Arthur Ray Littlejohn, Sr., 56, of 202 Cherry St., died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center.

Husband of Shirley Love Littlejohn, he was born in Gaffney, a son of the late Nesbitt Littlejohn, Sr. and the late Katherine Black Littlejohn.

He was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Also surviving are his son, Arthur Ray Littlejohn, Jr. of Spindale, N.C.; two daughters, Bridgett Nicole Simons of Spartanburg and Dora Littlejohn of Spindale; stepchildren, Audrey Silver, John Charles Oglesby, Jr., Nikki Simpson (Lance), and David Christopher Love (Debra); a sister, Carolyn Littlejohn Davidson of Gaffney; four brothers, James Littlejohn (Virginia) of Chesapeake, VA, Arthur Ray Littlejohn, Sr. (Shirley, Kenneth Dewayne Littlejohn and Wilbert Littlejohn (Stephanie), all of Gaffney; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Funeral Services will be Friday, at 4 p.m.. at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church with the Rev. C.A. Wallace officiating.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The body will be in the church Friday at 3:00 p.m.

Arrangements by the Gilmore Mortuary.