Leroy, was born March 13, 1950 in Winston County Mississippi to the parents of Hazel Lee Gill and Minnie Mae White Gill.
Leroy was preceded in death by his parents, Hazel Lee and Minnie Mae Gill Smith; siblings, Zelma L. Jones, Hal Willis Triplett and Edna Earl Gill Parker.
Leroy is survived by; son, Zachery Grady; 6 grandchildren; siblings, Hattie R. Harris (Roger), Edna Pearl Goss and Virginia Haynes; nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and family.