He leaves to cherish his memories; two daughters: Linda Jean Poe Henderson and Latoya Pearson of Starkville, MS; two sons: J. T., Poe, Jr. and Ricky Tate (Jessie Mae) of Starkville, MS; two daughters-in-law; Belinda Dailey Poe of Starkville, MS and Darlene Bush Poe of Louisville, KY. One sister: Gracie Poe of Starkville, MS; Four sisters-in-law: Fannie Allred, Allie Miller, Martha Snipes of St. Louis, MO; Laura Wynn of Chicago, IL; One brother-in-law; Tommie James Harris of Chicago, IL; twenty-four grandchildren; forty-two great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.