Arnesta leaves to cherish his memories a loving wife, Regina; children, Shannon (Vertrina) Johnson, Kristina Cooper and Kimberly Hamilton; Four grandchildren, Jaliyah, Ashton, Kylei and Kamryn, all of Starkville, MS. A loving mother, Christine Cooper of Starkville, MS; one brother, Kenneth (Raquel) Cooper of Hamden, CT; two sisters, Sharon Cooper of Starkville, MS and Ernestine (Roland) Dixon of Baton Rouge, LA; uncles, Daniel Johnson and Joe Lee Johnson; aunts, Ruth Turner, Laverne Johnson, and Doretha Banks; adopted nieces and nephew Lashonda, Angela, Kristen and Sheldon; and a host of other relatives and friends.