Mitzi and Van Sexton will celebrate their milestone platinum anniversary together at home due to COVID-19. Author: Madilyn Harrell (13WMAZ) Updated: 5:13 PM EST January 28, 2021 PERRY, Ga. — High school sweethearts Mitzi and Van Sexton are celebrating a lifetime together on Friday -- 70 years of marriage. The Sextons got married in 1951 when Van was 20 and Mitzi was 17. "He was the school jock and I was a cheerleader," Mitzi said. Van was in the Army, played professional baseball in the minor leagues, and later worked in construction. Mitzi worked as a bank teller and says they have lived in six states. The couple still have an adoring love for each other.