Edward “Chuck” Davis, 56, of Lakeland, Fla., passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
    He was born in Murphy, the third of four children to Ernest Davis and Shirley Bandy Davis.

    Edward “Chuck” Davis, 56, of Lakeland, Fla., passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
    He was born in Murphy, the third of four children to Ernest Davis and Shirley Bandy Davis.

    Lonnie Elvin Collins, 70, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at his residence.

    Lillie Mae Cross, 91, of Andrews, passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at her residence.
    She was a native of Swain County but had lived most of her life in Cherokee County.

    Mary Karen Engleson Schnelbach, 79, of Panama City, Fla., and Murphy, N.C., passed away Monday, Dec. 6, 2021.

    Hilda Arenah (Green) Gillus, 94, of Emporia, Va., passed away peacefully in the early morning hour on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at Valley View Care and Rehabilitation Center in Andrews.

    Goffery Willis Graves, 93, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 7, 2021, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

    Arthur Wayne Purcell, 79, of Murphy, passed away Monday, Dec. 6, 2021.
    He was born in Guilford County, N.C., to the late Lewis Wayne and Era Hattie Lackey Purcell.

    Carolyn Totherow Sams, 70, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021.
    She was born in Cherokee County to the late Elbert and Carmel Rich Totherow.

    Lonnie Elvin Collins, 70, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at his residence.