 75, 224 S.E. 2d 617 (1976). The testator’s intent is to be gathered from the four corners of the will. Vick v. Vick, 297 N.C. 280, 254 S.E. 2d 576 (1979). The construction of particular words is to be guided by an examination of the instrument in its entirety. Lambeth v. Fowler, 33 N.C. App. 596, 235 S.E. 2d 914 (1977). In its entirety, the will states:

I give to my wife, Sophia Jarman Mayo, all my Personal Property, Real Estate, Money,…