Gloria Barnes Kitchens, 56, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.
    She was born July 5, 1965, in McCaysville, Ga., to the late Albert and Irene Deal Barnes.

    Hazel Lee Carringer Moss, 96, went to be with her heavenly Lord and Savior on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.

    Benny Ray Nations, 73, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022.
    He was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, and the son of the late Andy and Geneva Nations.

    Mrs. Billie Sue Vest, 76, of Morganton, Ga., passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in the Fannin Regional Hospital, Blue Ridge, Ga.

    Wayne Estes Payne Sr., 78 of Carrollton, Ga., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.

    Ruth Shields Ray, 90, of Dallas, N.C., passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, with her loving family by her side.

    Miranda Jean-Ann West, 41, of Waynesboro, Va., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at her home.  She was born Dec. 1, 1980, in Raleigh.

    Lane H. Phillips, 78, of Andrews, passed away Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in a Blairsville, Ga., hospital.
    He was a native and lifetime resident of Andrews.  

    Robert Everett Shorten, 57, of Murphy, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.

    Wayne Estes Payne Sr., 78 of Carrollton, Ga., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.