Wilsie Diane Walton Hamlett was born in Danville, Virginia to Pricie Whitt and Grover William Walton. She was the spouse of Lewis Warren Hamlett; mother of Judy Hamlett, Robin Spivey, David Hamlett and Cathy Hamlett and sister of Grover Walton Jr., Earl Walton, Inez Morgan, Wade Walton, Linda Jones, Brenda Cosner, and Margaret Sigmon.

She lived most of her life in Caswell County, North Carolina. as a homemaker and seamstress. She attended Bartlett Yancey High School, worked in textiles for several years, and attended Union United Methodist Church.  [10151]