Nancy Wildcat Biddix, 81, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the lord Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Cherokee Indian hospital after an extended illness with her loving family by her side.

Ivy Elizabeth Goforth, 57, of Bryson City, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Homestead Hospice in Clyde.

Mack J. Cook, 73, of Bryson City, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

Sallie Littlejohn Reed, 90, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017.

Samuel Ralph Otter, 54, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital.

Couney Shell, 90, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.

Zane “Jack” Bowman, 68, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017.

Margaret Teesateskie Welch, 71, of Robbinsville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at her residence following a brief illness.