Wayne A. “Bear” Carver, 94, of Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva.

Wesley Queen, 57, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.

Iona Marinda Jean Sneed, 83, of Cherokee passed away Tuesday,  Jan. 16, 2018 at Tsali Care Nursing Home. 

Emmaline Lambert, 86, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, Jan. 12, 2018.

Catherine Hunt Powell Lockman, 100, of Hickory, passed away on Jan. 10, 2018 at Catawba Regional Hospice.

Heaven gained an angel on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, after Davina Jean “D.J.” Swayney Ricco, 38, of Surprise, Ariz. lost a courageous battle with cancer.

Robert Lee Queen, 65, of the Soco Community in Cherokee, passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at his residence.

Samuel Brady Jr., 82, of Whittier, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 at his residence following a brief illness.