He leaves to cherish his memory; four sisters; Ruth Banks, Helen Smith, Wilda Carpenter (Frank), Doris “Faye”Jackson (G. J.); four brothers: Yeates “Coon” Smith, Willie Collier, James Collier (Barbara), and Carl Neely (Jennifer) all of Starkville, Mississippi; an aunt: Jessie Young (Cal) of Greenville, Mississippi ; three uncles: A.J. Collier (Bessie), T. L. Collier (Donie) of Sturgis, Mississippi and Henry Collier of Maywood, Illinois; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.