C Y Blanks was born on March 24, 1962 to the proud and loving parents Willie Sr. and Marion Blanks, in Point Blank, Texas.

C Y, who was preceded in death by his father, leaves precious memories with his children: Sharmicikia Fisher and Cedric Fisher; mother: Marion Hamilton; grandchildren: Shakera Scott, Shanyla Scott, Damarcus Scott, Cedric Fisher Jr., Kamyiah Jackson, Donovan Morris, Journee Fisher and Jayden Fisher; brothers: Kenneth Blanks (Eddie Mae), Leonard Blanks (Carrie), Willie Blanks (Cynthia), David Blanks (Linda), Marion Blanks (Erica) and Lance Haywood (Linda); sisters: Sandra Archie (Larry), Brenda Wiley (Bennie), Sally Leigh (Charles); uncles: AV White and Harvey White; aunts: Alsenia Miller, Bonnie Landry (Ruben), Ella Jenkins (Stanley), Clairetha Nobles, Mary Jane White, Anna Pearl Smith and Lorene Butler;  and a host of nieces, nephews, and many friends.