“Butch” Wilson Grover Bottorf, 73, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord and his beloved wife, Nancy Jane Foust Bottorf, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 at his residence.

Betty Jean Smoker Jackson, 75, of the Jackson Branch Community in Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2016 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.

Evangeline “Vangie” Arch Laney, 77, of Cherokee passed away Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016.

Skye Lorenzo Owl, 27, of Cherokee passed away Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016.

James “JD” Raby, 64, of Whittier, passed away Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016.

Eunice Gouge Gass, 82, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Rose Littlejohn, 63, passed away Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.

Steve Harrison Smith, age 68, of Alcoa, Tenn., passed from this life on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.