Funeral services for Betty Ruth Patton, 72, of Ruston will be 2:00 PM Saturday, December 2, 2006 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Officiating will be Dr. Michael Hawley and Rev. Mike Smith. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Mrs. Patton passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, in Ruston. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Mrs. Patton is preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Bessie Tomlinson; husband, Royal Patton; and son, Johnny Patton. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Judie Patton of Ruston and her grandson, Marcus Patton of Ruston. Pallbearers will be Cody Roper, Dean Null, Richard Noble, Phillip Roper, Joe McDaniel, and Nolan Coleman. Visitation will be 5:00 PM 8:00 PM Friday, December 1, 2006, at the funeral home.