Katherine Blythe Sanders, 97, of Cherokee, NC, Jesup, Ga. and Shellman Bluff, Ga. died Thursday, April 30, 2015 after a brief illness.

Willis Albert (Jim) Queen, 78, of Cherokee, passed away Monday April 27, 2015 after a period of declining health.

Matthew Nicholas Drake Starlin, 24, of the Birdtown Community, passed away unexpectedly following an auto collision on April 21, 2015 and was pronounced at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn.

Allene Ledford Watty, 71, of the Big Cove Community, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Mission Hospital in Asheville with her loving family by her side.

Patrick Bradley (Brad) Allison, 42, of the Wolftown Community, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 near Whittier following an auto collision.

Sue Wood, 76, of Cullowhee, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 after a brief illness. Born June 17, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Frank Cagle and Ruby Green Cagle.

Catherine Irene (Oocumma) Gentry, 66, of the Wolftown Rd. passed away in her home following a extended illness on April 9, 2015 with her loving family at her side.

Dr. Leslie Albert Smart, Jr., 88, passed away Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 at the John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center.