Nancy (Jim) Juanita Smith Taylor, 65, of Cherokee, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Mission Hospital in Asheville following an extended illness.

Joy Ann Craig, 87, of Whittier, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016.

Pearle Sherrill Reagan entered the pearly gates of Heaven on March 11, 2016 after a brief hospital stay at the age of 92.

Mrs. Lillian Faye Rose Shetley, age 79, husband of Don Shetley of Union, SC passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at Union Medical Center.

David “Joe” Sanders, 69, passed away March 6, 2016.

Mildred Ann Bryson, of Cullowhee, died on March 3, 2016 at the age of 71.

Maverick Harper Blythe Sampson, 3-years-old, of Cherokee, gained her angel wings in the arms of her mommy and daddy on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 at Duke University Medical Center.

Ruth Melinda (Rogers) Garrett, 91, of Cherokee, passed away following a short stay at the Tsali Care center on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016.