James Marley Sexton (1921 - 1994)

Born 14 Apr 1921 in Huntsville, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hattie Claudette (Wilson) Sexton — married 15 Feb 1949 (to 26 May 1994) in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Died 26 May 1994 at age 73 in Scott County Hospital, Oneida, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

James was born on April 14, 1921 at Huntsville in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Elvin Sexton and Callie ( Daniels ) Sexton. He married Hattie Claudette Wilson on February 15, 1949 in Scott County. He passed away on May 26, 1994 at the Scott County Hospital in Oneida, Scott County.

Military Service : PFC United States Army.

Obituary

James Marley Sexton, 73, of Holly Hill in Oneida, died Thursday night, May 26, 1994, at the Scott County Hospital. He was born in Huntsville on April 14, 1921. He was the son of the late Elvin Sexton and the late Callie Daniel Sexton. In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by two brothers, Elwood and Thelbert Sexton. He was a retired carpenter and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hattie Wilson Sexton of Oneida, whom he married February 7, 1948; four daughters: Wilma King and husband, Arthur, of Oneida; Shelia Trammell and husband, Joe, of Winfield; Kaye Laxton and husband, Eddie, of Oneida; and Lynn Boyatt and husband, Jim, also of Oneida; seven sons: James R. Sexton of Lawrenceville, Ga.; George Sexton and wife, Shelia, of Oneida; Eddie Sexton and wife, Shelia Kaye, of Winfield; Ervin Sexton of Oneida; Steve Sexton and wife, Melessa, of Oneida; Marley D. Sexton and wife, Paula, of Oneida; and Timothy Sexton and wife, Lora, of Pine Knot, Ky.; 22 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; one brother, Lawrence Sexton of Helenwood; five sisters: Rosie Lawson and Lucille Bowling of Huntsville Manor; Mossie Strunk of Capital Hill; Retha Mae Bowling of New River; and Linia Stonecipher of Detroit, Mich.; two special friends, Irene Chitwood of Winfield and Carletta Strunk of Georgia; several nieces, including a special niece, Delisa Sexton Hamby; and several nephews, including one special nephew, Luster Goodman; three step-great-grandchildren; and many other relatives.

Funeral services were conducted Monday at the West-Murley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Brewster and Rev. Gary Boyatt officiating. The Jack Chitwood Family sang. Burial was in the Hazel Valley Cemetery. The Oneida American Legion Post #136 had charge of full military honors at the graveside. Pallbearers were Jim King, Jason Laxton, Jeremy Sexton, Derek Trammell, Anthony Sexton and Eric Trammell. West-Murley Funeral Home, Oneida, had charge of arrangements. (Source: The Independent Herald, 2 Jun 1994, unknown page).

Sources

Burial : Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery, Verdun, Scott County, Tennessee. Burial Date : May 30, 1994, Find A Grave memorial # 24424134, [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24424134/james-marley-sexton : accessed 31 December 2021), memorial page for James Marley Sexton (14 Apr 1921–26 May 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24424134, citing Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery, Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jan Miller (contributor 46607804) .

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLWF-N2D : 10 January 2021), James M Sexton, 26 May 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K79-1CSV : 10 February 2023), James Marley Sexton.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6K-2YH : 4 December 2014), James M Sexton and Hattie C Wilson, 15 Feb 1949; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 214, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-F2B : accessed 1 January 2022), Marley Sexton in household of Callie Sexton, District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 13B, line 82, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-61B : 11 January 2021), Marley Sexton in household of Kallie Sexton, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-5, sheet 19B, line 59, family 320, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FSS-BBL1 : Mon Jan 30 05:34:32 UTC 2023), James M. Sexton in entry for Callie Sexton and James M Sexton, 24 April 1950, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSS-BBLB>