He leaves to cherish his memories: five daughters: Ethel (David) Sanders and Diann Washington of Jackson, MS, Sarah (James) Graham of Maben, MS, Helen (Earnest) Guyton and Janice Banks of Starkville, MS, and one son, Charles (Mary) Banks Jr.; three special children he helped raise, Darius Bryant and Kadasha Bryant of Maben, MS and Malakia Kuhn of Mathiston; 14 grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren, nine great, great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.