NATCHEZ — Services for James Edward Ruffin, 56, of Natchez, who died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at his residence, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bateaste Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Edward Brown officiating.    

Burial will follow at Patterson Cemetery in Port Gibson under the direction of Bateaste Memorial Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.