He was preceded in death by his parents, M.C. Thomas and Calvin Poe; granddaughter, Rebecca Michelle Tidwell; sisters, Brenda Sandford and Linda Poe; and best friend, Bud Waldrop.
He is survived by his lifetime partner, Mary Poe; daughters, Misty Poe and Becky Lynn Herron Poe; son, Micheal Shane Wilburn; stepsons, Asa Poe (Marie) and Paul Poe (Dianna); stepdaughter, Paula Thacker (Donnie); sisters, Sara Poe, Barbara, Louise, Gaynel and Mary; brother, Willie Poe; grandchildren, Bobby R. Allen III, Cameron Smith, Korea Cagle, Emma Jean Johnson, Micheal Richards, Matthew Richards, Dustin Richards, Cody Poe, Elizabeth Poe, Tonya Thacker, Jennifer Thacker, Justin Herron, Nicole Herron and Hunter Tidwell; nephew, Jessie Bonham; and special friends, Alabama Molding and Cabinet.