Hamilton Leroy Sexton was born on April 28, 1913 and was the son of Hamilton Sexton and Lavada Laughter Sexton. He died at the age of 15 due to a appendicular abscess caused by a ruptured appendix. He had surgery on March 15 and died on March 22, 1929 at Patton Memorial Hospital in Hendersonville.  Buried at Pleasant Hill on March 23, 1929