Fort Bend probate court admits wills, appoints independent executors and waives appraisers in multiple Sugar Land estates

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — The Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 on the record this session admitted several last wills to probate, appointed independent executors or executrices to serve without bond and waived the appointment of appraisers in each matter.

In case 24CPR041233, the court admitted the will of Gus Mule, dated March 2, 2018. Patricia D. Mule, the applicant, testified under oath that she is the decedent’s spouse and that Mule died on May 15, 2024, in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County. The court took judicial notice that the original will was on file, admitted the instrument to probate, appointed Patricia D. Mule as independent executrix to serve without bond and waived appraisers. The judge offered condolences, saying, “I’m very sorry for your loss, ma’am.”

In case 25CPR042549, Anne Elizabeth Udy Perkins Lloyd testified that Gary Michael Udy died April 1, 2025, in Sugar Land and that his will remains valid. The court admitted the will, appointed Perkins Lloyd independent executrix to serve without bond and waived appraisers.

In case 25CPR042504, Ricardo Garcia testified as son‑in‑law for the estate of Oscar Armando Fonseca. He identified a will dated Jan. 14, 2019, and confirmed a specific bequest of the decedent’s book collection to Rice University. Counsel represented that the gift did not require notification to the Texas attorney general under applicable provisions of the Property Code. The court admitted the will, appointed the named independent executor without bond and waived appraisers.

In case 25CPR042480, Martha Mayo Lusk testified that Michael Allen Lusk executed a will in February 2006, that no later will had been made and that she and the decedent owned some real estate in both names; she asked to be appointed independent executrix without bond to resolve those matters. The court admitted the will, appointed Lusk to serve without bond and waived appraisers.

In case 25CPR042652, family members testified for Margaret (Ruth) Munsterman’s estate that she died Feb. 10, 2025, and that her will dated Dec. 7, 2000, named alternate independent co‑executors. The court admitted the will, appointed the alternate co‑executors as independent co‑executors to serve without bond and waived appraisers.

All matters proceeded as prove‑ups: witnesses identified decedents, confirmed dates of death, acknowledged execution and signatures on the wills, and stated that no children had been born or adopted after the wills’ execution and that no subsequent dissolutions of marriage had occurred. Each order admitted the will to probate, appointed the executor(s) named in the will to serve without bond and waived appraisers. No contested hearings, opposing parties, or formal recorded votes were noted on the record.