Editing Boozoo Chavis (section)

==Personal life==
Chavis married Leona Predium who often accompanied Chavis on tour, and on breaks between sets would sell records, T-shirts, and panties with his photo printed on them.<ref name="Kevin"/><ref name="Silverman"/> Leona died in 2009.<ref name="fest">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Boozoo Fest To Take Place at Lake Charles Civic Center |url=http://www.americanpress.com/scene/boozoo-fest-to-take-place-at-lake-charles-civic-center/article_115fe0e3-b78f-579c-bc9b-c8f1f347c1cd.html |work=American Press |location=Lake Charles, Louisiana |date=August 31, 2013 |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

Boozoo and Leona had six children, Wilson Jr. ("Poncho"), Margaret ("Do-Right"), Louann, Charles, Licia, and Rellis Chavis, as well as 21 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.<ref name="nyt"/> Two of his sons (Charles on washboard and Rellis on drums) were full-time band members, and a grandson occasionally performed with the Magic Sounds.<ref name="wapost"/>

In 1995, Chavis had the tips of two fingers on his left hand amputated after an accident involving a barbeque pit. With his hand wrapped up in bandage tape, he played a gig the following night.<ref name="wapost"/><ref name="Leigh"/>