He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and children; his loving mother, Sue Whatley; tow brothers, the Reverend Larry (Doris) of Toledo and Mac (Bertha) of DeSoto, TX;  god sister, Lori (Price) Brown of Fremont; his nieces and nephews: Larisha (Wesley), Noah Jonah and Jaleah Wilcox, all of Sandy Springs, GA; Aaron Whatley of Austin, TX, and A. Wade Whatley of Atlanta, GA; in-laws, Mrs. Ruby Dew of Birmingham, AL, Jimmy Dew of Houston, TX, Alice McGowan (Henry O.) of Birmingham and Rodney (Kermisa) Dew of Toledo; childhood friends, Kevin Bradford, Tony Burel, Mike Jenkins, and Orlando Marroquin; special friends (who are like family) Rose, Skip, Tiffany, and Kandice Horton; and a host of other relatives and friends.