He leaves to cherish his memory: his children: James (Margaret), Willie "Chuck", Dorothy, Terry (Francine); Rodney (Brenda); Michael; Kevin (Debra), Eric (Markeeta), and Cheryl (Kevin); sister, Frankie D. Watt-Bell; brothers-in-law:Henry Mobley of Maywood, IL; Jessie Stallings, Arthur Thomas Outlaw, both of Starkville, MS; sisters-in-law: Bertha Rice of Starkville, MS; Joella Jackson of St. Louis, MO; Coreen Woodley of Port Huron, MI; Mary Wilson of Los Angeles, CA; 25 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, two great, great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and cousins.