Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Ruleville Central High School. Burial will follow at I John in Doddsville with pastor Lillie Jackson officiating.
Visitation will be from 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Byas Funeral Home in Ruleville and from 4-6 p.m. at Holy Trinity in Doddsville.
He is survived by his wife, Bessie Ratliff of Doddsville; sons, Robert Ratliff Jr., Christopher, Randy, Jonathan and Daricus Ratliff; daughers, Dorothy Pearl Higgins, Brenda Gomilla, Sadie Sims, Rolanda M. Whitney and Debra Ratliff; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.