Services for William “Buddy” Rutland, of Ruth, are 2 p.m.Wednesday, April 18, at Providence Baptist Church in LawrenceCounty with burial in the church cemetery. Community Family FuneralServices is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Tuesday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Rutland, 65, died April 16, 2007, at Mississippi BaptistMedical Center. He was born on Oct. 16, 1941, to Cabe R. Rutlandand Oma L. Hampton Rutland.

He was disabled.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his son, Bryan Rutland, of Byram; his brothers,Danny Rutland, Larry Rutland, Pat Rutland and Harry Rutland, all ofRuth; his sisters, Juanita Bread and Burnell Jackson, both of Ruth,and Dora Nations, of Bogue Chitto; and two grandchildren, TylerMarie Rutland and Brook Elizabeth Rutland.