▁to ▁Florida ▁and ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁Mar va ▁Jean ▁Bro oks , ▁whom ▁he ▁nick named ▁" S un sh ine ". ▁Eric ▁Cla pton ▁served ▁as ▁best ▁man ▁at ▁their ▁wed ding ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁His ▁sons , ▁Larry ▁" M ud " ▁Morgan field ▁and ▁Big ▁Bill ▁Morgan field , ▁are ▁also ▁bl ues ▁sing ers ▁and ▁mus icians . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁his ▁younger ▁son , ▁Joseph ▁" Mo jo " ▁Morgan field , ▁began ▁public ly ▁performing ▁the ▁bl ues , ▁occasionally ▁with ▁his ▁brothers . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁sleep ▁from ▁heart ▁failure , ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁West mont , ▁Illinois , ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁from ▁cancer - related ▁comp lications . ▁He ▁was ▁transport ed ▁from ▁his ▁West mont ▁home , ▁which ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁to ▁Good ▁Sam ar itan ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Down ers ▁Gro ve , ▁Illinois . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁dead ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 0 . ▁The ▁fun eral ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Th r ongs ▁of ▁bl ues ▁mus icians ▁and ▁fans ▁attended ▁his ▁fun eral ▁at ▁Rest v ale ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Als ip , ▁Illinois . ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁is ▁buried