Robert Michael “Jose” West, 60, of Leesburg, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug.  19, 2018.

Jess Alvin “Keener” McCoy, 39, of Birdtown, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. 

Howard Pritchard Melton age 90, of Sylva, passed to his heavenly home on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.

Helen Mae Dorothy McCoy Smith, 72, known as “Dorothy”, went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 14, 2018, with her loving family by her side at her sister Rosie’s home in the Birdtown Community.

Billie Jean “Cookie” Kanott Wolfe, 67, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, Aug. 6, 2018 at the Cherokee Hospital with her family and friends by her side.

Shelby Jean Cabe Buchanan, 62, of Sylva, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital.  She was born Dec. 9, 1955, in Jackson County, to James Fred Cabe and the late Hilda Matilda Gibson Cabe. 

Joshua Squirrel Sr., 83, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.

M. Sue Ratchford, 59, of Dumfries Va., died July, 23 2018, at Fairfax Inova Cardio and Respiratory Institute after a long battle with cancer.