The Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision on November 10, 2026, to uphold Lamar DeLoach's 2003 will. Frank DeLoach had challenged the probate, alleging that a newer 2012 document revoked the previous testament before being burned. However, courts determined Frank failed to demonstrate the 2012 document was ever validly executed under Mississippi law, meaning it could not trigger legal revocation. With the ruling finalized, co-executors Larry and Rodney DeLoach will administer the estate according to the 2003 terms, which includes a $100,000 disbursement to Garner Jo Myers.
Key points
Alleged subsequent wills cannot revoke an earlier testament unless proper legal execution…: Alleged subsequent wills cannot revoke an earlier testament unless proper legal execution of the newer document is established.
The decision eliminates Frank DeLoach's claim to take full possession of the estate under…: The decision eliminates Frank DeLoach's claim to take full possession of the estate under state intestacy laws.
The estate will be fully distributed under the 2003 terms, awarding $100,000 to Garner Jo…: The estate will be fully distributed under the 2003 terms, awarding $100,000 to Garner Jo Myers and the remainder to Larry and Rodney DeLoach.
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A dispute over a Mississippi man’s estate has ended with the Court of Appeals upholding a will signed more than two decades earlier. The case, In the Matter of the Estate of Lamar DeLoach, decided on 10 November 2026, turned on whether a later document had validly revoked the 2003 will, and whether the brother who claimed the estate had enough evidence to prove his version of events, as per the report on Justia U.S. Law.
Lamar DeLoach signed a last will and testament on 18 July 2003 and died on 23 January 2023. His cousins, Larry and Rodney DeLoach, filed to probate that will shortly after his death, while his brother, Frank DeLoach, argued that Lamar had later made and then destroyed a newer will. Read more details about it, as per the court report, here:
The 2003 will and its terms
The 2003 will was prepared by attorney Phil Embry, who signed the document as a witness along with his secretary, Teena Newton. It named Larry and Rodney as co-executors and left $100,000 to Garner Jo Myers.
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