Candid Staton has five children. She had four children with Joe Williams. They are; Marcus Williams, Marcel Williams, Terry Williams and Cassandra Williams-Hightower.

She also had one child with Clarence Carter called Clarence Carter Jr.

There isn’t much information about his children on the internet yet.

In Europe, Staton’s biggest-selling record is the anthemic “You Got the Love” from 1986, released in collaboration with the Source.

In 1982, Staton returned to gospel music. Staton and her then-husband, John Sussewell, founded Beracah Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia, with help from Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s PTL Ministries. Staton has since recorded twelve gospel albums, two of which received Grammy Award nominations.