In Re the Will of Lamanski

MARTIN, Judge.

Josephine S. Lamanski died on 6 July 1998 in Henderson County. On 17 July 1998, a paper writing (“the will”) was presented to the Clerk of Superior Court of Henderson County for probate as Mrs. Lamanski’s last will and testament. Item II of the will provided:

Item II: I give and bequeath to my sister, Mary C. Sambor, her choice of any tangible personal property in my home, if she survives me.

In Item III of her will, Mrs. Lamanski made specific bequests of cash and personal property to two brothers, a niece, and a nephew, and devised her home and the contents not otherwise…