Services for James Herschell Varnado of Ruth are 4 p.m.,Thursday, March 25, at Topisaw Baptist Church with burial in thechurch cemetery. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Thursday from 2-4 p.m., at the church.

Mr. Varnado, 61, died March 23, 2004, at King’s DaughtersMedical Center. He was born in Toledo on Oct. 21, 1942, to JamesGriffin Varnado and Virgie Lewis Varnado.

He was a carpenter and construction worker. He was a member ofTopisaw Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his wife, Stephanie Varnado of Ruth; his daughterand son-in-law, Stacy and Gene Freeman of Crowville, La.; his sonsand daughters-in-law, James Varnado Jr. and wife Debbie of Gilbert,La., Michael and Gloria Varnado of Winter Springs, Fla., andJeffrey Varnado and Jacki Varnado, both of Ruth; his sister andbrother-in-law, Viola and Allen Cupit of Bogue Chitto; his brother,Louis Varnado of Upper Marlboro, Md.; 11 grandchildren; and onegreat-grandchild.