Services for James Watkins of Brookhaven are 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 at Morning Star Baptist Church in Jackson with burial in Carver Heights Cemetery in Brookhaven at 3 p.m. Mr. Watkins, 74, died Feb. 5, 2015, at Southwest Regional Medical Center. Tyler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, from noon until 7 p.m. with the family present from 6 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home.