Richard Lee Lambert, 31, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 16, 2021. 

Joyce Evelyn Hannah Smith died on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Prince William County, Va., at the age of 83, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Ethel Smith Cunningham, 89, of Sylva, formerly of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday March 15, 2021.

Ardina Walkingstick, age 26, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Mission Hospital following an extended illness. 

Richard Steve “Ricky” Luther age 63, of Cherokee, formerly of Andrews, passed away unexpectedly in his home in the Wolftown Community on March 11, 2021.

Harold R. Rattler, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 8, 2021.

Florence Marie Lewis, of Dade City, Fla., returned to the lord while asleep at home Sunday, March 7, 2021, after a two-and-half-year battle with chemical-induced pulmonary fibrosis. She was a member of Christ Fellowship in Tampa. 

Kenneth Ronald Blankenship, 78 of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on March 2, 2021 at his home with family.