Chief Petty Officer (US Navy Ret.) Leroy Warren Littlejohn, 88, of 1731 Burnt Gin Road, entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Novant Health Gaffney Medical Center.

Husband of Toledo Knuckles Littlejohn, he was born in Cherokee County and was a son of the late Carl and Phines Talley Littlejohn. He was a graduate of Granard High School, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and a retired veteran of the U.S. Navy.

He was a member of Dunton United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the United Methodist Men, the choir, and Administrative Council. He was a member of Mountain View Masonic Lodge 301, Royal Arch Chapter 46, and Cherokee Consistory 267.

Leroy was preceded in death by two brothers, Charlie and Elford Littlejohn, and a sister, Barbara Brunson.

Also surviving are a daughter, Joanita Littlejohn of Douglasville, Ga.; five brothers, Allen Littlejohn, Hillard Littlejohn, Walter Littlejohn (Leota), all of Gaffney, Wilbur Littlejohn of Charlotte and Wayne Littlejohn (Lydia) of Melbourne, Fla.; two sisters, Dorothy Alford of Charlotte and Carolyn Jones of Florence; and a brother-in-law, James Brunson of Florence.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 17, at 2 p.m. at Dunton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lillie Davis officiating. Military rites and entombment will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.

Natasha Nicole Sorrells, 33, of 6120 Stibor St., Las Vegas, Nev., entered eternal rest in Las Vegas.

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was a daughter of Harold Sorrells of New Jersey and the late Janice Burden.

In addition to her father, she is survived by three brothers, Daniel Sorrells and Darius Sorrells of Las Vegas, David Sorrells of St. Mary’s, Ga.; and grandmother, Catherine Jones of Blacksburg.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 12 at 2 p.m. at St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, Grover, N.C., with the Rev. William Thompson officiating and the Rev. Lewis Duckett Jr. delivering the eulogies. Interment will be in Clingman Memorial Gardens, Blacksburg.

The family is at the home of her grandmother, Catherine Jones, 103 N. Chester St., Blacksburg.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.

Janice Theresa Burden, 53, of 6120 Stibor St., Las Vegas, Nev., entered eternal rest in Las Vegas.

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was a daughter of Catherine Ross Jones and the late Marion Jones Jr.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by three sons, Daniel Sorrells, Darius Sorrells of Las Vegas, and David Sorrells of St. Mary’s, Ga.; four brothers, Herbert O’Neal Ross of Nevada, Warren L. Jones, Rickey Jones, both of New Jersey, and Mitchell Jones of New York; two sisters, Yvette Jones of Maryland and Theresa Jones-Guy of New York.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m at St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, Grover, N.C., with the Rev. William Thompson officiating and the Rev. Lewis Duckett Jr. delivering the eulogies. Interment will be in Clingman Memorial Gardens, Blacksburg.

The family is at the home of her mother, Catherine Jones, 103 N. Chester St., Blacksburg.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.