Samuel Alfred “Snake” Panther, born on April 29, 1945 went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016.

Diamond Brown Jr., 59, of Snowbird, renowned Cherokee educator, cultural leader, and former EBCI Council representative joined the creator in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

William Franklin Vickers Jr., 71 of Sevierville, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016.

Frances Lorene (Hornbuckle) Wahnetah, 75, of Cherokee, passed away in her home on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 following an extended illness.

Lois Rose Ball, 84, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, and all her loved ones gone on before her on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016.

Wesley Morris Lambert, 59, passed away on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.

Hazel Saunooke-Stalcup, 75, born May 9, 1940, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016.

Sue Robinson Scates, 92, died on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Autumn Care Nursing and Rehab.